AFL Round 9 St Kilda V Brisbane Lions Official Thread

[crespo007]

Stiller was tagging Dal Santo, which is why you would have seen this. But I agree that Rischa is being wasted playing that role.

Stiller did a great job to in my opinion, very pleased with his new role.
Does Hooper look like he will get a game this year or has he booked another bush safari without telling anyone? He could inject the pace needed for some real forward line defensive pressure, not to mention a few goals.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Stiller was tagging Dal Santo, which is why you would have seen this. But I agree that Rischa is being wasted playing that role.

Fair point. Didn't we used to use Rischa in defensive midfield roles?

Btw I think Stiller did a great job, probably the best game he has played for us, definately his best for the year.

 

[Duritz]

Stiller did a great job to in my opinion, very pleased with his new role.
Does Hooper look like he will get a game this year or has he booked another bush safari without telling anyone? He could inject the pace needed for some real forward line defensive pressure, not to mention a few goals.

Hooper was injured, he's been in the reserves last 3 (?) weeks, Vossy hinted strongly at his return to seniors this week after a good game on the weekend in the ressies, from all reports.

 

[Monkey Daniel]

MD and family made the trek up the highway to Docklands...
Enjoyed the game, pity about the result but not too disappointed due to the efforts of the team.

Sat in tier 3 for first time which gave a view of the way players move, something you don't see on the TV. Provides a whole new perspective and shows why the "Kick the ball" fanatics get frustrated.

Interesting to note that when the ball was deep inside St Kilda's F50, they had two rows of 3 players across the centre square, ready to pounce and repel any time Brisbane tried to come out of defence.

On a low note.... in the last 1/4, two bounces after goals were scored, (first after Shermo put us up 9 points) went to St Kilda's advantage. They should have been recalled and thrown up. On the Foxtel winners highlights, the umpire clearly calls play on.
Am I missing something with that new rule??

 

[Hollow Knight]

Am I missing something with that new rule??

If the ball stays within the circle, they don't recall it.

 

[Monkey Daniel]

Thanks Browndog

 

[chopperduck]

which is annoying, when i think 3 bounces went to their advantage, and 2 of them would have been right on the boarder of the circle. They would have scored 2 of their 3 goals from those bounces as well.

I was filthy with that.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Yeah they don't seem to always recall the bad ones. I can remember quite a few instances in other games where the ball is clearly outside the circle but they don't recall it.

Another one of the AFL's rules which sound black and white but seem to be paid sporadically when the umpires decide to put an emphasis on it

 

[chopperduck]

is bad when it happens to advantage one side several times in a row, towards the end of the game when its close. You'd think when the game is in the balance they would be a little more strict with it.