Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
Excellent post
Makes sense!
Excellent post
Makes sense!
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Bowden's tactics
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Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
And Bowden would have played on, with no one behind him, ran 30 meters backwards and still rushed it.
And Bowden would have played on, with no one behind him, ran 30 meters backwards and still rushed it.
Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
So he would have ran 50m to rush a behind? Geez you would have thought he was a chance at getting tackled which would result in holding the ball. Shot at goal. Game over. Bowden is now an idiot.
So he would have ran 50m to rush a behind? Geez you would have thought he was a chance at getting tackled which would result in holding the ball. Shot at goal. Game over. Bowden is now an idiot.
Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
The opposition players would've crowded their forward 50 by this stage. He would have been caught holding the ball without going 10 metres backwards. Shot on goal, kicks it through. End game. Bowden humiliated.
The opposition players would've crowded their forward 50 by this stage. He would have been caught holding the ball without going 10 metres backwards. Shot on goal, kicks it through. End game. Bowden humiliated.
Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
He wouldn't have had to run 50 meters.
There's no rule saying that you have to stand within x meters of the man on the mark. The closest player to Bowden (as an example) would have been the man on the mark, about 15 meters away. He would have had at least a 15 meter head start (puts him about 45 out), probably more until the man on the mark realised what he was doing. He would have made it to 30 out before anybody would have a hope of catching him, and he dribbles it in from there.
Obviously it is a lot of stuffing around to rush a behind, but there you go.
He wouldn't have had to run 50 meters.
There's no rule saying that you have to stand within x meters of the man on the mark. The closest player to Bowden (as an example) would have been the man on the mark, about 15 meters away. He would have had at least a 15 meter head start (puts him about 45 out), probably more until the man on the mark realised what he was doing. He would have made it to 30 out before anybody would have a hope of catching him, and he dribbles it in from there.
Obviously it is a lot of stuffing around to rush a behind, but there you go.
Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
Bowden then kicks it to one of the then many free Richmond defenders, and the game goes on.
Bowden then kicks it to one of the then many free Richmond defenders, and the game goes on.
Re: You people are deranged...who exactly is ruining the game?
If he has given a 50m away to get him out of the goal square I think there is a fair chance he knows what Bowden is doing. Just get one Essendon player goal side of Bowden so he cant run backwards. Things like this can be beaten and I can guarantee if Bowdens blows the game the next time he wont try it again.
If he has given a 50m away to get him out of the goal square I think there is a fair chance he knows what Bowden is doing. Just get one Essendon player goal side of Bowden so he cant run backwards. Things like this can be beaten and I can guarantee if Bowdens blows the game the next time he wont try it again.
If there was 3 minutes left, and I was the opposition, I'd be conceding the 50m penalty to take him out of square...
Bowden made a great tactical move and it won Richmond the game.
I hate it when something happens in one game and people call for a rule change. If it happens on a few occasions, then look into it. Until then, leave the game alone.
I hate it when something happens in one game and people call for a rule change. If it happens on a few occasions, then look into it. Until then, leave the game alone.
The simplest rule change which gets rid of this without changing the fabric of the game is to get rid of the "kick to yourself" option
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Bowden is brilliant for doing it. Interesting that no one has done this before.
I cant believe that its caused this much hullabaloo. There were a million more factors that contributed more to the result of the game than that. It might not work next time, no need to change a rule about it
I can't believe you use the word 'hullabaloo'
Seriously, step over the mark and give Bowden a massive hip and shoulder, thus giving away a 50mtr penalty. Issue resolved and you get a good cheapshot in as well
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Who gives a shit, it looked pretty obvious to me he didn't kick it because their was no bloody options on offer, so rather then bomb it long and hope for the best he put it through to regroup and found a target in McMahon.
It didn't even waste that much time
Who gives a shit, it looked pretty obvious to me he didn't kick it because their was no bloody options on offer, so rather then bomb it long and hope for the best he put it through to regroup and found a target in McMahon.
It didn't even waste that much time
Seriously, step over the mark and give Bowden a massive hip and shoulder, thus giving away a 50mtr penalty. Issue resolved and you get a good cheapshot in as well
I was thinking about this, and with taking shots behind a mark, is there a rule to say how far you have to stand away from mark? Because can't he just stay where he is in the goal square, because he's behind the mark, and in line? Then just pop it through for a behind again...
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Just for your information...
All this talk about Joel Bowden and that he invented a new tactic and everything, you might be interested to know that this exact thing did infact happen in Round 7 of the APS in the St. Kevins v. Melbourne Grammar game. http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454142&page=2
So it wasn't revolutionary afterall...
All this talk about Joel Bowden and that he invented a new tactic and everything, you might be interested to know that this exact thing did infact happen in Round 7 of the APS in the St. Kevins v. Melbourne Grammar game. http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454142&page=2
So it wasn't revolutionary afterall...
Re: Just for your information...
Yeah, and on at least one occasion last year when a team (tigers i think but not sure) lost after leading by 3 or 4 points with a minute to go, it was suggested by many that all they had to do to ensure victory was rush a couple of behinds to chew up some clock. So i agree it is not a revolutionary idea at all - just never been done in AFL. And some are calling Bowden a genius. lol
Yeah, and on at least one occasion last year when a team (tigers i think but not sure) lost after leading by 3 or 4 points with a minute to go, it was suggested by many that all they had to do to ensure victory was rush a couple of behinds to chew up some clock. So i agree it is not a revolutionary idea at all - just never been done in AFL. And some are calling Bowden a genius. lol
