Coach Craig McRae

[northcotehead]

The fact is we had about 9 winnable games that we lost or drew by letting teams storm home. In a very even season where you win 3 of those and your top 4. Even with a horrendous injury run we had full strength teams on toast. It's either Fly enforcing the Presti too early or the leaderships group on the ground not being good enough. While other teams just have that extra gear to go for the kill and turn 20 point 3/4 time leads into smashings. Something has to change next season, I'm hearing Leppa is listening to offers from other teams to be an assistant which can be viewed as him not being happy. If Leppa and Wrighty go, Fly will be battling next year I reckon . Interesting times.

 

[Kes1984]

I stopped listening to sen a few weeks ago. Haven't look back at all, do yourself the favor and do it too you won't regret it.

Ditto

 

[black is White]

I enjoy AFL too much to not hear what's going on in footy in general. It's unfortunate when we're not playing well.

They talk to much rubbish it's like listening to brain rot half the time.

 

[BuildEmUp]

His comment wasn't about any MCG advantage, it was to highlight the ground size diff. If they paid the 50m, Mcstay would have been on the goal line for his kick. Same free at the G means he would have been 20m out. Massive dif. So 50m at SCG is umpired diff. So why not say no 50m at the SCG, only 20m.

huh? you are , by your maths saying the MCG is 40 metres longer than the MCG??? Where do you get your false news from? LMFAO some ridiculous stuff rolled out here on BF !!!!

 

[sam_e]

The fact is we had about 9 winnable games that we lost or drew by letting teams storm home. In a very even season where you win 3 of those and your top 4. Even with a horrendous injury run we had full strength teams on toast. It's either Fly enforcing the Presti too early or the leaderships group on the ground not being good enough. While other teams just have that extra gear to go for the kill and turn 20 point 3/4 time leads into smashings. Something has to change next season, I'm hearing Leppa is listening to offers from other teams to be an assistant which can be viewed as him not being happy. If Leppa and Wrighty go, Fly will be battling next year I reckon . Interesting times.

Agree with your 'assessment / conclusion'. V.concerning if accurate.

From the outside looking in and without being able to really assess the effectiveness / contribution of assistants, if there's a power-struggle going on btw Leppa and Bolts, I'd be holding onto Leppa as a priority (given his CV of premierships on both sides of the fence).

 

[Dubaimagpie]

Fly now has Leppa on the sidelines with him. Bolton relegated to the coaches box. Change made a few weeks ago. Leppa is a must to retain.


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[Jen2310]

 

[Kes1984]

Geez it’s a dictatorship

 

[black is White]

AFL are worse than a joke. The game is in complete disrupte due to their own mess they have made.

 

[black is White]

Geez it’s a dictatorship

They use similar tactics to communist China. Even media personal have an AFL media lisence and have to tow the line.

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Kes1984]

It’s absolutely rubbish that everyone is silenced in this sport. Toe the line is the only option they give. It’s corrupt and only getting worse now.

 

[Jen2310]

 

[northcotehead]

Did Brad Scott get reprimanded when he sooked it up after the Melbourne game, went on a week long media campaign on every show and they got done by 6 goals anyway

 

[Kes1984]

Being silenced. What rubbish. People need to be able to speak out against the umpiring that is killing this game. Look at him now having to backtrack on it

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Geez it’s a dictatorship

The lack of accountability is why the umpiring is shit.

 

[anshell]

Geez it’s a dictatorship

It definitely is.There’s no room for free speech.Even the most innocuous statements like the one MCrae made the other. night are treated like a major crime.It’s just ridiculous how they crack down on people just stating their honest opinions on football matters.

 

[Kes1984]

The lack of accountability is why the umpiring is shit.

Absolutely. The AFL is above reprimand. They answer to themselves. You are not allowed to speak out against it.

 

[nahnah]

An apology would have been more appropriate from Laura for missing a call that lost us the game and effectively ended our season

 

[OniAu]

It definitely is.There’s no room for free speech.Even the most innocuous statements like the one MCrae made the other. night are treated like a major crime.It’s just ridiculous how they crack down on people just stating their honest opinions on football matters.

Did he cop a fine for it ? Id be happy for him to say what he likes and the club pay for it.

Admin/Higher Ups have really lost the plot on governing our sport

 

[black is White]

An apology would have been more appropriate from Laura for missing a call that lost us the game and effectively ended our season

Laura is completely out of her depth and is like a poison to the league.

 

[CheckerTrade666]

How many times has this happened? A coach being warned by the AFL for criticising the umpires? This seems like a rare occurrence which is weird since I’m pretty coaches have called out umpiring before and nothings come out of it.

 

[Vicky Park]

Fly now has Leppa on the sidelines with him. Bolton relegated to the coaches box. Change made a few weeks ago. Leppa is a must to retain.


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And the bad news is, Leppa is being linked to Essendon for next year. Think he will be a big loss.

Read it on Insta earlier, and now can’t find the link.

 

[SouthernPie]

So Fly gets a reprimand for stating the bleeding obvious, but AFL fails to give a response regarding the lack of 50m penalty. As Fly truthfully said "umpires make mistakes", but the AFL fails to accept this or do anything at all to improve the situation. A...holes.

 

[Kes1984]

An apology would have been more appropriate from Laura for missing a call that lost us the game and effectively ended our season

Yeah have we even had any explanation on this from them? Where’s that transparency gone they were liking to give us earlier in the season.