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Eddie Betts GOTY contender
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Bradesmaen
TheBrownDog
He says that, but he didn't intend it, he got a lucky roll on it. He was centring the ball to Cameron (who would have missed). If it hadn't of been raining that ball would have missed.
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What defines "best" is open for debate. I love the skill and ability of the betts goal. But just how unbelievable the Hawkins goal is makes it just as deserving.
I guess that's why theirs always people that will argue about who won.
No. He meant to kick for goal, that is the opposite of a fluke.
fluke
—noun
- an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck: He got the job by a fluke.
- an accident or chance happening.
- an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.
English 101.
On topic, I think we can stitch up GOTY for Eddie, every year until he retires.
Absolute freak.
He kicked goal of the year during Indigenous Round last year as well. Might as well make it a yearly thing for Eddie
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This guy is the biggest hater ive seen. I wouldnt bother responding to him.
I think it should be called a fluke if a player has a poor kick for goal, but it bounces at right angles across the goal line (e.g. last Showdown at Football Park). The player has played ordinary football but the bounce is kind and results in a goal.
grouse mate
Premiership Player
The shot on goal and the work to keep posession was great BUT
Its clearly out of bounds. At the 10 secondmark on the video if you pause it enough you will see his left half side of his body is well over the line and as he is running he brings the ball to his left side. There is no way he could be inside the line. But the ump didnt call it so it will be another tainted award. And yet a video ump can call a clear goal a point at the other end after some dickhead commentator makes up nonsense.
Its clearly out of bounds. At the 10 secondmark on the video if you pause it enough you will see his left half side of his body is well over the line and as he is running he brings the ball to his left side. There is no way he could be inside the line. But the ump didnt call it so it will be another tainted award. And yet a video ump can call a clear goal a point at the other end after some dickhead commentator makes up nonsense.
You've watched Alex Fasolo play yeah?
Great goal but surely something better will come along in the final 13 rounds... probably another Betts goal.
If you watch the replay from about 44 seconds on there is a shot which is taken from the northern goal end looking southwards to the flank where Eddie was. From this angle one can see that the ball was in the entire time ... there is at all times a gap visible between the ball and the boundary line.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-05-28/brilliant-betts-kicks-goal-of-the-year
Watch the replay from the other angle, taken from the northern goal, rather than the angle taken from the boundary line. This is shown from about 44 seconds on in this clip:
http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-05-28/brilliant-betts-kicks-goal-of-the-year
The ball is clearly in play the entire time. It does not cross the boundary line at any point (even though Eddie himself does). By the time Eddie switches the ball to his left hand Eddie himself has stepped back well inside line.
Bradesmaen
TheBrownDog
Nope. Watch when he brings it back towards himself to avoid a tackle, at that point the ball goes out.
Nope. When he switches the ball to his left side to protect it from the opposition player's reach he has by that time stepped back inside the boundary line himself, so the ball itself does not go out of play at any time.
Bradesmaen
TheBrownDog
If I could I would screenshot it and show you but little difficult at the moment, but basically there is a split second just before what you are saying happens, when he switches the ball it does go out. It was out and thats it. Good goal, but way over hyped.
It doesn't go out and that is all there is to it. Haters are gonna hate, I suppose, but that was a great goal by arguably the best small forward in the game at this time. Why not just enjoy it for what it was? Why so bitter?
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TheBrownDog
Will people stop quoting Taylor ****ing Swift? I'm not a hater, I love watching Eddie play. I'm not bitter about anything, All I ****ing said was that the ball was out and it was from the vision you showed me. Jesus T**ty ****ing christ some people on here are so childish.
grouse mate
Premiership Player
At about 50 seconds the whole ball goes out.
Bradesmaen
TheBrownDog
Why would I support the criminals?
well it was out and the ump missed it - if that's not an 'accidental advantage' i don't know what is.
mind you if a champion goal kicker like dunstall, and the official video ump, don't even know the rules for the ball crossing the goal line, how can we expect a blindsided boundar ump to call it?
Well, he does only give the ball to others so he can rack up the assist stat. Selfish to the extreme is our Eddie.
