No Oppo Supporters General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 4

[Off The Couch]

The rhetoric around it all week will be “the elite players of the Comp getting frustrated by the ongoing attention from taggers”

 

[Gold Member]

Free kicks IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GROUND spread the field I think you meant to say, because free kicks along the boundary line -where the ball spends the majority of its time when it isn't locked inside a forward pocket- simply moves the defense and the congestion further back towards goal.

Like I said, the AFL & TV Networks have people with far sharper football brains than ours studying this problem. I'm pretty sure if it was solvable merely by awarding more free kicks they would've done that a long time ago.

Personally I would rather NOT give the umpires we had against the Bulldogs license to award more free kicks, but you may feel differently.

Your argument is failing as evidenced by the fact you are now choosing to qualify it to specific areas of the ground.

Kicks travel further on average than handballs.

That is what you need to convince me is incorrect.

Best of luck.

 

[Gold Member]

Brisbane vs Port shaping up as game of the season so far.
More interesting than the GF rematch.

 

[madhawksfan]

This one?

0 weeks because he’s a superstar who plays for a high drawing club who are struggling.

 

[Viddiot]

Hey gang, I'm sorry, I don't want to keep going on about this kind of thing, but....isn't Umpire 23 continually making bad calls in all his games?
I think he needs a break, lol.

 

[eldorado]

And the shit umpiring continues...

 

[PT Bar None]

"A disappointing ball drop"

Sounds like Larry Barnsworth's puberty!

Fans enjoying the umpire's work at the GF rematch

 

[Snakelilbandit]

And the shit umpiring continues...

That "sliding" free + 50 was ridiculous.

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[Flag08]

Interesting how there’s been no mention of attendances in the first three rounds. I reckon it’s been well down

 

[MitchHomieQuan]

Jeez, Hipwood for Brisbane has kicked 5 goals by half time.. pretty impressive display

 

[A Cut Above]

Your argument is failing as evidenced by the fact you are now choosing to qualify it to specific areas of the ground.

Kicks travel further on average than handballs.

handballs into space generate more scoring opportunities than kicks down the line into packs.

Specifics are kind of important mate.

 

[Off The Couch]

It’s nice that other clubs are copping this crap umpiring after hearing the free kick Hawthorn bullshit and posts like “hawk posters whinging about umps, the ****ing irony”

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Interesting how there’s been no mention of attendances in the first three rounds. I reckon it’s been well down

Not well down, just not anything to promote the game.
The Nazis at the AFL (the AFL pr is right out of the Nazi playbook) won't allow it

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Elbow to the back of the head to an unsuspecting player? 3 weeks for me.

If Sicily was worth a shot on goal then dusty needs to do jail time

Yes I’m being facetious

 

[savagelunchbox]

Jeez, Hipwood for Brisbane has kicked 5 goals by half time.. pretty impressive display

Getting kissed on the dick by the umps. But that's a common occurance.

At least Brisbane's next month of opponents won't have to plan for him. Your quintessential once-a-month player.

 

[Spursfan]

It’s nice that other clubs are copping this crap umpiring after hearing the free kick Hawthorn bullshit and posts like “hawk posters whinging about umps, the ******* irony”

The Coll/WCE has been much better than last night's. People don't know what is to be reamed by umpires until they cop 3 goals in 4 kicks like we did last week.

 

[Lotus]

0 weeks because he’s a superstar who plays for a high drawing club who are struggling.

With everything that have happened for the last 3 weeks it wont be surprised me at all. In fact they might fines De Boer for tagging Dusty .

 

[PT Bar None]

Surely we're at peak podcast now?

 

[Off The Couch]

I enjoy watching Brisbane play
Might have to do that second team thing and adopt them

 

[Breustiful]

I enjoy watching Brisbane play
Might have to do that second team thing and adopt them

They'll be scary good in the next few years!
This game is much better than whats on offer at the G at the moment.

 

[Gold Member]

handballs into space generate more scoring opportunities than kicks down the line into packs.

Specifics are kind of important mate.

You're now so far way from arguing on how to halt congestion it's not even funny.

 

[COKEandCOLA]

Come on Collingwood, you're messing with my tipping here.

 

[thejockey]

If Sicily was worth a shot on goal then dusty needs to do jail time

Yes I’m being facetious

After last week I’ll settle for nothing less then the electric chair

 

[Lotus]

They'll be scary good in the next few years!
This game is much better than whats on offer at the G at the moment.

Yes they got the good balance of players. Scary and also still have weird feeling watching Hodgey on the BL Guernsey.

 

[Maybloomer]

That "sliding" free + 50 was ridiculous.

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So the Collingwood player is on the ground, sees the ball at arms reach but, according to the AFL rules, he shouldn’t take possession of it in case a player comes in from the blind side and sits on his back. WHAT THE HELL IS SUPPOSED TO DO ? Farcical doesn’t begin to describe it.
Christ this game is a mess right now.