No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

[Ned Ryerson]

Means we will have to put up with him joining the backslapping channel 7 team.

His calling in the finals last year was enough to make me wish Geelong made the top 8.

 

[VandoHawk]

I still hold out hope that Geelong have peaked too early and will be found out in finals. It is fairly impressive how well they're playing as a unit though.

 

[grumbleguts]

Fair umpiriing.exe has stopped working.

 

[grumbleguts]

I still hold out hope that Geelong have peaked too early and will be found out in finals. It is fairly impressive how well they're playing as a unit though.

They aren't though. They have had help.

 

[Maybloomer]

Has to be a royal commission into this umpiring. Unbelievable.

As deliberate an OOB, as you will ever see. How good would it be to be gifted the rub of the green game after game. One free goes against them and they have the Tom Hawkins sooks about them. Pathetic.

 

[Billyc]

Geelong play in bursts and do so with brutal efficiency. They don’t exert more than they have to but constantly lift when challenged and take their chances.

 

[VandoHawk]

Was the turning point of the game. Took away all of the blues momentum as they were about to run over them

Reminds me of the two deliberates they paid against us in the wet. Then when Close kicks it out there’s no call.

Or how the ball comes off a Geelong players boot for out on the full but because Hawkins whinges they get the free.

They’ve had it very good this year.

 

[Dewnior]

I still hold out hope that Geelong have peaked too early and will be found out in finals. It is fairly impressive how well they're playing as a unit though.

Agree. All 27 or them are working together brilliantly.

 

[Billyc]

His calling in the finals last year was enough to make me wish Geelong made the top 8.

The worst is that he thinks he is funny, like Taylor. Going to be horrendous being stuck with him joining that already wretched commentary group

 

[Dewnior]

Geelong play in bursts and do so with brutal efficiency. They don’t exert more than they have to but constantly lift when challenged and take their chances.

This is the key difference and the reason the Blues will lose this game

 

[Ned Ryerson]

The worst is that he thinks he is funny, like Taylor. Going to be horrendous being stuck with him joining that already wretched commentary group

And people whine loudly every time Underwood calls a game. Yes she’s underwhelming and makes some bizarre calls but I’d listen to her any bloody day over BT/Brayshaw and Danger.

 

[Kuuz]

Whilst the more popular opinion tends to be that umpiring has degraded over the years, I still maintain officiating has dropped completely due to how bloody many rules there are now to officiate on.

So many decisions now rely on complex, step-by-step decisions to occur in fractional, split-seconds. Some rules need to be vastly dumbed down or simplified, like HTB. Things like prior opportunity have only made this game more inconsitent and less rewarding, not more.

Don't envy being an umpire these days.

 

[Mercy Seat]

And people whine loudly every time Underwood calls a game. Yes she’s underwhelming and makes some bizarre calls but I’d listen to her any bloody day over BT/Brayshaw and Danger.

She trends on twitter within seconds of an occasional misname, whilst BT has about a 20% name accuracy rate for any player that isn’t white and no one seems too bothered.

 

[grumbleguts]

"They don't have Danger to lead the way"

He said that as if he weren't a liability.

 

[Dewnior]

Red rover

 

[grumbleguts]

Whilst the more popular opinion tends to be that umpiring has degraded over the years, I still maintain officiating has dropped completely due to how bloody many rules there are now to officiate on.

So many decisions now rely on complex, step-by-step decisions to occur in fractional, split-seconds. Some rules need to be vastly dumbed down or simplified, like HTB. Things like prior opportunity have only made this game more inconsitent and less rewarding, not more.

Don't envy being an umpire these days.

The "no genuine attempt" rule still exists, (and it is despite prior) and it is completely ignored by the imbeciles who call themselves umpires.

 

[Dewnior]

Blues can only blame themselves for their inefficiency

 

[grumbleguts]

Ollie Dempsey just Nick Daicosed himself.

 

[The hands of stone]

All I got out of watching this game is just how good Josh Weddle is and is going to be .
Cameron just monsters anyone and everyone, Weddle at 20 kept in check and physically could go with him

 

[Mercy Seat]

Geelong joint flag favourites in the betting odds now.

 

[Bugs1977]

I know of one some very consistent non calls

House decked out in Cotton On bedding

 

[grumbleguts]

We helped geelong this much

 

[Paul Kersey]

Pretty pissed off with Carlton. Frauds.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

We helped geelong this much

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It was a disgusting. Pure cheating.

 

[bindas12]

This is Geelong’s world and we’re all just living in it.
Serious FU to all other clubs! Why the hell can’t you literally just copy whatever Geelong does!