Laura Kane - Does Not Impress Me At All !!

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Not only that, but this is what 20.2 (b) says -
(b) If a Player does not dispose of the football within a reasonable time, or attempts to dispose of the football other than in a direct line over The Mark, the field Umpire shall call ‘Play On’ and the football shall immediately be in play.

So I would like to know how the umpire not calling play on was an error? Because Scott didn't attempt to dispose of the football at all. He simply took a handful of steps, arguably off the line of the mark, without making any attempt to dispose of the ball at all.

Turns out that the law of the game (as best as I can tell) don't mention anything about calling play on if a player runs off the line of the mark. Which is the common perception (including mine).
Fact that both you and TJ both remember or research rules and clauses of the game means that the both of you are more qualified than Laura and Andrew.
 
I just read her defence of the lack of 50 in the north/pies game and I am genuinely stunned anyone would say anything so transparently stupid and wrong with such apparent conviction.

Rule 19.2 says a 50m penalty will be imposed when a player enters or does not immediately vacate the protected area except when following an opponent.

Rule 20.1.2 states that any player caught in the protected area shall make every effort to vacate it immediately.

The protected area comes into existence when a player is awarded a mark and marks are awarded by the umpire blowing their whistle.

That's it, those are the rules. At no point does it say players don't have to vacate the area if the umpire doesn't say stand, 20.1 just says the players have to follow any direction given by the umpire when they are in the protected zone, but since the protected zone became a thing players have not been allowed to wait for direction before vacating the area or sprinting in- in fact that's the exact opposite of what the rule says and how it is policed - the rule places an onus on players to use 'every endeavour' to immediately gtfo the protected area of their own initiative once a mark is called. If that wasn't the case and players were allowed to rush into the area until they were told not to, then the rule would be pointless(and hundreds of players would have been on the end of a wrong 50m penalty each season.)

The thing which I can't get my head around is how on earth she thought that this would fly with anyone who has watched a football game.This isn't a gray area or something where people don't know what they are seeing or even need to go and check the fine print in the rule book to verify the obvious. Every single supporter base has, in recent years, seen their players cop 50s for far far lesser infringements of the protected zone than that. They seem harsh and fans don't like them but we all know that there's effectively zero latitude given, and that any player who doesn't immediately gtfo, let alone sprints in, is at risk of getting pinged straight away. No afl player could possibly be confused about their responsibility to stay out of the protected area until they hear play on called. We all know thats the rule and had it been called even collingwood fans would have copped it once they calmed down, it, it was clear cut- until she dribbled utter bullshit rather than admit an obvious mistake.

I think this may be the point where the AFL rules committee and executives jump the shark. Noone can possibly have any doubt about their incompetence and willingness to lie given this utter nonsense.

Journalists need to stand up and directly call this out for the idiocy that it is.
360 boys did…… she tells lies or is incompetent.

But more accurately, tells lies and is incompetent.
 
I think its best they dont say anything about contentious calls because this sort of explanation just fuels more anger.

Everybody knows its a shitshow just dont make it worse.

For coaches/staff fighting for their job to have so much grey areas that can determine wins/losses is just absolutely farcical.

Going all the way back to our game vs Adelaide last season Nicks should of been playing finals massive sliding doors for his coaching career.
 

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I just read her defence of the lack of 50 in the north/pies game and I am genuinely stunned anyone would say anything so transparently stupid and wrong with such apparent conviction.

Rule 19.2 says a 50m penalty will be imposed when a player enters or does not immediately vacate the protected area except when following an opponent.

Rule 20.1.2 states that any player caught in the protected area shall make every effort to vacate it immediately.

The protected area comes into existence when a player is awarded a mark and marks are awarded by the umpire blowing their whistle.

That's it, those are the rules. At no point does it say players don't have to vacate the area if the umpire doesn't say stand, 20.1 just says the players have to follow any direction given by the umpire when they are in the protected zone, but since the protected zone became a thing players have not been allowed to wait for direction before vacating the area or sprinting in- in fact that's the exact opposite of what the rule says and how it is policed - the rule places an onus on players to use 'every endeavour' to immediately gtfo the protected area of their own initiative once a mark is called. If that wasn't the case and players were allowed to rush into the area until they were told not to, then the rule would be pointless(and hundreds of players would have been on the end of a wrong 50m penalty each season.)

The thing which I can't get my head around is how on earth she thought that this would fly with anyone who has watched a football game.This isn't a gray area or something where people don't know what they are seeing or even need to go and check the fine print in the rule book to verify the obvious. Every single supporter base has, in recent years, seen their players cop 50s for far far lesser infringements of the protected zone than that. They seem harsh and fans don't like them but we all know that there's effectively zero latitude given, and that any player who doesn't immediately gtfo, let alone sprints in, is at risk of getting pinged straight away. No afl player could possibly be confused about their responsibility to stay out of the protected area until they hear play on called. We all know thats the rule and had it been called even collingwood fans would have copped it once they calmed down, it, it was clear cut- until she dribbled utter bullshit rather than admit an obvious mistake.

I think this may be the point where the AFL rules committee and executives jump the shark. Noone can possibly have any doubt about their incompetence and willingness to lie given this utter nonsense.

Journalists need to stand up and directly call this out for the idiocy that it is.

Oh and they all are.

LK has no ****ing idea and it’s showing it’s ugly head haha
 
The most concerning thing about this is how someone with such limited experience can just be gifted the Executive General Manager of Football role.

It's an incredibly senior position with significant responsibility to the game and all its stakeholders - it's not a work experience placement FFS.

How can the AFL be so careless with such a crucial appointment? :thumbsdown:
 
The most concerning thing about this is how someone with such limited experience can just be gifted the Executive General Manager of Football role.

It's an incredibly senior position with significant responsibility to the game and all its stakeholders - it's not a work experience placement FFS.

How can the AFL be so careless with such a crucial appointment? :thumbsdown:
Need more diverse umpires. that'll get em.

(And some NFL or Premier League technology, as she's advocated for. trip to London and NYC coming up!)
 
The most concerning thing about this is how someone with such limited experience can just be gifted the Executive General Manager of Football role.

It's an incredibly senior position with significant responsibility to the game and all its stakeholders - it's not a work experience placement FFS.

How can the AFL be so careless with such a crucial appointment? :thumbsdown:

I don't think she's particularly bad at her actual job, but I do think they should wheel someone else out for these umpiring explanations. She's ****ing it up perfectly, week after week.
 
I don't think she's particularly bad at her actual job, but I do think they should wheel someone else out for these umpiring explanations. She's ****ing it up perfectly, week after week.
Nah they would do McBurney but Setka had a mental breakdown and thinks a union boss can tell the AFL what to do so they probably thought it was bad optics. Instead we get the most unbelievable bollocks explanation from Laura. McBurney would struggle to get through that explanation without pissing himself at how ridiculous it is.
 
C'mon it's not Laura's fault she has to defend this decision. Everyone with eyes know the non 50m penalty was the wrong decision including her. The AFL have shoved her out there to try and defend it as people are starting to wake up and see the clear Collingwood bias in the close games. Only problem is by trying to defend the indefensible she has made herself look like a complete moron.

I bet Laura reads this thread, hi Laura :)
 
You're giving an interview to discuss a contentious decision that broke the hearts of the wooden spooners. To start off by talking about how magnificent the reigning premiers' comeback was, and how it ticked all the AFL's boxes, is mind boggling.
So the Pies got 14 frees to two in the 2nd half.
A goal wasn't reviewed, that was touched.
Daicos was pinned in a textbook HTB/Incorrect disposal, but not paid.
A 20 metre 'shovel' throw wasn't paid against Coll.
The 50 that wasn't paid...
and the Exec Manager of Football is on air cheerleading for Coll??? And what are these boxes they want ticked?
 

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C'mon it's not Laura's fault she has to defend this decision. Everyone with eyes know the non 50m penalty was the wrong decision including her. The AFL have shoved her out there to try and defend it as people are starting to wake up and see the clear Collingwood bias in the close games. Only problem is by trying to defend the indefensible she has made herself look like a complete moron.

I bet Laura reads this thread, hi Laura :)
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C'mon it's not Laura's fault she has to defend this decision. Everyone with eyes know the non 50m penalty was the wrong decision including her. The AFL have shoved her out there to try and defend it as people are starting to wake up and see the clear Collingwood bias in the close games. Only problem is by trying to defend the indefensible she has made herself look like a complete moron.

I bet Laura reads this thread, hi Laura :)
She needs to create a bigfooty account and answer to the masses
 
My fear is that the AFL will become so authoritarian that it will sideline and blacklist journalist with opposing viewpoints, i.e. you have to agree with us or we're not listening to you. Very narcissistic and toxic.
I thought that they already do this
 
Changed the rules to be more strict on holding the ball, except for Nick Daicos, where they've decided to impose the opposite effect.
 
Fair point but even if it didn't say that, the key issue is not remotely up for interpretation - everyone knows you play to the whistle and it's play on when the umpire says it's play on and not until.

Not true.

When players mark the footy and immediately play on, their opponents don’t sit and wait around for the umpire to call “play on”.

That happens all the time.
 
The most concerning thing about this is how someone with such limited experience can just be gifted the Executive General Manager of Football role.

It's an incredibly senior position with significant responsibility to the game and all its stakeholders - it's not a work experience placement FFS.

How can the AFL be so careless with such a crucial appointment? :thumbsdown:
Boy's Club appointments.
 
I don't think she's particularly bad at her actual job, but I do think they should wheel someone else out for these umpiring explanations. She's ****ing it up perfectly, week after week.

What is giving you the impression that she is good at her job (or not particularly bad) out of interest?

History has shown us that this competition requires yearly rule tweaks and I would argue this is required more than ever right now given how poorly and inconsistently the current rules are interpreted. The Executive GM of Football is responsible for delivering these changes.

Nothing Laura Kane has shown us so far gives me any confidence that she will be able to execute this part of the role successfully. She showed us all last night that she does not even have a grasp on the current rules.
 
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She’s been at the AFL for years

Unless you think we submitted our 2023 PP application in 2020?
She resigned at North Melbourne in 2021, she was balls deep in the strategy to get free draft picks for North.
The submission was put to the AFL in 2022 after appointed to the AFL where she approved what she put together at North Melbourne.
You deluded North supporters gaslight as much as your sugar mummy Laura does at the AFL.


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