Laura Kane - Does Not Impress Me At All !!

[smasha]

Laura is not a boy?

You don't understand the meaning of boy's club.

 

[smasha]

I could not even get excited about the Hall Of Fame last night because of the damage done by the CFL and umpires.

 

[smasha]

Benny Gale would have been perfect.
But boy's club decisions......

 

[Andyy]

Good on her for biting the bullet and implementing the draft changes now. Teams were always going to suffer, it’s just bad luck it’s the Vic teams this time. Not reasonable if it’s next year and GWS and GC only impacted.

I don't agree.

There should be two years formal notice so that clubs can plan, trade & draft accordingly.

 

[Roosurgence]

Was just responding to your statement that it's not true that its not play-on until the umpire calls it. What the rules are what players can get away with are two different things.

Not sure I've ever seen 2 players run so far over the mark penalty free.

Once the umpire blows the whistle it’s not play on until the controlling umpire calls play on.

No umpire blows the whistle to call play on, so the onus is on the players to not enter that protected area once they hear the whistle. The fact that they have continually paid 50 metres for far less than what happened on Sunday show that it’s amateur hour.

Her explanation was laughable. The call
of stand does not absolve the player of encroaching the protected area, stand just means that they no longer have the right to move while on the mark.

If we play to Laura’s rule then they should never ever pay a 50 for any player running over the mark prior to stand being called.

She’s a gimp!

 

[flyinghi64]

Have said this a few times but my belief is she is just a another puppet put in a position of power knowing she will do and say what she is told and won't buck the system, all while getting paid a pretty good salary.
Good on her landing a pretty sweet position but if you want to take on the role be prepared and ready for the criticism that will come along with it when you say and do questionable things.

AFL show they are gender diverse, all for women in the workplace, not male dominated etc etc etc.

Wonder who will be next employed by the AFL in a power position so they show they are "diverse"??

 

[Dr Tigris]

Once the umpire blows the whistle it’s not play on until the controlling umpire calls play on.

No umpire blows the whistle to call play on, so the onus is on the players to not enter that protected area once they hear the whistle. The fact that they have continually paid 50 metres for far less than what happened on Sunday show that it’s amateur hour.

Her explanation was laughable. The call
of stand does not absolve the player of encroaching the protected area, stand just means that they no longer have the right to move while on the mark.

If we play to Laura’s rule then they should never ever pay a 50 for any player running over the mark prior to stand being called.

She’s a gimp!

I suspect she was doing the AFL thing of covering up mistakes (bad things in general). They have been doing it for years. What interests me is that the media etc are finally saying 'that is crap'. This stuff has been happening for years. Only new thing is that people are not taking it any more.

 

[Obeanie1]

Presumably she's not the only one editing her wikipedia page, but the highlights include:

"Kane grew up loving the sport of Australian rules football and participated in Auskick as a pre-teen."
"While still in high school as a 16-year-old, Kane completed work experience"
[2014] "By October of that year, Kane had risen to the position of president at Melbourne University Women's Football Club"
"In 2017, Kane led North Melbourne's application process for an AFL Women's (AFLW) competition license ... Much of Kane's time developing the application was spent educating staff and the male playing group on the differences between men's and women's football"
"Kane moved to the Australian Football League in November 2021"

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your eminently qualified Executive General Manager of the Australian Football League.

Havent we seen this before recently?

 

[Obeanie1]

Head of football operations at 26, wow, she must be exceptional.

What?

She has more years experience than that surely?

 

[Area51]

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).

So any player who is running to take a mark in a direction other than in a direct line away from their goal whose momentum takes them off the line has played on? Righto.

 

[Obeanie1]

She's taking us for fools. Absolutely pathetic management from her over the past month or so. I actually was quite impressed with her early on, but she's lost all respect after trying to defend the indefensible.

The Petracca scenario being ticked off - Now yes, we don't know the full details around what happened, however we have eyes, and it was blatantly obvious there was something more sinister going on with him. His career was at risk, if not his life. Another hit and there could have been a very different outcome.

The Kangaroos 50m - Aside from some Collingwood fans, there's hardly anyone in the entire industry and fanbase that does not believe it was not a 50. Even a number of Collingwood fans agree they got away with it.

The Father/Son/Academy picks scenario - I don't think there is anyone that thinks the system is currently fair. It is an absolute shambles, and yes, she inherited it and is trying to fix it. But teams were planning with the current system in place, and made moves last trade period to position themselves accordingly. You cannot simply pull the rug from beneath them now. It's a crap system, but it's a system that has been in place for years now. As someone in the media said, NDaicos, JDaicos, DMoore, Quaynor given to Collingwood for peanuts. But now that GC are getting something out of it, we must fix it now?

Reserves competition another mess.

Goal line tech/cameras/review system changes mid season etc etc.

The game is an utter mess through pathetic management, but all they care about is $$$ and crowd numbers.

Things weren't great when she took over, and she's inherited a basketcase. But it feels like after a decent start, things are going pear shaped fast.

They can start fixing the academy bidding without sharfting teams who traded in junk picks to join the rort. Just dont change the points for 3rd and 4th round picks.

So I wouldnt die on that hill just yet.

Making team pay fair price in 2024 is a good start. Changing points values for late picks can occur this draft so clubs are fully aware of the value of what they are trading in and why.

So what if poor old Carlton needs to trade in and acquire more picks now to pay fair price?

 

[Area51]

Why all the doom and gloom about the state of the game? Footy hasn't been this enjoyable since 2012!

Bet you thought the same at some point in 2016 and 2022 as well before getting pants by a Vic team.

 

[Outtatym]

Benny Gale would have been perfect.
But boy's club decisions......

Did he actually want the job?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Anyone suggesting that Kane is any worse than any of her predecessors either has a very short memory, or is delusional.

She's just yet another in a long line of shit talkers that take the public for fools.

Why do they take the public for fools? Because you are fools.

Regardless of what they say, and what they do - you will all still rock up next week waving your scarves and cheering for your team.

Ask yourself this: why would the AFL change they way operate?

It clearly works.

 

[Iago]

Havent we seen this before recently?

You might need to explain this one.

Also that is a really fake beard on that kid in the bottom right.

 

[Obeanie1]

You might need to explain this one.

Also that is a really fake beard on that kid in the bottom right.

The director who has taken over from George Lucas in the next Star Wars franchise.

Disney has basically put diversity ahead of what made the Star Wars franchise a billion dollar business and are now they are losing serious money and millions of fans.

Basically the company giving a very senior role to someone who wasnt really experienced enough nor qualified. But was woke.

 

[Roosurgence]

So any player who is running to take a mark in a direction other than in a direct line away from their goal whose momentum takes them off the line has played on? Righto.

If the whistle has blown then not technically until the umpire calls it play on.

There have been many instances where a player has been done for 50 when they have seen a player move off the line and moves towards them.

How many times have we heard an umpire tell the player the reason for the 50 was that they hadn’t called play on yet.

Until the umpire makes that call the onus is on the player to not encroach on the player who has been paid a mark.

It’s pretty simple, unless you are an umpire or work as the Head of AFL Football Operations.

Bailey Scott actually stands still and motions to the umpire when the two Collingwood players run over the mark to pretty much alert the umpire that they have encroached. The argument that he took 4 steps inboard is utter garbage. A player is not a statue after taking a mark, natural momentum means there will be some movement, even if it is to get back quickly off the mark to dispose, which considering the time left in the game was his objective.

The way Laura went onto justify an umpiring blunder would rightly have many clubs asking for a please explain on the multitude of 50 metre penalties that have been paid when a player has gone over the mark prior to stand being called.

Will we see another rule interpretation change to mask the ****ing up of the original interpretation?

Maybe we should just change rules mid game? Seems like a bit of that happens now for certain clubs.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

What?

She has more years experience than that surely?

At North Melbourne according to her career progression which I was responding to.

 

[SC_Power]

If the whistle has blown then not technically until the umpire calls it play on.

There have been many instances where a player has been done for 50 when they have seen a player move off the line and moves towards them.

How many times have we heard an umpire tell the player the reason for the 50 was that they hadn’t called play on yet.

Until the umpire makes that call the onus is on the player to not encroach on the player who has been paid a mark.

It’s pretty simple, unless you are an umpire or work as the Head of AFL Football Operations.

Bailey Scott actually stands still and motions to the umpire when the two Collingwood players run over the mark to pretty much alert the umpire that they have encroached. The argument that he took 4 steps inboard is utter garbage. A player is not a statue after taking a mark, natural momentum means there will be some movement, even if it is to get back quickly off the mark to dispose, which considering the time left in the game was his objective.

The way Laura went onto justify an umpiring blunder would rightly have many clubs asking for a please explain on the multitude of 50 metre penalties that have been paid when a player has gone over the mark prior to stand being called.

Will we see another rule interpretation change to mask the ****ing up of the original interpretation?

Maybe we should just change rules mid game? Seems like a bit of that happens now for certain clubs.

Didn't Jake Lever once give away a 50 for encroaching the area behind the player on the mark?

Makes the explanation on this one even more bizarre.

 

[DogDaySonny]

Anyone suggesting that Kane is any worse than any of her predecessors either has a very short memory, or is delusional.

She's just yet another in a long line of shit talkers that take the public for fools.

Why do they take the public for fools? Because you are fools.

Regardless of what they say, and what they do - you will all still rock up next week waving your scarves and cheering for your team.

Ask yourself this: why would the AFL change they way operate?

It clearly works.

Heck of a sales pitch. "She's no s**tier than the numpties before her."

And an even better motto for the AFL. "We make enough money off of these suckers; why try to be better?"


It's exactly that sort of drive for mediocrity that keeps some clubs as perennial underperformers despite having more silver spoons shoved into their mouths than a child in the Rockefeller family.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

And an even better motto for the AFL. "We make enough money off of these suckers; why try to be better?"

It's blatantly obvious that this is precisely their business model.


And the fools keep showing up each week. Regardless.

There's one way to rein the AFL back in - and that's to not watch. Simple.

 

[RAPPA]

The AFL has figured out that lawyers are better at spin and bullshit, covering their asses and protecting the shield.

When 90% of your job is spin and keeping the wheels and funds churning in this is what you get.

Boys club has become the lawyer club

Except she can't spin $hit. In fact, quite awful at it. There are quite a lot of inept lawyers out there, and her CV as a lawyer is very light.

 

[DogDaySonny]

It's blatantly obvious that this is precisely their business model.


And the fools keep showing up each week. Regardless.

There's one way to rein the AFL back in - and that's to not watch. Simple.

Double down on mediocre. That's fine.

 

[flyinghi64]

The director who has taken over from George Lucas in the next Star Wars franchise.

Disney has basically put diversity ahead of what made the Star Wars franchise a billion dollar business and are now they are losing serious money and millions of fans.

Basically the company giving a very senior role to someone who wasnt really experienced enough nor qualified. But was woke.

Yep, like most major franchises, companies, organisations around the world. Including the AFL.
They no longer have the fans/customers best interests in mind just their own agenda and profits.

 

[HairyO]

Benny Gale would have been perfect.
But boy's club decisions......

Yep. He is too good at what he does so they needed to sideline him by offering him insane amounts of money to go to Tassie.