Game Day Mighty Ports vs wiggles

[Kepfan]

Soo did any one hear before the game that someone bet $250000 on port to win.... sux to be that person.

 

[kp junior]

Huey, Luey and Lukey Shuey


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[fnerd]

Soo did any one hear before the game that someone bet $250000 on port to win.... sux to be that person.

Id imagine if hes laying down bets like that he(or maybe she )aint short of a dime to begin with,that said the way port lost you d think itd have to still sting

 

[Righteo]

Why do you say this? It was fairly obvious on the telly. I saw it straight away, in real time, without the benefit of the replay. Do you think umpires don't have a good angle at times?

Anyway, you can deal with it in other ways too. MRP can make the decision to fine him points, after a review, such that if he does it again during the year he misses a game. Watch Shuey pull his head in after he gets done the first time.

I just think you run the risk of tarring all high contact incidents, or at least many, with the same brush of "oh he clearly played for it". Yeah you can target repeat offenders like Shuey, but umps holding preconceptions doesn't sit well with me after seeing the shit Ballas/Crowley copped over the years solely because they had bad reputations. I'm on your side, I just don't trust the AFL to implement a potential crackdown all that competently

 

[Kram]

Live I think I would have paid the kick.

 

[meima]

Live I think I would have paid the kick.

Really fair comment , I am in same boat .

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Without this match, this weekend would have been boring. Now, Shoe has given us and the media enough material for 2 weeks.

I don't want free-kicks like those paid. I don't pay them in Auskick...

 

[DollaDollaBeal]

Agreed, cant blame the ump. By the word of the rule it probably wasnt the right call but the pressure on umpires to make the right call, every time, on so many variations of the rules, makes it a very tough gig.

 

[Superkoops]

Port had the better of the umpiring tonight but that Shuey call was wrong. Ump made a call under pressure and shit happens.
Port should have put the WCE away before the extra time anyway. Dixon was BOG if they won but his wayward kicking lost it for us. Port have given up too many games this year due to poor kicking for goal.
On to 2018....

Nice balanced view. I don't think you'll get too many arguments here on that last free kick. Real loss of composure by Port after having the game in their pocket with about 2-3 minutes to go. The goal kicking...just horrible.

Bad luck better luck next year. I must say though I did enjoy seeing the look on Koshies face after the game. Something about him annoys me almost as much as Basil Big Nose.

 

[gaskin]

Live I think I would have paid the kick.

Depends on the angle. I could tell in real time on the T.V he played for it.

 

[wild side]

Dixon is on a lot of coin, if it was one of our forwards he'd be castigated

 

[ydraw]

Shit result but one of the best games of all time

 

[meima]

Dixon is lucky he play for port , if Mayne or Tab kick 3:6 people here will want them out immediately.

 

[simpsonwillo]

Oh well, at least we get to have giggles at the wiggles again next week
There's no way they win the cup anyway

 

[fnerd]

The thing that shits me no end with shuey is his constant playing for free kicks full stop. Along with his patented arm shrug/dropping of knees he's also pretty hot on the fall forward in the tackle(push in the back) and pretending to be held without the ball.
Everywhere he thinks he can exploit a free kick he' ll be doing his best too....its his first instinct everytime

 

[scon]

AFL SPEAK:Clearly a very subtle and complex call on Shuey;given all the factors and the split second nature of the umps decision making window.........
Absolute horseshit....
Campaigners cheat only because the umps are dumb,confused or star gazing.
It could be stamped out within a month,never to shame the game again.
Soccer has allowed it to develop into a blight which challenges the integrity of their entire game.

 

[Frank J Moose]

Jeez all t he Eagles fans whinging about the umpiring (less bad than what we get regularly) the score review-which was clearly touched last by the port players boot, thinking they deserved the win-when port stuffed it being unable to score when they had the ball.

Its going to be an unbearable week.

 

[Ripper]

Agreed, cant blame the ump. By the word of the rule it probably wasnt the right call but the pressure on umpires to make the right call, every time, on so many variations of the rules, makes it a very tough gig.

i'd bet my left nut that Sonson would not have been paid in the same scenario , even though he does not lift his arm.

 

[EagleShore]

and our fanbase widely condemns him for it...

As have we over the years. It hasn't been as big a feature of our play since late 2014, but I dare say you'd all be celebrating a win like that if it were Freo.

Umpiring will never be perfect in this game. But I'd be happy for any player who raises their arm leading to high contact to be called to play on. It should then constitute prior opportunity and be called HTB if not disposed of in the ensuing tackle.

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[hoss]

On an unrelated note, is the new stadium naming a wing after Cousins? Maybe Fletcher? Nah. Probably stick with the old favourite MainwarWing.

There's not enough wings, stands or ends at the new stadium to honour all those Eagles - Kerr, Cousins, Mainwaring, Chick, Hunter, Fletcher, Gardiner .....

 

[Nightrain]

I just think you run the risk of tarring all high contact incidents, or at least many, with the same brush of "oh he clearly played for it". Yeah you can target repeat offenders like Shuey, but umps holding preconceptions doesn't sit well with me after seeing the shit Ballas/Crowley copped over the years solely because they had bad reputations. I'm on your side, I just don't trust the AFL to implement a potential crackdown all that competently

Which is another blight on the game. How many times do you hear supporters use the excuse that the umpires will just stuff it up if we were to implement such and such a rule. It's one of the biggest defences for not bringing in a yellow/red card system. The problem then is the umpiring. We need to fix the umpiring. It is time they went professional. Then all these rules we all know need to be implemented to fix the game will be governed correctly. Just because we have the worse adjudication system of any professional league in the world shouldn't be an excuse for accepting obvious flaws in our game.

Back on topic, I hear you, but I reckon your fear is unwarranted. I reckon it's quite easy to pick those head high tackles that are a result of the tacklee's arm and those that are legit. We just need smarter umpires. Not more of them; just smarter ones.

 

[DollaDollaBeal]

i'd bet my left nut that Sonson would not have been paid in the same scenario , even though he does not lift his arm.

If there was an arm raise/shrug and the head thrown back like Shuey so well performs, i beg to differ.
The arm lift/shrug is the shitty part. It turns a below the shoulder and legal tackle in to a reckless head high tackle as the arm raises.
No easy answer to this and the rules and interpretations are becoming more and more complex every year. I absolutely do not envy what umpires have to do, especially in those pressure situations.
Bottom line, Port should have put them away well before that last call...

 

[FreoRicci]

Atleast we didnt shoot up our boys

Ben Cousins says hi.. behind bars. How hypocritical of you. The original shooters.

 

[Seadog]

Nice to see all you blokes enjoying your Saturday night.

 

[FreoRicci]

Love the eagles fans care so much, even in their victory,to have to come over here to gloat. It's clear some hate Freo just as much as they love West Coast.