Opinion Non-Crows AFL 10

Who will win a final first?


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Umpiring had reached a new level of incompetence this weekend.

It’s not even surprising all 3 games ended up being gifted to the Victorian teams versus the non-Victorian teams with late dodginess, cue Vic media will instead automatically spout “those (non-Victorian) teams should not have been in those positions in the first place” to excuse those decisions as well.
 
Is that three decisions TODAY favouring a Victorian team over a non-vic team in the dying moments that has led to a win?
The HTB against Yeo was a joke and put NM up. NM then kicked another as WC had to attack again (Vic media won't talk about it because the margin is more than a goal)

The down field to Sicily is a 50/50 - although I am unsure where the kick should have actually been taken from. But the free to Ginivin to start the passage of play was an absolute joke. Add the Newcome free which was another 50/50 at best (Vic media will only look at the last free and tick it off).

Free against Andrew was atrocious. Can't even hide the cheating. (Vic media may admit this one as it is the AFL love child GC Suns).

The biggest loses out of all of this is us. Most of us still pay up for membership, pay up for KAYO and put bets on a fixed sport. We are suckers for punishment.
 
Geelong away, Brisbane away……

Saints, Bulldogs, Port and perhaps Hawthorn the only ones I can see us with a chance.
I think that's generous. I reckon the Hawks and/or Saints and maybe another AO game including Port.

If Nicks last until the end of the year, there's a good chance we may go winless. They players have given up... and after a few weeks the fans (including most of the Apricot Slice brigade) will too.
 

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I don't know whats so hard about it to be honest. Holding the ball should be one of the easiest decisions to make.

I for one think they should pay it more. Reward the tackle, ease the congestion around the ball. As soon as a player gets tackled and they don't get rid of it straight away penalise them.

Things I think should be holding the ball.

1. Players spinning 360 breaking a tackle. Sorry, you've been caught. Holding the ball. The minute you are spun more than 180 degrees, done.
2. All attempted skill errors like dropping the ball trying to dispose of the ball should be penalised. No question.
3. As far as I am concerned a tackle should only have to last a couple of seconds, not turn into a wwe wrestling match before a decision is reached. HTB.

Sorry, the AFL trying to reward the player going for the ball is whats creating the inconsistency. Anyone who has played the game, including coaches, would love to see the basic tackle rewarded.
Trouble with that is you get what we saw last week. Ball was free among 4 players, only one went for it, the others just hovered waiting to tackle knowing the guy going for the ball had no chance of getting it free and every chance of being pinged.
 
The down field to Sicily is a 50/50 - although I am unsure where the kick should have actually been taken from. But the free to Ginivin to start the passage of play was an absolute joke. Add the Newcome free which was another 50/50 at best (Vic media will only look at the last free and tick it off).
This is literally what has just happened
 
I thought (perhaps wrongly) that you can't have a free paid down ground after disposal when the ball goes out on the full or through for a score

Given that 'the mark' is off the oval

Instead recipient gets offered the result of the original kick (goal, point, OOF) or can take it from where the infringement occurs.

Definitely used to be the rule.
 
That same ladder predictor have us winning on Thursday night by any chance?

Need to hold on to our top 4 pick!!

It did, also had Hawks losing though. Can't see us ending up much higher than 14th. Gut feel all along has been we'd finish about 10th, but that ignores other teams' draws. Looks like 13 and a draw might miss the 8.
 
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