Opinion Non-Crows AFL 10

[I_Was_There]

Good for TV too.

AFL is sports entertainment.

A slight step up from WWE.

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Never a truer word spoken. Why do I keep paying money for a membership for a fair sporting competition? More fool me.

 

[BunjiMC]

Never a truer word spoken. Why do I keep paying money for a membership for a fair sporting competition? More fool me.

And that's why after 30 years, this will be my last year as a member until the AFL sorts its shit out.

 

[Geoffa32]

Never a truer word spoken. Why do I keep paying money for a membership for a fair sporting competition? More fool me.

I worked out years ago the way the AFL is headed.



Still buy my season ticket though. But I don't see it as a "membership". Even if we ever get a fully member board, the league itself is Sports Entertainment.


To me, I pay for 12 games of Footy and enjoy the entertainment and social outing it provides. No different to admission for 12 concerts.

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[MatthewB]

 

[footy4ever]

For $800,000 per season, I would change clubs without blinking. Your football life is only so long.

No qualms whatsoever.


LOL AFC

 

[BunjiMC]

The terrible non 50m decision is the making of weeks of bad umpiring. Players have been running over the mark by 1,2,3 even 5 m before they are being called to stand. Quite often they are not brought back to the original mark. It's been killing me.

And by doing this the stand rule and 50m has become more murky.

It was still a very obvious 50m but the AFL is so inept they have been allowing the rule to be manipulated for weeks...... again another rule that requires interpretation, that doesn't work.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Daicos first got given a free, then he asked the umpire for a 50m and it was given. I've seen the same act multiple times per week since and no 50s paid again.

I'm not sure I've even seen a free paid for that since

 

[fuic08]

I'm not sure I've even seen a free paid for that since

There hasn't been one. The player who's just handballed gets blocked every single time afterwards.

 

[Crow_68]

As bad as the 50 was, how can 4 umpires not see the throw?
Given we’ve had multiple free kicks inside F50 paid against us by umpires down the ground, how did 4 of them not see the most obvious throw ever?

You are not taking into account that Leigh Fisher was one of the umpires involved.

Would love to see a breakdown of teams/players he has paid FKs too over his umpiring career.

Unfortunately, it’s not only the ones he pays, but also the ones he misses.

 

[Crow till I die]

You are not taking into account that Leigh Fisher was one of the umpires involved.

Would love to see a breakdown of teams/players he has paid FKs too over his umpiring career.

Unfortunately, it’s not only the ones he pays, but also the ones he misses.

THAT IN BOLD is the real kicker..Graeme Cornes said decades ago about biased umpires robbing us, its not the ones we give away that are the issue,its when the opposition infringe and they don't pay them and that kills you as its no longer a level playing field.

 

[footy4ever]

He would easily get that extra $100k in Geelong, they get very inventive in the ways to pay players extra.

Yep. Nothing surer it will be matched outside of the salary cap.

 

[treeman]

Would be interested in how many of these types of decisions go in the Pies favour late in games...

It could be the umpires are caught up in the Collingwood close games dynasty. It could be subconscious.

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[SC26]

It could be the umpires are caught up in the Collingwood close games dynasty. It could be subconscious.

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Not just the umpies, I think oppo players are too maybe.

Langford on Anzac Day, Sharp for Freo and the guy for North yesterday all screwed up shots in dying minutes to win it against Collingwood. Those are all going through against us.

 

[GreyCrow]

Just wait for the weekend fun

 

[Sizzlesilk]

Not just the umpies, I think oppo players are too maybe.

Langford on Anzac Day, Sharp for Freo and the guy for North yesterday all screwed up shots in dying minutes to win it against Collingwood. Those are all going through against us.

And McDonald in the gather round.
All were pretty much last shots on goal.
All missed.

 

[skam85]

She doesn’t understand the game. You’re getting a lot more of this, so strap yourself in!

 

[Slippery Pete]

Thats a controversial take to have especially in 2024, Im glad you said it. I do agree with you.

Has very little experience and that experience is at the worst run club in the AFL

Seems like a plant

So they now have someone whos never played afl at any decent level for any decent of time to decide the rules? ... Explains everything

Let’s be honest here, she is a diversity hire.

 

[skam85]

Let’s be honest here, she is a diversity hire.

Am I cool now?

 

[MatthewB]

 

[jackster83]

Protected species.

 

[MrBarry]

Stengle being offered mammoth contracts by multiple clubs and was on our list only a couple of years ago LOL...

This ****ing club

 

[BACCS]

Bernie Vince

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’s Dad passed away suddenly over the weekend. ‘Farmer Tim’ for those that heard him on MMM over the years. Sending best wishes to the family.

 

[cleanhands]

Bernie Vince’s Dad passed away suddenly over the weekend. ‘Farmer Tim’ for those that heard him on MMM over the years. Sending best wishes to the family.

Enjoyed listening to farmer Tim condolences to the Vince family

 

[woofsson]

It could be the umpires are caught up in the Collingwood close games dynasty. It could be subconscious.

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It’s not just the close games dynasty. Having been at Collingwood games at the MCG (the most recent vs Crows) the last few minutes ground encompassing chant of COLLINGWOOD COLLINGWOOD etc has to get to the umpires. As someone said, it’s probably more reluctance to go against the flow than anything else.

 

[kirky]

Protected species.

This has to be sarcasm given there was nothing in that at all.

Chris McDermott inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.