Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 27

[JimmyBC]

That's my point. If you're happy for players to run 20 or 25 metres then just change the rule, nobody will care. The current interpretation is a mockery, especially by contrast to the 15 metre mark rule.

Harder to judge by eye than the 15m mark rule I'm not sure why they need to correlate.

 

[TeeKray]

Harder to judge by eye than the 15m mark rule I'm not sure why they need to correlate.

Because it's supposed to be the same distance and yet 9 or 10 metre marks are regularly paid whilst players regularly run 21 or 22 metres without being pinged. The disparity is ridiculous.

 

[JimmyBC]

Because it's supposed to be the same distance and yet 9 or 10 metre marks are regularly paid whilst players regularly run 21 or 22 metres without being pinged. The disparity is ridiculous.

None of this shite has ever been exact it's umpired on eye & feel so what's your solution, extended the parameters further so they look less stupid? what's the point they'll still misjudge distances.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

None of this shite has ever been exact it's umpired on eye & feel so what's your solution, extended the parameters further so they look less stupid? what's the point they'll still misjudge distances.

Utilise GPS trackers and electric shock them when they run too far

 

[yepits2020]

How do they judge 15 metres when the player does not run a straight line, goes around in circles or plays ring around the rozee. The 15 metre rule applies even if it is not a straight line!

 

[Grave Danger]

Richmond deserved to be annihilated last night - didn't enter into the spirit of SDNR and wore their normal shirts. I think every other away team made the effort.

 

[Buget]

WC better be practicing their bouncing…. Can see the rule being changed to 10m at Adelaide over next week…

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Funny thing with the crows is, they want the game umpired to the letter of the law when Draper fell on the ball and umpired to the feel of the game when Rankine runs too far.

Hunt with the hounds, run with the foxes.

 

[Port 2004]

Funny thing with the crows is, they want the game umpired to the letter of the law when Draper fell on the ball and umpired to the feel of the game when Rankine runs too far.

Hunt with the hounds, run with the foxes.

Such a mob of self entitled sooks.

 

[Macca19]

How do they judge 15 metres when the player does not run a straight line, goes around in circles or plays ring around the rozee. The 15 metre rule applies even if it is not a straight line!

I remember Kornes getting done for running too far when he moved back and forth a few metres a bunch of times against the Roos in 05

 

[philthy05]

None of this shite has ever been exact it's umpired on eye & feel so what's your solution, extended the parameters further so they look less stupid? what's the point they'll still misjudge distances.

I agree that changing the distance does not fix the issue that umpires make mistakes..

.. but I do think there’s an argument for changing it to 20m, just cause I think the game looks better when players are running out of congestion.

but then could argue that if umpires are misjudging 15m for 20 commonly would they then often let players run 25? double edged sword and all that. meh.

 

[JimmyBC]

Norf are on here

 

[Powerade 08]

Goldstein is the only Essendon player who looks bigger than his North opponent.

 

[JimmyBC]

Goldstein is the only Essendon player who looks bigger than his North opponent.

That's only because people look fat in white

 

[Doctor Feel]

That's only because people look fat in white

Lol Zurhaar looks like a meat pie farken ice coffee farken tradie off the street

 

[philthy05]

Lol Zurhaar looks like a meat pie farken ice coffee farken tradie off the street

He reminds me of the fat chief from Tacoma FD

 

[Powerade 08]

The only difference between the teams is North sometimes decide to chip the ball to an Essendon forward

 

[Festerz]

Norf are on here

You're new to Norf games?

 

[JimmyBC]

You're new to Norf games?

Yes

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Zurhaar is a bush leaguer at best.

 

[JimmyBC]

Shut up Dwayne

 

[Ported]

Are Essendon still scintillating? What's the scintillation factor from 0-10?

If they lose to north after all the talk this week I'm drowning bigfooty in I-told-you-so

 

[Grave Danger]

The mid-season draft can't come soon enough for the Tiggers...

 

[Marmozet]

Richmond’s seniors and reserves have lost by a combined 229 points this weekend.

 

[Del165198]

Harley Reid holy shit. Amazing