Toast Round 7 = Adelaide 58-59 Collingwood

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If Fogarty's arm didn't make contact with Murphy's head I wouldn't have paid the mark - Murph simply didn't control the ball for long enough. I Wouldn't have paid front on contact either (although I'm trying to look-up the rule regarding front on contact).
You need to follow a different game then.
 
Why all this focus on the umpires? Yes they made mistakes but as Fly said we all make mistakes but we move on. It just detracts from the quality of the win. In any case the umpiring did not cost us the game. This is one of best Collingwood footy teams in the past 20 years and it’s a great privilege to be able to witness this greatness. Let’s all celebrate and enjoy. There is so much more to look forward to.

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Totally agree. We are all in awe of this team.
I think the umps are getting some attention mainly because the two non decisions in the 4th quarter were howlers. I think it’s adds to the quality of our win.
 

This is nowhere near enough. I’d like to know whether the AFL has a process for logging and managing the team loyalties of its umpires. What steps are taken to ensure independence and objectivity — eg like the overseas umpires for international cricket?
 
On the final evening of the month, Collingwood defied all odds to overcome Adelaide by 1 point, despite being particularly poor and were outplayed by the Crows for the majority of the game. Adelaide made Collingwood look lifeless and listless in the opening term, but squandered numerous opportunities and only led by as much as 22 points at quarter time. In the second term, the Magpies hit back hard with a few goals to draw within 6 points of the Crows at half time. The third term was evenly fought, with Adelaide edging ahead by 16 points heading into the last change. After conceding the opening goal of the last quarter, the Woods put the wood on the Crows with scoreboard pressure and repeat entries to sneak ahead in the dying seconds and ultimately close out a dour scrap by the barest of margins.

Collingwood only won a handful of statistical categories against Adelaide. They were in handballs by +8 (147 - 139), clearances were won by +21 (46 - 25), with centre clearances up by +5 (11 - 6), and stoppage clearances had a differential of +16 (35 - 19). Tackles had a margin of +18 (74 - 56), and +5 for Tackles Inside 50 ( 13 - 8 ) were the only other positive markers for the Magpies. Adelaide took control of the remaining statistical indicators with disposals won by +12 (367 - 355), kicks were up by +20 (228 - 208), contested possessions had a margin of +1 (143 - 142), uncontested possessions were won by +12 (211 - 199), while intercept possessions had a buffer of +17 (91 - 74). Hit-outs had a differential of +25 (52 - 27), marks were won convincingly by +33 (105 - 72), with uncontested marks up by +20 (88 - 68), contested marks had a gap of +13 (17 - 4), while Marks Inside 50 were won narrowly by +2 (9 - 7), and Inside 50s had a buffer of +6 (52 - 46).

Josh Daicos (31 disposals @ 52%, 378 metres gained, 12 contested possessions, 19 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 13 kicks, 18 handballs, 3 marks, 2 tackles, 5 score involvements, 7 clearances, 7 stoppage clearances, 2 Inside 50s & 1 goal) was highly prolific on the wing and around stoppages, despite making numerous errors. Rose to the occasion with a vital goal in the final term, but almost became the villain moments later with a wayward shot from 50 metres going out on the full.

Tom Mitchell (29 disposals @ 59%, 366 metres gained, 14 contested possessions, 15 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 13 kicks, 16 handballs, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 6 score involvements, 7 clearances, 3 centre clearances, 4 stoppage clearances & 5 Inside 50s) generated supply for his team with his clearances allowing teammates to receive the ball or compete in marking contests. Mitchell's tackle across half-back to force a boundary throw-in contributed to the outcome of the game.

Jordan De Goey (24 disposals @ 62%, 395 metres gained, 15 contested possessions, 9 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 11 kicks, 13 handballs, 2 tackles, 1 goal assist, 2 score involvements, 10 clearances, 3 centre clearances, 7 stoppage clearances, 4 Inside 50s & 4 Rebound 50s) provided territory with each possession, and looked to clear the ball out of congestion with instinctive kicks under pressure, while releasing running players with handpasses.

Steele Sidebottom (24 disposals @ 67%, 431 metres gained, 9 contested possessions, 15 uncontested possessions, 7 intercept possessions, 14 kicks, 10 handballs, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 5 score involvements, 2 clearances, 2 stoppage clearances & 2 Rebound 50s) linked up play with his marking, applied tackling pressure, and ran into space to create handball chains, kicking to leading targets and contributing to scoring chains.

Jack Crisp (19 disposals @ 68%, 299 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 12 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 10 kicks, 9 handballs, 2 marks, 5 tackles, 2 clearances, 2 stoppage clearances & 3 Inside 50s) looked to move the ball forward and win groundball contests.

Billy Frampton (8 disposals @ 75%, 190 metres gained, 26 hit-outs, 5 contested possessions, 3 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 6 kicks, 2 handballs, 2 tackles, 2 Inside 50s & 1 goal) battled manfully in the ruck all night, and gave adequate supply out of the middle and around stoppages to his midfielders at ground level.

Nick Daicos (27 disposals @ 56%, 475 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 23 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 19 kicks, 8 handballs, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 2 score involvements, 5 clearances, 2 centre clearances, 3 stoppage clearances, 2 Inside 50s & 5 Rebound 50s) had his impact and influence nullified by the Crows, yet he still contributed to the team's victory. Nick was given opportunities in the midfield to generate supply and territory with minimal results.

Darcy Moore (23 disposals @ 78%, 588 metres gained, 9 contested possessions, 14 uncontested possessions, 10 intercept possessions, 16 kicks, 7 handballs, 6 marks, 2 contested marks, 2 tackles, 3 Inside 50s & 11 Rebound 50s) played a true captain's game in leading by example at every contest, and generated significant rebound from defence.

John Noble (23 disposals @ 65%, 513 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 16 uncontested possessions, 5 intercept possessions, 18 kicks, 5 handballs, 7 marks, 2 score involvements, 2 clearances, 2 Inside 50s, 3 Rebound 50s & 1 goal) was tremendous off the last line of defence with his will to break the lines at every opportunity, while making himself a marking outlet for teammates to kick to. Noble's goal in the last quarter was match-defining.

Brayden Maynard (21 disposals @ 67%, 501 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 18 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 15 kicks, 6 handballs, 3 marks, 2 score involvements, 5 Inside 50s & 3 Rebound 50s) relied on winning crucial groundball contests behind the ball and used his penetrating left foot to clear immediate danger and allow his teammates time to reset in defence.

Oleg Markov (14 disposals @ 71%, 324 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 10 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 9 kicks, 5 handballs, 4 marks, 4 score involvements & 2 clearances) rebounded with intent and took a few marks which contributed to the team's ball movement.

Isaac Quaynor (13 disposals @ 62%, 132 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 6 uncontested possessions, 9 intercept possessions, 5 kicks, 8 handballs, 3 marks, 4 tackles & 2 Rebound 50s) intercepted play at vital junctures behind the ball and tackled with intensity throughout the evening.

Nathan Murphy (9 disposals @ 67%, 139 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 5 uncontested possessions, 7 intercept possessions, 6 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks, 3 tackles & 5 Rebound 50s) was stoic as ever with his endeavour to gather crucial groundball contests at ground level, while backing in his supreme and fearless aerial talents at marking contests.

Beau McCreery (14 disposals @ 64%, 367 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 10 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 10 kicks, 4 handballs, 2 marks, 9 tackles, 4 Tackles Inside 50, 2 score involvements & 4 Inside 50s) provided a strong ground level presence, where his tackling numbers were through the roof and put fear into his opponents.

Jack Ginnivan (10 disposals @ 60%, 172 metres gained, 6 contested possessions, 4 uncontested possessions, 7 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks, 1 goal assist, 6 score involvements, 3 Inside 50s & 2 Rebound 50s) stayed busy and involved in scoring chains without kicking any goals.

Will Hoskin-Elliott (9 disposals @ 89%, 149 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 6 uncontested possessions, 4 intercept possessions, 5 kicks, 4 handballs, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 2 score involvements, 2 Inside 50s & 1 goal) spent periods in defence before drifting forward where he laid an awesome tackle and converted from his free kick in the third term. Hoskin-Elliott came up big in the dying minutes to difuse a marking contest across half-back, before being the player that passed the ball to Sidebottom, who ended up kicking the winning behind.

Brody Mihocek (7 disposals @ 86%, 116 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 4 uncontested possessions, 5 kicks, 2 handballs, 3 tackles, 3 score involvements & 3 goals) was chiefly responsible for keeping Collingwood alive and in touch with the goals he was able to kick, when the team were up against it.

Collingwood's next game will be against Sydney at the MCG on May 7. This is the first encounter the Magpies will have against the Swans since last season's preliminary final. The Woods will be breathing with fire and hellbent on playing four quality quarters of footy to deny Sydney any success. This game will mark almost a decade since the Pies hosted the Swans in 2013.
 

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I have no idea.It just looked like Moore out marked the Adelaide player from a kick out..He seemed genuinely bemused by the decision.

It was called high I think. Which was one of many absolutely bewildering decisions yesterday. I’ve actually never seen a player mark the ball cleanly and get called as a high free kick because he touched the opponent’s head while doing so. If the game was called like this I’d say half of the contested marks we see would be free kicks against.

I’ve always thought the rule book has major flaws and issues. The standard if umpiring this year is just aggravating them and putting them in the spotlight.

I think the biggest issues are non-calls. I’m getting the sense that directives this year are to ‘put the whistle away’ in close games or when the tension gets high. And granted some fans go with the ‘umpire it like it’s a finals’ BS but all it does is give players confidence to do the kind of obvious infringements like the one in Murphy and Johnson knowing they won’t get called because the umps are petrified of making the wrong decision.

They really need to sort it out or sooner or later it will be the clear deciding factor in a grand final.
 

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