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fair enough
Everybody will always support things like this when it suits their argument. It works both ways.
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" argument though here's a couple of quotes -
Yeah I thought I remember reading it had no bearing on the result.For anybody keen to revisit the "Bulldogs got gifted a flag
"The AFL review did not deem the overall umpiring performance to be poor, but the league’s view was that it was beneath the level expected, bearing in mind the highly-experienced and capable umpires who officiated — Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith and Scott Jeffery."
"While the Swans were on the receiving end of a lopsided free kick count, and their fans were incensed, the club has chosen not to make an issue of the umpiring and is mindful that it was beaten by 22 points and outplayed.
The Sydney coaches’ own review of the Grand Final largely attributed the loss to not having enough contributors from their 22 in comparison with the more evenly-performed Bulldogs."
Nah, it's widely accepted by Swans fans that we didn't have enough contributors, and we named a few players that weren't fit enough that probably shouldn't have played.
So is it widely accepted but not often acknowledged? Because I can't say I've ever seen a Western Bulldogs umpires-related thread that doesn't feature a large portion of Sydney fans putting the loss solely on the umpires. I realize it's unfair to pin-point Sydney supporters here as all supporters seem to do it but I genuinely only care about the opinions of two teams' supporters on that particular day.
I don't want to get into this argument again, it's a black hole for wasted time, but generally speaking, I wouldn't put much stock in AFL's internal reviews of the way games are officiated. It can help to demonstrate where incorrect decisions were made, but it's never going to be in their interest to say that a match was officiated inadequately. Stating that a game was poorly officiated is really just an own goal for them, and makes the league look incompetent. The laws of the game are so open to interpretation that there's really no incentive for them to concede that incorrect calls were made. That's just my opinion, though.
It's called trying to be first to the ball. He doesn't need frees. The minute he goes low to gather the ball anything an opponent does to try to stop him is likely to be illegal. Plus he's short. It's a hopeless position for any tall opponent to be in.
