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Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? - Part 2
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A single bad day you say?
We beat them 3 times that year
Round 8, Round 24 and then again in the Grand Final, we had them covered on all measures that year.
Just like 2022, beat them multiple times.
I could have understood if you had said the 2009 Saints who literally beat us when both teams were undefeated in one of the best Home and Away season games ever, and the best game at Marvel ever played.
We were very lucky to win that Grand Final, that is an example of a team who had 1 bad day in an entire year.
- Feb 5, 2018
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'Insufficient intent' is the worst rule in football. I'd prefer to see it abolished and replaced with endless boundary throw ins.
As a rule, it lacks integrity. The vast majority that are paid are simple skill errors or well executed kicks under immense pressure that actually go close to finding a team mate. The fact it's punishable all in the name of 'speeding up the game' is genuinely ridiculous.
As a rule, it lacks integrity. The vast majority that are paid are simple skill errors or well executed kicks under immense pressure that actually go close to finding a team mate. The fact it's punishable all in the name of 'speeding up the game' is genuinely ridiculous.
- Jul 8, 2015
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The man under the ball must be protected from incoming knees.
- Apr 9, 2019
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For what it's worth, I would also consider the Cats of 2011 to be an all-time great team in their own right - on par with Essendon 2000, Hawthorn '89, Geelong '07, and (yes) Collingwood '11.
My point is that it isn't fair to dismiss the '11 Pies (and others) just because they didn't win the GF.
Agree, but it isn't going to happen. The game is so beholden to "the high mark" that they will sell their soul on protecting the head to preserve it. The current AFL regime certainly don't have the required will to enforce any such protection to players.
- Apr 9, 2019
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I don't think this is unpopular, assuming you're talking about the "contact below the knees" rule.
In my experience most people either hate the rule, or see it as merely a necessary evil to protect player safety.
I'm one of those people who hates the rule as well, it was an overreaction to a freak injury and punishes players who go in hard for the ball.
When they changed the rule (mid 90s?) that the playing time went from 25mins plus time on down to 20mins plus time on and at the same time made the clock stop when the ball went out of bounds, from that point onwards there us no longer a need for intentional/insufficient intent.
The clock stops as soon as the ball goes over/umpire blows whistle.
It should be a genuine tactic for both attacking and defending teams to be able to gain metres by going toward the boundary line.
Why give humans, umpires that is, a grey area of trying to get into another humans brain.
The clock stops as soon as the ball goes over/umpire blows whistle.
It should be a genuine tactic for both attacking and defending teams to be able to gain metres by going toward the boundary line.
Why give humans, umpires that is, a grey area of trying to get into another humans brain.
- Nov 10, 2022
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One incident on the wing hawks v giants the ball hadn’t crossed the boundary yet and the two giants players nearest were appealing for deliberate. Much closer than any hawks players. If they had time to appeal they had time to get the footy. Which would have given them the same outcome, albiet without a hawk player doing the ‘stand’
Yeah, agree. There was one against Saad on Sunday night where he was well within his rights to let the ball continue to run over the boundary. Instead he stopped the ball from going OOB by legging it another 30 odd metres around the boundary line in Carlton's direction. Yet he was pinged for "insufficient intent"
The rule is a total joke and should be abolished immediately.
- Jul 8, 2015
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I'm talking about protecting the player that is under the ball going for the mark. There should be some duty of care from the player that's flying in from the side/back that's leading with their knee.
Happened to Boak in a preseason game in 2023 where he jumped straight up with hands up to mark the ball and big Jeremy McGovern ploughed his knee into Boak's back which resulted in cracked ribs, a fair few games on the sidelines and an average season from him from not being 100%.
I'm not sure if anything can be done but I'd just like to see some protection given to the player stationed under the ball from incoming knees.
As for the Petracca injury - The spoil from Moore was pretty much textbook, but it has left a guy with 4 fractured ribs, a lacerated spleen and a punctured lung. Moore has protected himself by leading with his knee, but he has severely injured another player.
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- Aug 6, 2021
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I actually really like the last possession rule.
Promotes keeping the ball in, but still allows room to play conservatively along the boundary line if required, and removes the need for interpretation.
Unfortunately when they do though WN, the media turn on them and highlight them avoiding a contest, not "taking their turn".
Cam Payne
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The AFL influence outcomes they want and this year it's the Blues/Pies/Bombers into the GF. Sorry Swanies, you're going to have to suck eggs.
Don't suggest the AFL influence outcomes to Swans supporters, they're still trying to get over the 2016 GF.
Cam Payne
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The AFL got the result they wanted that day too. Lucky you.
Seems people coming around to this
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When no one gives a shit about Football and so its of no advertising value to Toyota?
Cripps as captain is take Carlton to no where land.
Overrated captain.
Judd 2.0
Overrated captain.
Judd 2.0
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the big finals marks & goals live on anyway though, and highlight clips speak for themselves. I’ve never really cared about the moty & goty award process, it’s really just a good excuse to replay cool stuff. In terms of commentary banter (that’s a contender for...) it’s just like saying that might get a touchdown in Idol or a 10 in the surfing judging, the award itself doesn’t mean much.
beez
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Accepting that McCartney should not have been involved, I believe Papley deliberately bumped into him because that's the type of person Papley is.
Because of this - and I would feel the same if it was the most mild-mannered, respected player - Papley should be given a suspension. His actions were the epitome of what not to do on a footy field in that type of scenario.
Happy to be laughed at by the majority.
Because of this - and I would feel the same if it was the most mild-mannered, respected player - Papley should be given a suspension. His actions were the epitome of what not to do on a footy field in that type of scenario.
Happy to be laughed at by the majority.
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Thought the same. McCartney shouldn’t have been where he was, but there is still an onus on NOT deliberately leaning directly into an opposition coach with your shoulder as you walk past them - it isn’t hard to not shoulder charge someone. I get why people like the whole ‘heel’ aspect of Papley but he’s a dickhead.
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Heeneys mark was good but not as much as people are going on about.
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