THE LAST GAME DAY OF 2011

[melbournefc18 4]

who cares, why bother, its always the same

[desertfox 9]

What he should have done, what he shouldnt done - you dont pay free kicks because Garland was dumb - the rule is clear - incorrect disposal in a tackle warrants a free kick - he wasnt tackled - he was knocked off the kick - should not have paid the free - that simple.

+1

[deestar 159]

The AFL wanted port to win at the first match at the AO. The edudication of this game was disgusting. Blatantly obvious to. You could pick multiple contests of same incidences with different decisions.... I'm so glad I don't have to watch another game this year. This sorta tipifies just where we are at. Where were at is no where near a top 8 side .... ? Marks everywhere for me.

Edited September 4, 2011 by deestar

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

No why doesn't it surprise me that you would want to argue some unimportant remark like that.

Pathetic.

Are you watching the game? Do you actually have anything to add about the play itself; or are you just content to snipe as usual?

Are you saying your remarks are unimportant? Come now.

Can you tell me how your comment about 3AW in anyway reflects the play itself? Double standards.

I'll leave the sniping to you. You're good at it.

[Samsara 65]

My love for this club is almost as strong as the hate right now. Soft, poor skills and far to comfortable with losing. No changes in preseason or change of coach is going to lead to quick fix. A really pathetic effort by a pathetic list of players. Yeah the umpire was atrocious and it was in Ports best interest to win, but we still should have won.

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

I have never witnessed such pathetic umpiring

They threw it , got tackled and got away with it in front of 30 thousand screaming idiots .

Even Cometti acknowledged they lost control of the game -the crowd took over.

Always tough away with that standard of umpiring.

Howe was robbed 3 times .

The goal that ebert arsed was thrown to him .

We played with good heart today-no reason for everyone here to go bagging the boys.

Absolutely crucified all day .

Brogan and those umpires played their last game today .

[RalphiusMaximus 6,005]

The decision to not pay Howe that mark in front of goal was wrong and a massive turning point in the game.

Can anyone explain how it became a ball up? If it's a mark then he gets a kick. If it's not a mark then the ball spilled free and play goes on. Why did the umpire bring it back and insist on a bounce?

[Little Goffy 13,107]

2010

8 wins, a draw, percentage of 95.

2011

8 wins, a draw, percentage of 85.

We can rake over the details of two wins being over the Gold Coast, and we can stare grimly at the pattern of losses being huge losses, but surely the simplest summary is;

"Something went wrong in the heart of the team this year."

[desertfox 9]

The goal that ebert arsed was thrown to him .

That was when I knew the game was a joke.

Also the one out of the middle that resulted in a goal was clearly a throw too.

The umpires were a joke!

[Guest fitness]

They threw it , got tackled and got away with it in front of 30 thousand screaming idiots .

Even Cometti acknowledged they lost control of the game -the crowd took over.

Always tough away with that standard of umpiring.

Howe was robbed 3 times .

The goal that ebert arsed was thrown to him .

We played with good heart today-no reason for everyone here to go bagging the boys.

Absolutely crucified all day .

Brogan and those umpires played their last game today .

What about the minute worth of time on the ump failed to blow during our last three shots at goal??

[nutbean 8,837]

Can anyone explain how it became a ball up? If it's a mark then he gets a kick. If it's not a mark then the ball spilled free and play goes on. Why did the umpire bring it back and insist on a bounce?

Because that dumbschmidt blew his whistle and then decided he got it wrong - you could hear him say - the ball came free when he hit the ground so he bounced it.

Schmidt doesnt need a whistle - he should have a little hammer and hit himself on the head making that very noticeable coconut sound every time he wants to make a decision.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Are you saying your remarks are unimportant? Come now.

Can you tell me how your comment about 3AW in anyway reflects the play itself? Double standards.

I'll leave the sniping to you. You're good at it.

Mine was an observation and one made in frustration as I am unable to watch the game and the broadcast is intermittent, your's was just another pathetic attempt to have a go at me which was just stupid. Had you made any other comments prior to that on this thread?

[DEELIRIOUS 156]

Green's kicked summed up his and our season, so close yet so far. I think a few people need to reflect on the season properly here. At one stage we had to play 11 non best 22 players mid season due to a massive injury list to all of our key players just about. Today we had a pretty crap side in mind you. People seem to overreact on here including myself but i have just realised that reflecting upon key points in the season that lead to our downfall as a club is what killed us. Next year will be good to watch. Bring on the pre-season

[deestar 159]

Can anyone explain how it became a ball up? If it's a mark then he gets a kick. If it's not a mark then the ball spilled free and play goes on. Why did the umpire bring it back and insist on a bounce?

The other ump up the ground over ruled it. He said it bounced out..... Few marks if the tear should never have been paid then hey. I hate where this fame is going, sad.

[praha 10,592]

We lost to the bottom team. And our last 2 wins of the year were against Port and GC. How anyone can take something positive out of today is beyond me. We finished last 2 years ago. We shouldn't be losing to the bottom team. Simple.

[Demonland 67,011]

Game and season over ...

Post match thread now open here