Around the League Round Nine

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,941]

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

Not to worry , Freo back to normal

If Freo aren't tanking I'll give the game away.

- not playing best side 

- skilled players missing easy set shots (debatable)

- non checking of Tigers forwards

Nothing short of a disgrace.

[Binmans PA 26,265]

20,000 at the Freo vs Richmond game. Wow.

[Binmans PA 26,265]

Luke Darcy just said he wonders whether Neale will want to come back to Victoria. Fair dinkum. That bloke has absolutely no idea. As thick as two planks too. I hate this Channel 7 commentary team. Richo is alright, but probably shouldn't do Richmond games and everyone else is pathetic.

[Earl Hood 5,789]

22 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Freo are totally and utterly pants.  I just can't see how a quality side can just dissolve so quickly.  Gotta be the least number of people I've seen at Subiaco too, or so it seems on TV.

Can see them finishing last, cleaning up in the draft and then miraculously bouncing back next year though. Hopefully they linger down there for a bit.

Try Meth Coke circa 2008 just 2 years after winning a flag. They dissolved quick smart and were down picking up first round draft picks. Past masters of the Tank. 

Edited May 21, 2016 by Earl Hood

[Binmans PA 26,265]

And Neale is averaging 33.3 disposals for the year, coming off an average of 27.5 last season.

[dees189227 10,868]

15 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

If Freo aren't tanking I'll give the game away.

- not playing best side 

- skilled players missing easy set shots (debatable)

- non checking of Tigers forwards

Nothing short of a disgrace.

Still cant work out how they rule Harley bennell out for the rest of the year with a calf. We aren't even half way through the season yet. Sandilands wont return and Pav should not have played on. Now the tigs fans will be up and about talking finals again. 

[Je Roos Salem 661]

Freo are just atrocious now. Be it in draft or trading, they've just driven their list into a hole, since their best 22 has been dismantled (and gotten too old) they just have no one decent coming through, particularly key backs and forwards

[Wiseblood 24,636]

Just now, AdamFarr said:

20,000 at the Freo vs Richmond game. Wow.

I reckon the weather might have played a part in that!

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,092]

30 minutes ago, AdamFarr said:

20,000 at the Freo vs Richmond game. Wow.

The weather was cyclonic! They said it was actually their best ticket sales for a home game all year, most people stayed home though.

[Binmans PA 26,265]

12 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

The weather was cyclonic! They said it was actually their best ticket sales for a home game all year, most people stayed home though.

Yeah, I heard that, but the fact remains they didn't turn up.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

40 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

If Freo aren't tanking I'll give the game away.

- not playing best side 

- skilled players missing easy set shots (debatable)

- non checking of Tigers forwards

Nothing short of a disgrace.

They say tanking comes from the coaches and not the players but the players don't seem very interested

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,092]

3 hours ago, Return to Glory said:

Nah ET, if I'm right, the great news is he's gone. It'll be his third fine this year and it puts him over a $2000 trigger and he gets a week (somebody better check it though)

You are right RTG.

just mentioned on Fox Sports if he cops a fine he will get a week due to his priors!

Robbie Gray that is. Edit

Edited May 21, 2016 by Hell Bent
Added players name

[Demon Dynasty 15,637]

7 hours ago, SaberFang said:

Collingwood player just blatantly runs straight for the line and runs the ball over, not even trying to keep it in.

Not called deliberate. Farcical.

He obviously wasn't wearing red & blue Saber

[Redleg 37,804]

7 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

If Freo aren't tanking I'll give the game away.

- not playing best side 

- skilled players missing easy set shots (debatable)

- non checking of Tigers forwards

Nothing short of a disgrace.

They are gone, their Footy Manager just cracked a joke about them owning the 1st Draft Pick this year. 

$500k fine and suspended officials coming up. 

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,941]

10 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Still cant work out how they rule Harley bennell out for the rest of the year with a calf. We aren't even half way through the season yet. Sandilands wont return and Pav should not have played on. Now the tigs fans will be up and about talking finals again. 

- Purple on The Saturday Rub said yesterday he thought Harley's problems were bigger than just "the calf" but wasn't prepared to speculate on air. Now I know poleople on here hate Purple and yes anyone can throw darts but you combine that with Ross's comments last night that "we knew Harley came with baggage/indiscretions" and you can only come up with one answer.

10 hours ago, Je Roos Salem said:

They say tanking comes from the coaches and not the players but the players don't seem very interested

Totally agree, some of the defensive efforts and shots on goal....Had a mate over last night and we ended up turning it off. That wasn't football that was crap. There was no effort at all at times, comical. It seems as though some players have simply lost their ability.

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

They are gone, their Footy Manager just cracked a joke about them owning the 1st Draft Pick this year. 

$500k fine and suspended officials coming up. 

- Barlow being taught a lesson? Has now racked up massive numbers for a second consecutive week in the WAFL, will he play next week? I had no issue with him being dropped initially but considering how Freo are travelling and how he responded last weekend he should of come back in. Last nights game was winnable for them but hey let's give him another week.

 

Freo are tanking, football on QLD is in trouble but let's all worry about mid season rule changes and the possibility of a ten team final series with wildcard entries. All will be forgotten today after the Giants steam roll the Doggies.

[beelzebub 22,230]

Giants over Pups arm. Gee

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

In the GWS game the exact same thing just happened as what did with the Petracca review.

Ball went back to the centre then they called the ball touched and the footage was as equally inconclusive as the Petracca decision.

What the hell is going on?

Edited May 22, 2016 by Clint Bizkit

[Binmans PA 26,265]

Might be a strange comment, but I wonder if Patton would be worth a call for full back?

[leave it to deever 15,846]

Dogs losing the game get their usual 8 free kicks more, keeping their frre kick ratio the same.

NQR

[Wiseblood 24,636]

Heath Shaw with a lazy 36 kicks today.  The bloke is on fire at the moment.

[dees189227 10,868]

Thankgod we have already played GWS this season and beaten them. They are turning into a fast scary team. 

[beelzebub 22,230]

Its was after their hard games against us last week you realise . ...NO ?  lol

[titan_uranus 22,521]

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

In the GWS game the exact same thing just happened as what did with the Petracca review.

Ball went back to the centre then they called the ball touched and the footage was as equally inconclusive as the Petracca decision.

What the hell is going on?

I understand there is a review by the video team of every score, no matter how obvious it is. Then, if they see something, they tell the umpires to wait.

Still has to be conclusive evidence though. Not sure they had that for Petracca's.

[Sir Why You Little 34,615]

2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I understand there is a review by the video team of every score, no matter how obvious it is. Then, if they see something, they tell the umpires to wait.

Still has to be conclusive evidence though. Not sure they had that for Petracca's.

So the Goal Umpires are now effectively redundant. 

Merely there for theatrical purposes..

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

11 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I understand there is a review by the video team of every score, no matter how obvious it is. Then, if they see something, they tell the umpires to wait.

Still has to be conclusive evidence though. Not sure they had that for Petracca's.

It wasn't conclusive in the GWS one either.