Round 8 Non MFC Matches

[Demon Dynasty 15,373]

Double 50 love it!

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Pie Pain 2 x 50m and a goal...gold

[Demon Dynasty 15,373]

What a handball Gibbons!  

[Bitter but optimistic 21,235]

2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Gee those 100m penalties are very costly.  

Yeah but they’re are great to see against a team you hate!

[whatwhat say what 18,897]

Cripps is basically carrying this team on his back

Amazing performance 

[Demonland 64,758]

Carlton robbed by the umpiring today. 

24 frees to 7. 

[jane02 3,320]

58 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Think about what your saying Jane......

Just making an observation 

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Just now, jane02 said:

Just making an observation 

just kidding...

[monoccular 16,042]

How could that possible in anyone’s mind not be holding the man. Corruption reigns

[Demon Dynasty 15,373]

Tiggy touch free out of the middle...some things never change

[jane02 3,320]

Is it really 24 to 7 frees?

[dees189227 10,755]

24-7 free kicks pies way. If the pies were thrashing them it makes sense but they aren't.  Its been close all day so it shouldn't be that big of a difference 

[Dee Zephyr 17,422]

What was Murphy waiting for there? Put your bloody body in.

[Demon Dynasty 15,373]

Umpiring changes the course of a match....again!

2 frees to the Blues near the square not paid and one in the middle.  All resulted in goals.

[sue 8,418]

These 50m and 100m penalties are getting ridiculous.  The new rule is absurd.  You get an enormous advantage from a 50m penalty so I don't see what is wrong with the oppos having time to set up in defence.    And no one knows where the 100m ends, so if the player runs faster than the ump, where is the mark?   Why not just play on through where the mark might be since no one dare impedes you since they don't know where the mark is going to be.  

The game worked fine without this change.  Just another ploy for more goals and more ads. 

I can't see what is wrong with completely stopping play until the position of the mark is set by the umpire.  The 50m penalty is so big and often for totally inconsequential breaches of the ill-defined protected zone.

 

[DV8 2,271]

41 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Part of me wants to see the blues win just because it would annoy the coach and the president 

 

39 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Geez, wouldn’t you love Carlton to knock off the Filth

atmo, I want pick 1 in the Mid-Season draft.

Because after that draft, we will win many games,  and still miss September.

[monoccular 16,042]

11 minutes ago, sue said:

These 50m and 100m penalties are getting ridiculous.  The new rule is absurd.  You get an enormous advantage from a 50m penalty so I don't see what is wrong with the oppos having time to set up in defence.    And no one knows where the 100m ends, so if the player runs faster than the ump, where is the mark?   Why not just play on through where the mark might be since no one dare impedes you since they don't know where the mark is going to be.  

The game worked fine without this change.  Just another ploy for more goals and more ads. 

I can't see what is wrong with completely stopping play until the position of the mark is set by the umpire.  The 50m penalty is so big and often for totally inconsequential breaches of the ill-defined protected zone.

 

Technical stuff dreamed up by Gill and Shocking who of course will never dream of admitting it contributes zero positive to the game. 

Edited May 11, 2019 by monoccular

[Mazer Rackham 14,969]

There is nothing in the rules about protected zone except when actually taking your kick. It's not defined when moving to the next mark. AFL strikes again with another "interpretation" of something not even in the rules.

 

Like with the Rampe goal post shake. Can argue whether it was intentional. Probably the correct ruling though. But there is no rule about climbing on the goal post.

 

TL;DR: the rules are poorly written

 

[Mazer Rackham 14,969]

6 minutes ago, sue said:

These 50m and 100m penalties are getting ridiculous.  The new rule is absurd.  You get an enormous advantage from a 50m penalty so I don't see what is wrong with the oppos having time to set up in defence.    And no one knows where the 100m ends, so if the player runs faster than the ump, where is the mark?   Why not just play on through where the mark might be since no one dare impedes you since they don't know where the mark is going to be. 

That's exactly what happened with the next 50 to the Pies.

[dees189227 10,755]

Why couldn't 7 be showing the showdown. It would be more interesting than Stkilda West Coast. 

[sue 8,418]

3 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

There is nothing in the rules about protected zone except when actually taking your kick. It's not defined when moving to the next mark. AFL strikes again with another "interpretation" of something not even in the rules.

 

Like with the Rampe goal post shake. Can argue whether it was intentional. Probably the correct ruling though. But there is no rule about climbing on the goal post.

 

TL;DR: the rules are poorly written

 

I guess it is difficult to climb the post without shaking it - well at least enough for Gil's laser ranger system to detect the movement.

[DubDee 20,543]

Darling and Kennedy with one mark and a couple kicks between them at HT. 

Saving themselves for next week????

[Diamond_Jim 11,739]

53 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Why couldn't 7 be showing the showdown. It would be more interesting than Stkilda West Coast. 

Good question

we have often had low key Melbourne games and missed the showdowns. Not sure if Channel 7 understand the modern football fan.

Or is it the AFL dictating this aspect?

Edited May 11, 2019 by Diamond_Jim

[whatwhat say what 18,897]

5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Good question

we have often had low key Melbourne games and missed the showdowns. Not sure if Channel 7 understand the modern football fan.

Or is it the AFL dictating this aspect?

Ch 7 decision

[dees189227 10,755]

I expect geelong to roll nth today, giants to beat the hawks and freo to beat tigers only because its at there home ground.