Just looking at the beginning of the Sydney v Collingwood game.  These players seem to have terribly shiny upper arms.  Surely there's some sort of rule about not greasing up the players?  It looks like every one of them has been slathered in Vaseline. 

11 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

Just looking at the beginning of the Sydney v Collingwood game.  These players seem to have terribly shiny upper arms.  Surely there's some sort of rule about not greasing up the players?  It looks like every one of them has been slathered in Vaseline. 

It’s the  @Bitter but optimistic Round?

Commentators on radio just described the grass as slick, too. Maybe there's been a general vaseline spill att he SCG?

I think that players have been doing that as long as i can remember?

Just now, Wadda We Sing said:

I think that players have been doing that as long as i can remember?

Probably, but it just struck me and I kind of look at it as in the same ballpark as the English Cricket Team and their special lozenges or Trav Cloke's sticky glove.  There may not be a specific rule against it, but it's certainly not 100% legitimate. 

33 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

Just looking at the beginning of the Sydney v Collingwood game.  These players seem to have terribly shiny upper arms.  Surely there's some sort of rule about not greasing up the players?  It looks like every one of them has been slathered in Vaseline. 

Never seen Buddy or Josh Gibson play?

42 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

Just looking at the beginning of the Sydney v Collingwood game.  These players seem to have terribly shiny upper arms.  Surely there's some sort of rule about not greasing up the players?  It looks like every one of them has been slathered in Vaseline. 

Its baby oil/massage oil, used now on arms more as a lubricant to help avoid/slip tackles

Would not be surprised if it ends up all over the ball... maybe exacerbates the poor skills of some teams (like us)

It's all perfectly innocent. It's sweat -- those players are panicking that they're going to be drug tested after the game.

Maggots having a huge influence on this game. 

Not one 50/50 that I have seen against Pies. 

That last deliberate would not have been paid against Pies.  

1 minute ago, monoccular said:

Maggots having a huge influence on this game. 

Not one 50/50 that I have seen against Pies. 

That last deliberate would not have been paid against Pies.  

It’s been one of the better umpired games this season.....Until the last quarter. 

Simply hate watching footy televised from the SCG. So scrappy.

Blatant C throw out of centre ignored. 

1 minute ago, monoccular said:

Blatant C throw out of centre ignored. 

Yep, the umpire was side on as well, had the perfect view of it 

Great mark by Maine. 

Is Rampe ok?

7 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Blatant C throw out of centre ignored. 

Surely that wasn't Margetts making another mistake 

7 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Is Rampe ok?

I’m pretty sure he’s on the spectrum. 

Seriously how dumb is Rampe? Maine missed that goal and they would have had a chance to get it down the other end. Instead he blatantly runs over the mark. How is he captain? The past few weeks he has made some dumb decisions. 

10 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Seriously how dumb is Rampe? Maine missed that goal and they would have had a chance to get it down the other end. Instead he blatantly runs over the mark. How is he captain? The past few weeks he has made some dumb decisions. 

Loose cannon!  Got away with post gate.  Sealed the game with this 2nd brain fart.

I wonder what Longmire will say to him after the game?

But how good was it seeing Neale at 1/2 time talking about the big freeze #5? Gosh that man is remarkable. 

Anyway tomorrows game interest me now. Nth and the dogs if the story is true it will be Brad's last game. You would hate to be the bulldogs because now you know the roos will come out firing. 

Edited May 24, 20195 yr by dees189227

Collingwood can't rely on winning this way every round... I have this strange strange feeling that in just a few weeks time they are going to be hit by a serious upset.

27 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I’m pretty sure he’s on the spectrum. 

We're all on the spectrum, Ethan.

Especially on Demonland...