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Another thing I noticed but not mentioned was that Gawn was being held in ruck duels around the the ground. I saw at least 4 times his opponent grabbing and stretching Gawns jumper in an attempt to stopping him getting upward movement to ball. These were blatant actions right in front of the umpire. 

 
1 minute ago, america de cali said:

Another thing I noticed but not mentioned was that Gawn was being held in ruck duels around the the ground. I saw at least 4 times his opponent grabbing and stretching Gawns jumper in an attempt to stopping him getting upward movement to ball. These were blatant actions right in front of the umpire. 

Brodie Grundy would be paid frees for that.

21 hours ago, Redleg said:

You may just be right on that one Ethan.

What I struggle to come to grips with is, that basic decisions are not being given to certain teams and soft/technical ones are given to other teams.

Using our game as an example, Weid was pushed right in the back 15 out and so was JKH by Jenkins, who handballed to Lynch late in the game, but no frees for blatant pushes, yet soft holds given to Crows for goals. Then the refusal to give blatant holding the ball decisions against the Crows, but again instant frees against us, like the Viney one. 

These decisions are so visible, obvious and blatant, that you are left to think that it is an agenda, or we are just the unluckiest team in sport. Several times the commentators call them, but you know their instructions are to just gloss over them, as we can’t criticise umpires and we all generally agree with that, but seriously is it just the rub of the green? 

We had one single infringement against us in our forward 50, in a 2 hour physical contest, according to the umpires.

PS. I know it was us and our kicking that lost the game, but why do we not get what other teams do?

The one against Viney in the middle was really tough and then they ignored all the crows holding the ball thereafter.

 
4 hours ago, america de cali said:

Another thing I noticed but not mentioned was that Gawn was being held in ruck duels around the the ground. I saw at least 4 times his opponent grabbing and stretching Gawns jumper in an attempt to stopping him getting upward movement to ball. These were blatant actions right in front of the umpire. 

Yes, I was yelling out the whole game, what about the jumper pull.

6 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

 

 

6 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

We're bound to have had the fewest because for much of that time we were incapable of getting the ball into the forward 50 anyway. For this particular stat to have any relevance (and it would be an interesting guide), it will have to be measured as free kicks given as a proportion of forward 50 entries.

But don't we normally have more inside 50's than the opposition?

Even when we lost to Geelong by 80pts!

So in fact, it makes the forward 50 frees discrepancy even more incomprehensible.


25 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

 

But don't we normally have more inside 50's than the opposition?

Even when we lost to Geelong by 80pts!

So in fact, it makes the forward 50 frees discrepancy even more incomprehensible.

For this season and last, yes. But for most of the last 10 years the inside 50 differential has not been in our favour.

On 6/2/2019 at 9:17 AM, Bitter but optimistic said:

Oh tut tut Red! 

Have you no faith? 

Just leave it to Gill - he'll fix it.

Just as he fixes the “draw” (more of a schedule really) and the score review system ?

12 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

Brodie Grundy would be paid frees for that.

Surely you mean will,  at least on Monday.  

 

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