Being interstate I went down to my local newsagent today to excitedly pick up my copy of Records 2022 season guide.  The first page I open to is on ours in the club section - only to discover they still have us listed as having 12 premierships (obviously an error as it lists all 13) - but seriously - WTF.  Having suffered through arguably the toughest period any AFL club has had to endure and broke a 57 year drought it somehow escaped the editors that as the new reigning premiers we have now got an extra premiership 😡.  

Edit I just learned it was Charlie Spargo and not Tom Sparrow who kicked the goal from outside 50 to put us 18 points up--- I mean DOUBLE WTF**ingF!  

This is a publication that purports to be a reference document.

Edited February 10, 20223 yr by grazman

Wow, that's very untidy ... 

At the risk of sounding like a pedant - here's another one - see if you can spot the error.

From p14:  the feature article on the premiership win.

Goals Melbourne:  Fritsch 6, B. Brown 3, Petracca 2, Neal-Bullen 2, McDonald 2, Spargo, Brayshaw, Saprrow, Oliver, Langdon, Jackson

 

I buy the AFL record regularly  and I know it may sound petty, but I'm disappointed in spending $40 on a reference publication that has so many obvious proofing errors (considering they are all to do with the premiers - you would think someone would be paying closer attention).

Edited February 11, 20223 yr by grazman

1 hour ago, grazman said:

At the risk of sounding like a pedant - here's another one - see if you can spot the error.

From p14:  the feature article on the premiership win.

Goals Melbourne:  Fritsch 6, B. Brown 3, Petracca 2, Neal-Bullen 2, McDonald 2, Spargo, Brayshaw, Saprrow, Oliver, Langdon, Jackson

 

I buy the AFL record regularly  and I know it may sound petty, but I'm disappointed in spending $40 on a reference publication that has so many obvious proofing errors (considering they are all to do with the premiers - you would think someone would be paying closer attention).

Obviously Saprrow (and Salem)

On 2/11/2022 at 8:41 AM, grazman said:

Edit I just learned it was Charlie Spargo and not Tom Sparrow who kicked the goal from outside 50 to put us 18 points up--- I mean DOUBLE WTF**ingF!  

would have taken 2 kicks for Charlie.

On 2/11/2022 at 9:41 AM, grazman said:

Being interstate I went down to my local newsagent today to excitedly pick up my copy of Records 2022 season guide.  The first page I open to is on ours in the club section - only to discover they still have us listed as having 12 premierships (obviously an error as it lists all 13) - but seriously - WTF.  Having suffered through arguably the toughest period any AFL club has had to endure and broke a 57 year drought it somehow escaped the editors that as the new reigning premiers we have now got an extra premiership 😡.  

Edit I just learned it was Charlie Spargo and not Tom Sparrow who kicked the goal from outside 50 to put us 18 points up--- I mean DOUBLE WTF**ingF!  

This is a publication that purports to be a reference document.

Maybe Basil was overseeing it?

10 hours ago, monoccular said:

Maybe Basil was overseeing it?

Fawlty?

On 2/12/2022 at 8:48 AM, grazman said:

At the risk of sounding like a pedant - here's another one - see if you can spot the error.

From p14:  the feature article on the premiership win.

Goals Melbourne:  Fritsch 6, B. Brown 3, Petracca 2, Neal-Bullen 2, McDonald 2, Spargo, Brayshaw, Saprrow, Oliver, Langdon, Jackson

 

I buy the AFL record regularly  and I know it may sound petty, but I'm disappointed in spending $40 on a reference publication that has so many obvious proofing errors (considering they are all to do with the premiers - you would think someone would be paying closer attention).

That's a typing errror clearly not an accuracy issue with Sparrow ANB yes 2 goals instead of Salem so one each. To be fair there could well be far worse inaccuracies elsewhere  as it's not just a mag about the  Dees but just that  we are hanging onto any articles that remotely refer to our 2021 triumph.

Your point  in reality is very valid as they have had 4 months to come up with this historical annual publication and the AFL should get it right. 

Of course the AFL have had such VIP issues as listening to  Chris Scott suggesting 5 months later why the Prelim was not delayed ( probably until Tom Stewart was fully fit from his leg injuries. Etc.and that Covid or the mysterious local Perth Flu might be over by then).