We have the Blues and Doggies coming up.  Anyone with a heart condition should avoid the game.

8 hours ago, CYB said:

We have the Blues and Doggies coming up.  Anyone with a heart condition should avoid the game.

But first, the Cats at KP.  As one sided as a crowd can get!   Be ready for 'frees from crowd affirmation.'

No crowds helped us with the umpiring in rnd 23 last year.  And Max had the Prelim crowd eating out of the palm of his hand.  Hostile territory this time. 

Edited July 3, 20223 yr by Lucifers Hero

This differential would have taken a pounding this week.

Edited July 4, 20223 yr by layzie

Yes Bulldogs still #1 - 3rd year running ?? Definitely thought Blues would be the challenger. 
They often get the “rub of the green”. They definitely got a great run v Saints 21-9 recently… then I think broke even on frees with Eagles at the West-Meth-stadium.  

Now Hardwick is complaining to the AFL that Nankervis is getting a poor deal from umpires.  He is a behind play sniper.  Gets away with a lot more than for what he is penalised.

He, Scott and Beveridge are perpetual whingers.

I'm so glad our club just gets on with it or if they do complain to the AFL (which they have every reason to about how Max, Clarry and Petracca are targetted) they don't announce it all over the media. 

I wonder if the stricter head-high interpretation will affect the Dogs’ advantage? Judging by his opposition to it, Bevo may well think so. 

2 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

I wonder if the stricter head-high interpretation will affect the Dogs’ advantage? Judging by his opposition to it, Bevo may well think so. 

And imagine how it would change if they decided to crack down on throwing.

7 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Now Hardwick is complaining to the AFL that Nankervis is getting a poor deal from umpires.  He is a behind play sniper.  Gets away with a lot more than for what he is penalised.

He, Scott and Beveridge are perpetual whingers.

I'm so glad our club just gets on with it or if they do complain to the AFL (which they have every reason to about how Max, Clarry and Petracca are targetted) they don't announce it all over the media. 

Do you think Hardwick, Scott and Beveridge are perpetual whingers for no specific reason, or are they calculated comments to generate a response, whether that is from the umpires, the AFL or their own players? For example, in Hardwick's case, I think he's speaking to his own players trying to develop an "us versus them" mentality. With Beveridge, I think it's a way of telling his players that he has their backs. Scott, on the other hand, is, I think, addressing the AFL hierarchy. In other words, I think all three use "whinging" as a deliberate tactic. 

2 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Do you think Hardwick, Scott and Beveridge are perpetual whingers for no specific reason, or are they calculated comments to generate a response, whether that is from the umpires, the AFL or their own players? For example, in Hardwick's case, I think he's speaking to his own players trying to develop an "us versus them" mentality. With Beveridge, I think it's a way of telling his players that he has their backs. Scott, on the other hand, is, I think, addressing the AFL hierarchy. In other words, I think all three use "whinging" as a deliberate tactic. 

Maybe, but there are other ways of doing those things without challenging umpires about free kicks to/denied their players.

Bulldogs 18 to 7 free kicks after 1/4 time. 

Dees only had 1 free kick from Qtr time to just before 3/4 time. 

Not the reason we lost but the Bulldogs are kissed on the [censored] in the free kicks department. 

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Bulldogs 18 to 7 free kicks after 1/4 time. 

Dees only had 1 free kick from Qtr time to just before 3/4 time. 

Not the reason we lost but the Bulldogs are kissed on the [censored] in the free kicks department. 

It all helps.

We failed to finish the but equally the umpires helped them gain momentum.

Umpiring remains blight on the game

Dogs extend their lead on the free kick ladder. Sickening to think they’ve had over 100 more free kicks than the Tigers. Seriously corrupt.

I hate the Dogs. Have zero respect for them as a club. They’re cheats. They’re western suburbs scum. They’re a blight on the game. OUTSIDE 5 YA RECKON

54 minutes ago, COVID Dan said:

 

Umpiring remains blight on the game

People say that there wouldn’t be a game without umpires. BS.

I say it wouldn’t be any worse off without them

Edited July 23, 20223 yr by Demon Disciple

Sky rocketer for this chart 

9 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

People say that there wouldn’t be a game without umpires. BS.

I say it wouldn’t be any worse off without them

Well i won't go that far, after last nights performance i can't say i disagree.

It is actually not the umpires fault, it's AFL house and their interpretation of how they want the game played. But the most frustrating thing about the interpretation is, how do you have wildly different interpretation in the one game>

I.E- Demons hold the ball Dogs don’t.?????

We've achieved umpire parity and have dropped out of the 8.

Jeez we have had the second lowest amount of frees in the comp 1 more than Tiges and we have given away the second least number of frees in the comp after Dogs.!! Are the umps scared of Bevo.!!

See the Bulldogs fly up

39 minutes ago, Demonland said:

See the Bulldogs fly up

It's not so much the frees they receive, but all the ones that aren't paid against them for holding the ball and throwing.

2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

It's not so much the frees they receive, but all the ones that aren't paid against them for holding the ball and throwing.

Imagine the differential if that stat was given a + and all the frees we don't receive were given a -

On 8/1/2022 at 7:00 AM, Demonland said:

See the Bulldogs fly up

Not sure whether its been said, and it is quite obvious, but we have received the least # free kicks in the comp and its only our ability to have the 2nd least freekicks against (#1 bulldogs) that puts us in the middle of the table. 

No wonder i hate umpires. 

It's a slightly different perspective when you take the differential out of it.

Club	Free kicks for	Club	Free kicks against
Crows	433	Tigers	436
Blues	424	Swans	422
Lions	419	Kangaroos	420
Bulldogs	409	Saints	420
Swans	409	Crows	412
Magpies	405	Lions	407
Cats	399	Hawks	404
Bombers	394	Suns	402
Hawks	392	Dockers	393
Dockers	390	Power	391
Suns	389	Cats	387
Kangaroos	391	Eagles	387
Giants	378	Magpies	382
Saints	378	Bombers	382
Eagles	376	Giants	373
Tigers	367	Blues	367
Power	364	Demons	359
Demons	361	Bulldogs	324

Dogs would legitimately be a bottom four team without the blatant favor of the umpires.