OK. Bright side. And I know it's not blindingly bright but Carlton supporters will be seriously snaky about the Pies joining them on 16 flags. (I knew I'd find some schadenfreud somewhere.)

5 minutes ago, Webber said:

I posted at halftime that the game would likely be decided by umpiring. And so it came to pass. The state of AFL umpiring is killing the game. For all the brilliant play, and players, all the work, dedication and teamwork, umpiring is simply making the game unwatchable. Congrats to Collingwood, but we’ll forever know there’s a huge, ugly umpiring asterisk hanging over this flag. 

I get they make mistakes but that was a howler.

They need to be suspended and maybe they'll stop.

But the also all good with these things so enough said.

Pies recruited Hill who stars & we get Schache who played 2 games & was ahead of Grundy … go figure 

Edited September 30, 20231 yr by Demonsone

The advantage was a shocker but also bad were the penalties for high tackles awarded to N Daicos who dropped his knees every bloody time. He should be called on it.

Richo was right, the players didn't even know there was a free kick, the ball had moved forward 10 metres before whistle blown and umpires assumed advantage was taken. That and all the N Daicos ducking frees and non-call on Maynard's decapitating tackle just defined too many pivotal moments, I feel sorry for Fages, Lions and their supporters, I'm ropeable and it's not even my team. 

I'm not even watching this presentation. Cannot stomach it. Makes me ill the thought of Maynard, cox and Howe getting there medals.

Jarrod berry you are an [censored].

1 minute ago, pitmaster said:

OK. Bright side. And I know it's not blindingly bright but Carlton supporters will be seriously snaky about the Pies joining them on 16 flags. (I knew I'd find some schadenfreud somewhere.)

That's makes it even worse. Collingwood, Essendon & Carlton now lead the way. The 3 most hated clubs

Oh the premierships’ been paid for by the good old AFL

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Hooe Kozzie Pickett was watching Bobby Hill today.

Unbelievable performance. 

"Kozzie, it's not hard. Find space, get front and square" 

Well the only bit of that game I saw was a replay of some pie getting a shoulder to the head. It’s not much, but I’ll take it, as my only memory of the end to a very depressing September. 

I will now use my remaining mental strength trying not to imagine the two worst offenders receiving their medals. Damn, I just imagined it. Out! Out damn Cox!

Go Dees. 

Maynard winning a flag is a disgrace.

7 minutes ago, Super Sub Schache said:

Could have been us if we got team selection right, sad.

If we had a decent coach we win this years flag. 

Happy for Sidebottom

1 minute ago, Super Sub Schache said:

Maynard winning a flag is a disgrace.

That does not cover it.

4 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

Pies recruited Hill who stars & we get Schache who played 2 games & was ahead of Grundy … go figure 

And then we sign up the pea heart for another year!

one of the very few players I’ve ever seen that looks dead set terrified on the field. 

9 minutes ago, Super Sub Schache said:

Could have been us if we got team selection right, sad.

It WOULD have been us if we had any sort of luck with injuries. 

I'm outside but can hear Jeremy Howe's name called out.

Jeremy Howe, congratulations but you can surf a piece of plywood up my [censored].

13 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Berry should not play again. 

two 50’s for no reason

Berry, one of the dumbest footballers going around and extremely overrated.

 

Wait till next year when someone jumps in the air and "spoils" and gets four weeks ;)

Edited September 30, 20231 yr by Sigil

And so ends the weakest AFL season in my living memory. The umpiring this season wrongly and unjustly determined the outcomes of multiple games. I’ve never been more disappointed in our game and after nearly 40 years attending matches weekly I’m basically done.

I pray we can reload and contend again next year or my love of the sport might have died today. What a sad day it is in this country where we see a pack of sexual predators and thugs celebrated. 

7 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

I really hope the story of that game is the advantage interpretation.

There’s absolutely no justification for how that was to the Lions advantage. That was a pure, out and out, mistake by the umpire.

But who’s gonna talk about the botched advantage call??!! It’s gonna be forgotten about, probs already is. Take the Maynard/Gussy so-called footy act. The only person I heard on TV openly stating that Maynard got off because “the AFL want Collingwood in the Grand Final” was Gussy’s brother Hamish. Everyone else is either in agreement with the AFL or too [censored] gutless to come out and say it. 

I really dont like the afl at all. I love the mfc but I have no interest in anything outside of it. It’s a corrupt backwater league. No integrity, corporatised to within an inch of its life. Unaccountable executives have meant I haven’t enjoyed watching it in years. 

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

It WOULD have been us if we had any sort of luck with injuries. 

Or we could kick straight.

19 minutes ago, Smokey said:

Umpires were genuinely atrocious today. That advantage call late in the 4th was a defining moment. I’d be punching walls if I was a Brisbane supporter. 

Strange how these 'umpire advantages' take place in the Filth's last quarter, so often.

 

So there's another concussion for Nathan Murphy.

I assume all the Collingwood [censored] that were calling on Gus to be banned due to multiple concussions are happy to ban 'Glass Jaw' Murphy?