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Demonland
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That's 2 Collingwood wins in a row where I've turned off the TV right before the final siren so I don't have to see their smug faces or hear that god awful song.

The heart beats true
The heart beats true

Week 4 of opposition supporters audibly booing Maynard on TV. Any comment AFL?

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Dog act from Pendlebury. Dangerous hit off the ball more than 5 metres away. Pendlebury hit Neale with full force with the ball of his hand to his solar plexus. Pendlebury said it was retaliation in t

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whatwhat say what Legend

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8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

No they haven’t.

Its not a free when the back man touches his opponents side and the forward  holds his hand in.

It’s also not a free kick when the forward just throws one arm behind him and the umpire imagines it is being held.

Soft as butter some of their frees giving charity goals.  

when the backman holds onto the arm and stops the forward going at the contest it should be a free

every time

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The heart beats true Trident

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Some North players have to be on 200k+ more a year than they’d get at another club, just to meet their salary cap requirements.

Them and the Eagles are an example of where the minimum salary cap doesn’t work.

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Just now, The heart beats true said:

Some North players have to be on 200k+ more a year than they’d get at another club, just to meet their salary cap requirements.

Them and the Eagles are an example of where the minimum salary cap doesn’t work.

We've been there.

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Just now, The heart beats true said:

Some North players have to be on 200k+ more a year than they’d get at another club, just to meet their salary cap requirements.

Them and the Eagles are an example of where the minimum salary cap doesn’t work.

we were in the same position too in the post-daniher, pre-goodwin era

players being paid on potential not performance

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7 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

It's not always the frees they pay, it's the ones they don't, Cripps constantly throws the ball, two handed

 

Norf should have a got a couple of holding the ball frees in Q1. Nothing to see ... play on !!

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3 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

North can't take a trick. They're playing Coldplay after every goal the score. 

Agree. Surely their fans have suffered enough

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13 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

we were in the same position too in the post-daniher, pre-goodwin era

players being paid on potential not performance

Clubs should be able to bank some of the money to help attract free agents. We’ve gotten so creative with points systems, we should allow some leeway.

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24 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

when the backman holds onto the arm and stops the forward going at the contest it should be a free

every time

Agree, but that wasn’t what I described to you on two particular incidents.

Commentators agreed btw, not that that proves anything.

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Just announced Pendlebury gets a fine

Ooooooof course that's the outcome. Hey parents everywhere, the AFL condone players thumping opponents in the solar plexus unawares and off the ball. Keep that in mind when supporting your kids into a sport.

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17 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

It's not always the frees they pay, it's the ones they don't, Cripps constantly throws the ball, two handed

 

Correct. And sometimes he shrugs it out. Never penalised.

IMO the umpires appear intent on punishing North for being rubbish by rewarding Carlton every half-free kick they can find.

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