48 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Neale only 6 touches…oh why did we let JJ go?

That kick for goal that was touched on the line? Sparrow would have made the distance.

WTF, great finish but ruined by the ump not blowing the whistle for time wasting, that 50 was a joke. 

6 minutes ago, Brownie said:

C'mon swannies

Ending was gettin' good... And then a fresh reminder that footy can sometimes be a [censored] sport with its officiating 🦆🦆🦆🦆

Edited March 15, 20251 yr by John Demonic

Umpiring remains ordinary, poor decisions and no reading of a games situation.

16 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Pendlebury sub for the pies. Bit of a surprise 

just me or does he look like he has so much time on the bench?

must be his basketball background

7 hours ago, Roost it far said:

I love people's criticism of the kickout to Gawn. It was the most effective kickout strategy leading to scores in the AFL.

From 21-23 when we used the kick to Gawn tactic we were ranked 16, 18, and 16 at scores from kickin?  So how was it the most effective kickout strategy?

54 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Neale only 6 touches…oh why did we let JJ go?

 

Interesting games tonight 

Expecting to see a lot from North at least in the first half

Dogs could finish 4th or 14th

Port should beat the Pies but they can be flakey too

8 minutes ago, Watson11 said:

From 21-23 when we used the kick to Gawn tactic we were ranked 16, 18, and 16 at scores from kickin?  So how was it the most effective kickout strategy?

Where did you find that? I read an article in 2023 saying we were number 1??

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

Interesting games tonight 

Expecting to see a lot from North at least in the first half

Dogs could finish 4th or 14th

Port should beat the Pies but they can be flakey too

I prefer flaky pies

Swans 0–2
Pies should be 0–2 after this. 
Happy days.

Can’t work out who’s going to win out of Kangas and dogs??

I have no idea who will win out of nth v dogs.

Would love & hope to see port win.  

So howie and huddo are calling the pies game with dunstall & Delsanto.

The other game features derm but Matt Hill is calling so that's ok

Power v Pies tonight 

This is a clear case of the saying....

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Go Port

Kill them.

Another year of bias umpiring, really needs to be investigated independently 

16 minutes ago, Watson11 said:

From 21-23 when we used the kick to Gawn tactic we were ranked 16, 18, and 16 at scores from kickin?  So how was it the most effective kickout strategy?

7 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Where did you find that? I read an article in 2023 saying we were number 1??

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_stats_team.html?comp=afl&season=2021

Yep, even in the premiership season we were right down the bottom for share of scores coming from kick-ins.

The long kick to Gawn was always a 'safety' option which suited our defense-first strategy and to gain ground and at least a stoppage 60-70m away from defensive goals. Evidently it did that job very well - the number 1 rating might refer to score differential from kick-ins, because being scored against from a kick-in is a much bigger issue than whether you go end-to-end - but it has not at all been an attacking strategy in the Goodwin era.

And, personally, I'm okay with that. It is just a case of playing the percentages, especially when you've got the likes of Gawn leaning on the scales for you.

1 minute ago, Little Goffy said:

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_stats_team.html?comp=afl&season=2021

Yep, even in the premiership season we were right down the bottom for share of scores coming from kick-ins.

The long kick to Gawn was always a 'safety' option which suited our defense-first strategy and to gain ground and at least a stoppage 60-70m away from defensive goals. Evidently it did that job very well - the number 1 rating might refer to score differential from kick-ins, because being scored against from a kick-in is a much bigger issue than whether you go end-to-end - but it has not at all been an attacking strategy in the Goodwin era.

And, personally, I'm okay with that. It is just a case of playing the percentages, especially when you've got the likes of Gawn leaning on the scales for you.

Well I take that back then, it may well of been score differential I remember reading about.

Edited March 15, 20251 yr by Roost it far

Quick note, with 5 games to play, the probably of Richmond finishing the round in 9th spot is 50/50, and close to 100% if Melbourne beat GWS.

The natural balance of the galaxy rest in our hands.

Membrey would have been a good pick up for us. From memory the media linked us to him but Lamb shut it down pretty quick. Been doing a steady job up forward for years now. 

2 minutes ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

Membrey would have been a good pick up for us. From memory the media linked us to him but Lamb shut it down pretty quick. Been doing a steady job up forward for years now. 
 

I think Johnson will be more durable as a top 25 player

14 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Another year of bias umpiring, really needs to be investigated independently 

Dream on. Never ever will even be considered. 

 

The horror, THE HORROR!

#BannerNightmare

Port fumbling along. Making pies look good. 

Someone explain to me why I picked Norf please.

Lachie Jones would probably prefer not to join the Port huddle at quarter time.