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Both Oz and indo are a bit rough but I did not know you could tackle a payer around the waist and throw them to the ground 

Oz 1.  A penalty given after review 

 

Martin Boyle is a great Scottish Australian but 

I don’t thing he has ever lived here

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Blues have done well to wrest back momentum after Hawks looked like pulling away


20 minutes ago, DiscoStu17 said:

Has anyone else noticed that the Advantage rule has changed interpretation?

it seems that simply all the players stopping and requesting clarity on the free is no longer a problem. As long as one of the team wants to take the advantage.

5–10 Seconds later, “Play on”, No problem. 

But, it seems, not all the time.

Which is one of the lovely reasons why we love this game????

 

The TV commentary is totally embarrassing. Barracking for Carlton. Hawthorn missed two set shots. Now Carlton are the heroes. And so good”. 

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4 of Blues 5 goals from frees and if Acres kicked accurately would be 5 free goals from 6.

 


38 minutes ago, DiscoStu17 said:

Has anyone else noticed that the Advantage rule has changed interpretation?

it seems that simply all the players stopping and requesting clarity on the free is no longer a problem. As long as one of the team wants to take the advantage.

5–10 Seconds later, “Play on”, No problem. 

It’s the worst ‘rule’ in the game. As there is zero consistency. 

Walsh took the advantage for the Blues,  scored and it was brought back.

Other times everyone stops and the ump yells play on. Can we create an actual rule around this aside from the ump does whatever?

7 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Umpires all of a sudden paying throwing the ball against Cripps.

They’re paying every 5th throw, 3rd trip, and 4th high tackle.

It is making it hard to keep up.

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6 minutes ago, Redleg said:

4 of Blues 5 goals from frees and if Acres kicked accurately would be 5 free goals from 6.

 

Redleg, you're kidding if you think the Blues have had the rub of the green.

4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

4 of Blues 5 goals from frees and if Acres kicked accurately would be 5 free goals from 6.

 

I was trying to work out how Carlton was ahead. I thought there might be something that we could employ against the Hawks.

But if we are relying on free kicks in front of goals, well then, we’re [censored]-ed. 

7 minutes ago, DubDee said:

It’s the worst ‘rule’ in the game. As there is zero consistency. 

Walsh took the advantage for the Blues,  scored and it was brought back.

Other times everyone stops and the ump yells play on. Can we create an actual rule around this aside from the ump does whatever?

You’re right. So I think that means that we will just play it like it is for the next 10 years

It seems to be that you have to stop, in order for the ump to say, “play on”. 

3 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Redleg, you're kidding if you think the Blues have had the rub of the green.

I stated a stat.

I said nothing else.

Just now, Redleg said:

I stated a stat.

I said nothing else.

Fair cop. I hate Hawthorn


3 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Fair cop. I hate Hawthorn

I have a real problem, I as can’t stand either of them, but Carlton will always be my most disliked. Can’t stand the club. 

1 minute ago, Redleg said:

I have a real problem, I as can’t stand either of them, but Carlton will always be my most disliked. Can’t stand the club. 

For me it's Hawthorn, Essendon and Geelong

 
20 minutes ago, DiscoStu17 said:

You’re right. So I think that means that we will just play it like it is for the next 10 years

It seems to be that you have to stop, in order for the ump to say, “play on”. 

There you go! Just happened again with Newcombe but he was called back. 


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