Rod Grinter Riot Squad

1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Make up your own mind. Was kicking the ball into the stands classed as an unsportsmanlike manner?

 FIFTY METRE PENALTY
19.1 SPIRIT AND INTENTION
After a Mark or Free Kick has been awarded to a Player, a Fifty Metre Penalty will be awarded against the opposing Team which delays or impedes the play, or behaves in an unsportsmanlike manner

Definitely delays the play and let’s Swans stack the goal square.

50 IMO.

Suffer Dimma😂

13 minutes ago, Kit Walker said:

I get that, and agree it's frustrating. I just get sick of umpiring being the only topic.

This is actually a bloody good game between two flawed sides!

It was a bloody good game, but with that ending, suspect most talk will be about umpiring.

Personally, not knowing rules, I think that should have been a 50!

McCartin lucky then, would have tied it up

Stupid, stupid play by Grimes - gifts Buddy his 5th

13 minutes ago, Kit Walker said:

I genuinely don't get the complaining about umpiring in this particular game. They've been okay - not brilliant but not terrible.

Most of the issues have been with both teams doing stupid, undisciplined things. That Nankervis downfield for instance - what does he possibly expect for collecting a player late, unnecessarily, and two metres away from an umpire looking straight at him? Sydney have given away a four goal swing from crazy fake-tough frees.

It’s the prohibitive contact frees most seem bothered with

Gil should [censored] off now and take Scott with him.

Seriously, the umpiring is making this sport hard to watch, that prohibitive contact against Rioli is a joke, not seen anything like the last two rounds.

That is Scott and Gil’s handiwork, clowns should go

Casey are serious contenders 

3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Yes it wasn’t meant to be a serious option.  I have been to Darwin for the footy on 3 occasions and a permanent team there wouldn’t work. 

3 times.

Aren’t you the expert…

An NT team could have remarkably positive social benefits, the positive local role models, a chance to play top level AFL without leaving home and the inspiration this could provide helping keep kids off the streets and even in school could be massive- making tax spend on team justifiable 

5 minutes ago, mo64 said:

Krakouer's coming across as sanctimonious, which he's in no position to be. Totally relevant.

No he is not, it is a short paragraph in a long article.

9 minutes ago, mo64 said:

Andrew Krakouer, the pillar of society who's never done anything wrong. Whatever was said or done to HL pales into insignificance compared to Andrew Krakouer's crimes.

He made no excuses

but it’s irrelevant on this topic 

Krakeour:

”There were some incidents that happened when I was at Collingwood and when I feel the time is right I will elaborate. Everyone is on their own journey and my brother Heritier Lumumba is doing that now and I respect and support him”

I am 47 years old and I can’t recall us ever being two games clear at the top of the ladder in that time.

Go the wees and poos..

This game in Tassie has been the scene of some of the worst umpiring I have ever seen, a number of off the ball free kicks that wouldn’t be paid in U/12’s.

There is no excuse, these umpires are just not good enough.

Disgraceful umpiring, BOG for us

24 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Yes really. I'm interested in why you think a footy team should look for 'payback' in the context of them learning that from Indigenous culture.

Payback is a genuine thing in indigenous culture 

we owe north

1 + 1 = 2

3 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

Bizarre comment hey. Care to explain at all?

Really???

This weekend we should be playing in Alice Springs, of all rounds, this should be played here

Yet another example, one of so many, that Gil’s job performance is massively overrated and that his replacement must come from outside of his pathetic cronies.

No mercy, let’s continue embracing indigenous culture and todays lesson can be on payback…

So many examples of open dissent, so few actually paid…

The Blues defence is why top 4 is their ceiling 

Just now, D4Life said:

Umpires helping Blues

 

16-6 frees

I should not be surprised to see Carlscum make a preliminary final, I would be surprised if they went further this year

Can’t say I am thrilled with Melksham being the in, but I can say I am thrilled at the thought of him getting to 200 games.

Love Spargo, desperation personified and great decision maker.

That said, please don’t play for frees, you are better than that!