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I thought we hit it four times. Tracc, Kade twice and Fritsch

Jack Watts dropped himself

There's a law against that

They just need to enforce the rules as they are. When you get tackled you have to make an attempt to dispose of the ball. Just because you have one arm held doesn't negate that. I don't think that discriminates against the ball winner too onerously. If the umps blow their whistles quicker you wont have tacklers spinning guys around in 360 degs and ball winners will try to dispose of the ball more quickly But while we are at it. These are just as frustrating: Holding a player while he is trying to get the ball Happens to Clarry and Tracc all the time. Particulalrly in the centre bounces Push in the back? WTF is going on with that Jumping on a players back when he is on the ground? WTF Kicking the ball as its crossing the line. The McCreery decision was terrible. It used to be your foot could not be in contact with the ball as it crossed the line. When did that change? Handballs over the head. How is that a stationary palm as it used to be Front on contact is now paid for the slightest of touches - in some case for no contact at all just getting in the players face as it were - and yet it was brought in to stop people being shirtfronted whilst they were in a vulnerable position Shepherding off the ball. You are allowed to bump a player within 5m of the ball. This is paid randomly - such as Oscar bakers ridiculous decision on the weekend - yet Max was shepherded off the ball every single time the ball went into our 50m. And Collingwood had two shots at goal because of it. Sliding the knees. This was the Adam Goodes rule brought in to stop the dangerous sliding when approaching from the opposite direction - ie when you could break a players legs. Now its paid for anyone going for the ball and the oppo player dives over the top of them. ANB does this quite often to milk a free. Tackles that slip down low and players get tripped. Rarely paid as a trip Most of these rules modifications are designed for TV and faster play - supposedly more goals and more commercial breaks. But the lack of consistency and rule of the week is infuriating. When was the last time a player got pinged for being in the 'protected zone'? Yet you now see it all the time. As for the 'standing the mark rule. The variation in intrpretation is mind boggling. AFL are idiots.

I think that Breust bloke goes alright, and Gunston...

And McCreery kicking the ball over the line. Even BT called it out And Moore's mark on the line that was not reviewed. And Max's mark on the goal line that was paid a point.

We see countless times each week where a player is tackled and one arm is pinned but the arm holding the ball is free. The player holds on for dear life and makes no attempt to dispose because he knows that an incorrect disposal will give a free away or the ball will spill to an opponent. Players (like ANB) are coached to bring the ball to ground and create a stoppage. Players are holding on to the ball for too long and the tackler has no choice in most cases other than to bring the player to ground or risk them getting their arms free and dishing the ball off. IMO a player who makes no attempt to dispose of the ball when tackled should be penalised, regardless of whether he has an arm pinned etc This actually is the rule currently but not enforced. The only exception should be when the player has both arms pinned and can't release the ball. And while we are at it, you wont convince me otherwise that all of these issues stem from the increase in interchange back in Kevin Bartlett's day. Players today can run for 4 quarters at full tilt (with lots of interchanges). Makes for bigger, harder collisions, more congestion and more of the ball pinging from end to end. A lot less one on one contested footy and more rolling mauls. All for TV

I saw that and thought nah, it must have been a different one.. They really are idiots

I said this to my mate as well. Amazing that there were c90k people and you could hear players shouting instructions at various points

Go on....

Bowey takes the odd kick in and usually gets it right.

And his kicking is underrated as well. Very calm neat short passes.

Thommo played his best game for the club I reckon. Particularly as he took Cox when he went forward He was outstanding.

Just having a bit of fun :)

Percentage doesn't matter in finals.

Here's my take Players have been trained to pin the arms because players with the ball have become so good at lifting the arms or releasing the ball when they get tackled. However the players being tackled are adding to the problem because they are not releasing the ball immediately they are tackled. More often than not they make no attempt - particularly if one arm is pinned - as they are likely to give away a free for incorrect disposal. They hold the ball and are taken to ground OR as is now more common falling to ground in the hope of getting a free. How many times do we see a player with the ball do a 360deg turn? Tacklers are therefore holding on to the player with the ball to try and stop them releasing it. If umpires paid frees to the tackler more quickly WHEN a player with the ball makes no attempt to release it I suspect we would have less of these issues in the first place. I don't think this goes against the spirit of the game where a player going for the ball is 'rewarded' or protected.

We have hit the bye with a great win in front of a finals like crowd We are 9 and 4 with a very healthy list - that's way more important in the grand scheme of things. Our defensive system is back to its best.

So ***** annoying. What a joke. Yet Cox can smash Gawn in the head at a recalled ball up in the centre square and its no free/no report/play on And Maynard smacks Brayshaw in the head AFTER he has taken the mark. No 50m no report, no fine. Carry on. BS

Or when ANB I think took a mark and Mihocek simply grabbed his collar and dragged him to the ground

What about the centre bounce that was recalled? Cox just smashed Gawn in the head. No free ball up Took him a few moments to get up Or when he sunk his knees into Rivers on the ground. He's a dirtbag. And Gawn was constantly shepherded off the ball in the fwd line.

Said this one would be worth revisiting. Thanks for the laughs :)

We were very nervous in the first 15m. Hunter turned the ball over 4 times and Brayshaw coughed it up at least 3 Inferred pressure everywhere. We tidied up well though and dominated the rest of the game.

Ch 7 showed him sitting in the box today

Outstanding performance. Hit the post 4 times but our kicking for goal was [censored] Viney immense but the biggest surprise for me was Thommo. Fantastic game Fritsch's awareness of his teammate around him is terrible.

All i know os that our club doesn't get involved in bidding wars for second rate players that come on to the market and tout prices of $800+k a year. How has that worked for Carlton? When we have a need we target a player and get them, Think Langdon and Hibberd. All for a good price. Our recruiting team is the nest in the business We do need to develop a gorilla defender though. Not sure we have on of them anywhere.