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Petracca twice has kicked back into the corridor fm defence for two shots at goal to GWS

When will these maggots learn the rules. The protected area is a10m semi circle around the player kicking. The giants were 5m from mcdonald when he was kicking for goal

Our pressure is pathetic. They want it more

Thursday night games a re seen as preferable to Friday apparently - bigger viewing audience.

Last week GWS were playing for a spot in the 8 and were beaten by the 17th placed Hawthorn. They weren't too incentivised it seems.

2 weeks ago the giants smashed Carlton..... just sayin....

Essendon were the 2nd highest scoring team so the game plan was to nullify that strength. One thing that seems to becoming more apparent is that the coaching panel are analysing teams strengths and playing to stop their strengths. Our fwd 'connection' is almost secondary. Gus in his podcast pointed to the fact we held Ess to 57pts and what an achievement that was. Similarly we dismantled the Bulldogs game plan, Richmonds game plan and Geelongs game plan. GWS have good skills, don't turn the ball over very often but can be lazy on team defence. They have a solid midfield Group including Taranto, Kelly, Hopper, Whitfield etc. Whitfield gains lots of metres for them and if we can stop him and Greene we go a long way to beating them. Goodwin clearly think our speedy forward line is the right way to go....

GWS lost to Hawthorn and drew with North in the past 3 weeks. The two bottom sides on the ladder. They are not travelling well.

There haven't been multiple consecutive games in the VFL. Its a farce

Just turned in the Rich v Gold Coast game and what colour do you think they umpires are wearing? Black and Yellow. The AFL are dead set peanuts.

Are the lights good enough there? I seem to recall the training lights were ordinary..

I recall many players poking the ball with their foot and withdrawing it before it crosses the line. It was always adjudicated that way when I grew up playing football. It doesn't appear to be in the rules now and I don't know when it was removed (or of indeed it was ever there) but I clearly remember that's how it was umpired. Your foot was not allowed to be connected to the ball when it crossed the line.

That's how it has ALWAYS been adjudicated. That goal annoyed me no end.

I'm tipping there won't be many replies to the Giants thread. Maybe substitute a picture of tumbleweeds at Giant Stadium....

Good article here about Jason Taylor... https://www.afl.com.au/news/65216/the-behind-the-scenes-guy-who-rebuilt-the-dees Best mates with Bevo... Was on the match committee with Choco for 3 straight flags at Sandy. Was installing Air conditioning at Derek Hine's house (recruiting mgr for Collingwood) and asked him to help with his preso for the St Kilda recruiting job.. He's done well has Jason...

Its not that its technical, its that the AFL in typical fashion are over sealous to begin with , then it fades and players take advantage, then they pluck it out of their wazoo and everyone says WTF? It then becomes rule of the week again etc. Last year they were on to it like a seagull in a hot chip then everyone forgot about it. Just like the standing the mark rule. Players are standing 5-10 m to the side of the actual mark to try and coral the player with the ball into the pocket etc. Thats not how it was officiated at the beginning. The attempted kick of harmes was let go as it was twice against us in the first qtr. But then they pay it randomly. Then there was the goal of Jones where his foot was clearly over the line. When I grew up that was a point every day. The rule has never been changed but there you go. Or pushing in the back when a player is kicking the ball. They let that go 5 times out of 10 but then bam it gets paid like it was to Spargo. Its infuriating. No wonder people and players get frustrated.

Yes

I disagree but regardless that's not the role weid would play in the ones is it? He was given a wider brief to try and run him into some form or confidence. He's not getting back in the side on that effort. I hope he finds form soon. He is bereft of confidence.

They started booing early in the first quarter and increased the volume during the game. As if they were affirming each free was a conspiracy theory against them. Hilarious. Spoke to two Bomber supporters at work and OMG they were banging on like you wouldn't believe about how they were robbed. When I said the Harmes decision was the same as two they didn't pay to us in the first quarter they said it was irrelevant because it was the first quarter! They did conced that Devon Smith has a big mouth and needed to shut up. ("stop shouting at me Devon" will go down as one of the great umpire comments of all time!) They also agreed that the great Stringer choked with his pathetic kick at goal in the final quarter.

They clearly called out (and signalled) 'High' contact not an arm chop

Well we all know how the Dees go when the media sing their praises.... I for one am happy they are not on board. Couldn't be happier.. We don't need anyone else's bathwater.

Anyone have the stats for our set shot kicking this year? We would have to be 16th or 17th surely....

??? He's had 7

The Harmes one in the last 5 mins they were complaining about happened to us twice in the first qtr where Ess players were tackled and just let the ball go or failed to connect a fist or a foot to the ball.

It does worry me slightly that we largely strangle teams but in nearly every game this year we have never been far enough in front that we could relax. Getting 4 goals up and then letting them get two quick ones to think they have a chance is becoming our standard. We'd love it to be get 4 goals up then 5 then 6 then 7 but we cant seem to keep that scoreboard pressure up. Thats why we need to sort out our fwd line ASAP. Yes we are winning but could finish the games a LOT earlier if we could score more consistently.