Discussion 2021 Round 7: Teams & In Game Discussion
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Going back to the dawn of time (aka start of Aussie rules) it’s safe to say every club has tales of awful umpiring costing games. Particularly in the last minute. My 2 cents though is this is what happens when umpiring isn’t a full time profession - hard to have genuine accountability when the umpires have other jobs/priorities they’ll just focus on if it gets too hard. I think this is part of the reason the AFL shields them so much as well.. they’re worried that the part time brigade will just give it up. And as much as they drive supporters crazy, no umpires = no football.
Until the AFL creates a genuine umpiring role that is full time, paid well, and devotes time to training (positioning, interpretations, etc) then this is just what it’ll be.
All we can hope is when it’s all tallied up at the end of the day, it largely evens out..
Until the AFL creates a genuine umpiring role that is full time, paid well, and devotes time to training (positioning, interpretations, etc) then this is just what it’ll be.
All we can hope is when it’s all tallied up at the end of the day, it largely evens out..
The AFL also hides behind umpires after changing rules so much and so often that - outside the howlers - the adjudication of the game is a huge grey area, or deadset confusion. A lot of the time it’s not the umpires that are being criticized, or even really at fault, but it’s an easy act of political misdirection to say “don’t criticize umpiring”. The AFL is complete disingenuous on this and many other issues. As I said earlier this week, they’ve created the problem FOR the umpires and FOR the game with endless band aid upon band aid fixes to things that weren’t really problems in the first place.
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Traded Ryan in for Danger last round to avoid a DEF donut and now he has a calf issue, Kosi did a commendable job as his replacement.
Outside the opening round, I've had to carry 1 or 2 premiums on my bench every round so far.
Benches are starting to become non-existence as we approach the MBRs, I have a feeling it's not going to be pretty, even under a Best 18 scenario.
Traded Ryan in for Danger last round to avoid a DEF donut and now he has a calf issue, Kosi did a commendable job as his replacement.
Outside the opening round, I've had to carry 1 or 2 premiums on my bench every round so far.
Benches are starting to become non-existence as we approach the MBRs, I have a feeling it's not going to be pretty, even under a Best 18 scenario.
I know. I start to accrue a little cash to upgrade, then have to spend it on injuries or to replace dud rookies. I'm trying to do my trade/bye plans and have no idea how to approach them.
13/1158 - to come: Ziebell, Oliver, Powell, Jordon, Ridley, Merrett, Cripps, A Boss, and new recruit and Captain Gawn.
Went with my gut and passed on Facrae and Farrar, which seems to have been an ok move, esp. re Macrae. All my 10 leagues are associated with SCS, and none of them are easy. Think I'll just fall the wrong side of the ledger in most of them this week.
13/1158 - to come: Ziebell, Oliver, Powell, Jordon, Ridley, Merrett, Cripps, A Boss, and new recruit and Captain Gawn.
Went with my gut and passed on Facrae and Farrar, which seems to have been an ok move, esp. re Macrae. All my 10 leagues are associated with SCS, and none of them are easy. Think I'll just fall the wrong side of the ledger in most of them this week.
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