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So the AFL has come out and said a free kick should have been paid to Melbourne in the dying seconds of Sat's game. As if it isn't bad enough that we have a rule which requires the umpires in a split second and under extreme pressure to determine what a player's intent was (apparently they can read minds now!), their employer has now seen fit to admonish them after the fact with the benefit of 24 hours of endless review and histrionics from the 800+ football "journalists".
"Insufficient intent" - Give me strength!
I'm not sure what p!sses me off more at the moment - deliberate out of bounds or the vagaries around HTB.
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"Insufficient intent" - Give me strength!
I'm not sure what p!sses me off more at the moment - deliberate out of bounds or the vagaries around HTB.
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Crowds are down and I reckon part of it is fans have become more used to staying home. The other issue is you just can’t rock up to games like you could in the past. Not a criticism because the AFL like everyone has to put in place a system for contact tracing and that means forcing everyone to have a ticketed seat. I just wonder whether there will be permanent impact on crowd sizes.
I've done plenty well on it without any of that. All the models in the world can't make up for actually watching the games and seeing Aaron Hall move to the half back flank for a 2nd half and backing him in for the next month, or for knowing who the rookies are that are actually worth picking in a team.
But yeah, the reality is that you're not going to make bank on it without a genuine system but you should be able to finish in the money more often than not and can certainly get lucky from time to time.
To be fair, that was absolutely 100% deliberate and the umpire choked badly. That would be like a player missing a set shot to win the game from the top of the square and no one would be saying it wasn't a choke if he'd done it or not calling it out. The umpire is a professional and needs to be able to handle the pressures of the job.
I mean that one was so utterly deliberate that even if it went through for a point it should have been deliberate.
That said, the rule is still ass. I actually don't mind the insufficient intent but the inconsistencies to me are the issue. It's just so completely inconsistent. I hate the idea of last touch but honestly... I think we're at that point where it just solves all the stupid inconsistencies in the rule.
Still better than the dangerous tackle or holding the ball (and related) rules...
But yeah, the reality is that you're not going to make bank on it without a genuine system but you should be able to finish in the money more often than not and can certainly get lucky from time to time.
To be fair, that was absolutely 100% deliberate and the umpire choked badly. That would be like a player missing a set shot to win the game from the top of the square and no one would be saying it wasn't a choke if he'd done it or not calling it out. The umpire is a professional and needs to be able to handle the pressures of the job.
I mean that one was so utterly deliberate that even if it went through for a point it should have been deliberate.
That said, the rule is still ass. I actually don't mind the insufficient intent but the inconsistencies to me are the issue. It's just so completely inconsistent. I hate the idea of last touch but honestly... I think we're at that point where it just solves all the stupid inconsistencies in the rule.
Still better than the dangerous tackle or holding the ball (and related) rules...
Just wondering with the future fixtures ie Rd16 - Rd23, is the order they are showing on the AFL website indicative of the order the games will be played in? ie Rd16 he first game is shown as Collingwood vs St Kilda, so even though we don't know if it's a Thursday or Friday game, it will be the 1st game of the round?
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So what about umpires abusive comments, 'Stand' !!
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Are you missing an ' ?
Attempt at humour lost, if one was attempting.
You only have to visit the "Teams & In Game Discussion" to see what they are trying to eliminate. There are a few who post vitriol and one eyed slants, and then others who post such and then delete, on a regular basis.
There are also a few whose contributions during play add nothing to the game discussion or fantasy aspect.
We all come here for the discussion. Whinging, moaning and complaining, unless within reason, is best place elsewhere.
Attempt at humour lost, if one was attempting.
You only have to visit the "Teams & In Game Discussion" to see what they are trying to eliminate. There are a few who post vitriol and one eyed slants, and then others who post such and then delete, on a regular basis.
There are also a few whose contributions during play add nothing to the game discussion or fantasy aspect.
We all come here for the discussion. Whinging, moaning and complaining, unless within reason, is best place elsewhere.
That's a reasonable position.
That means in reality two meals delivered an hour at $26 plus car charges plus Super. Let's say close to $40.
Then every delivery is cost plus $20. Not the $5 as often charged.
Same as holidaying in Australia. Businesses have to pay award wages. Then Australians who holiday in Australia complain how expensive it is compare to Bali and Thailand, and therefore how Australia is a ripoff.
You can't have it both ways.
That means in reality two meals delivered an hour at $26 plus car charges plus Super. Let's say close to $40.
Then every delivery is cost plus $20. Not the $5 as often charged.
Same as holidaying in Australia. Businesses have to pay award wages. Then Australians who holiday in Australia complain how expensive it is compare to Bali and Thailand, and therefore how Australia is a ripoff.
You can't have it both ways.