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oystertoadfish posted:without the special soccer channel they put most of the games on, I don't get enough of the games to really latch onto one team in my opinion. I just let the sports wash over me. incidentally, was funny to see that one-pointer where the losing team had more goals but lost on behinds iirc, Carlton and someone, how often does that happen? one other thing to remember is at least these first games they've moved to 16-minute quarters, so between that and some rustiness, there are some low-scoring games at the moment. it can happen, especially if both teams are kicking like poo poo. Or when one team especially kicks bad - Saints-Richmond from this weekend, both teams had about the same number of scoring kicks (I think 17 to 18 if memory serves) but Saints kicked straight, which is a miracle in and of itself, and Richmond missed some sitters. Easy way to settle a four-goal game. plus the Carlton-Essendon game was funny for how it ended -- Essendon getting a gift to get a chance at winning...and the set shot pushes wide. lol.
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MysticalMachineGun posted:From all the rumours and scuttlebutt around it sounds like Adelaide has a real boys' club issue where if you've played for the Crows before come work for us, no matter how poo poo you are (see Brett Burton and Ricuitto) Yeah, this is what I'm pinning my (slim/fantasy) hopes on
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snaeksikn posted:lol QLD has refused to let Richmond into the state https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1277415851012976641?s=19
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snaeksikn posted:lol QLD has refused to let Richmond into the state wise
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Ya love to see it https://twitter.com/MattWalshMedia/status/1277448553049161729  (for comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9EVsFnwtg8&t=93s ) drunkill fucked around with this message at 08:24 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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Battle of the bums on Sunday 1pm, we better loving win
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realbez posted:https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/s-canning-our-brand-clarkson-unloads-on-afl-over-poor-fare-for-fans-20200628-p5572m.html He's definitely right there. You see dozens of players just drop the ball in a tackle and nothing is loving called every weekend.
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MysticalMachineGun posted:From all the rumours and scuttlebutt around it sounds like Adelaide has a real boys' club issue where if you've played for the Crows before come work for us, no matter how poo poo you are (see Brett Burton and Ricuitto) One quarter where Walker got a couple of cheap goals and Crouch got a bunch of inaccurate kicks on the wing while Brisbane had the cue in the rack was enough to get people back on the Walker and Crouch are amazing, we have our elite mid we're not that far off it train. Gonna be a long winter.
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thepokey posted:Hard to argue with Clarko. Its definitely not the only thing thats making it this way but certainly a contributor. And the solution Clarko offers with umpires basically getting better isn't something dumb and game breaking in its own right. Going from watching footy from 07-08 while the season was suspended to watching all three games we've played so far, it's been the thing that's stood out the most. I'm not sure it's a question of umpires being better, I think they've been specifically instructed to let the play go on as long as the ball hasn't stopped. Umpires which are still umpiring the game now had a completely different interpretation ten years ago, and they particularly paid when a player is dispossessed in a tackle. You can tell because the umpires were audible back then too, and the language they use to describe decisions (e.g. Dropped the ball in the tackle, had prior) doesn't get used anymore. That drop in the tackle free never gets paid anymore, and when it was, it would open up a Brent Guerra type player to then immediately hit a player 45-60m from the contest. This completely opened up the game and allowed Buds/Rough/Boyle/Williams to get the jump on their defender. The same was true for our opponents where Johncock or Torney would do the same (I watched the '07 elimination final in that run, still fantastic).
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Well Gil has agreed that holding the ball needs to be paid more often so we’ll see if there’s any change this round.
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SA borders are closed to Victoria until July 20th. Both Adelaide teams will have played both Perth teams and both Queensland teams by the 12th, but Victorian teams are also banned from Queensland. So the games running 16th - 19th July will need to be NSW vs the QLD hub teams? Or maybe they just need to bye that week until poo poo can be figured out. Victoria will probably be in full lockdown within a few days anyway to whatever.
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I think getting the Vic teams out of the state for at least the next 4-6 weeks (with no games in Victoria) is the only way to get this season finished in a decent timeframe. Either that or get all the all-Vic and the all-interstate matchups out of the way (effectively two separate groups) then work out the travel games later in season when hopefully this current bubble has been contained.
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If only someone had the foresight to set up hubs in SA and WA for all of the Victorian teams a month ago
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Does anyone have the postal address for AFL HQ? I need to send them a 'told you so' card
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Shut the gently caress up ntrabbit
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realbez posted:Shut the gently caress up ntrabbit
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NTRabbit posted:If only someone had the foresight to set up hubs in SA and WA for all of the Victorian teams a month ago cost was the reason. Even going into hubs now is far cheaper than being in hubs for 2 months already.
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Sidebottom pucked up and driven home by the cops at 7am the other morning. Had been out drinking all night supposedly. Might cop a 4 week ban. One way to avoid a hub.
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drunkill posted:Sidebottom pucked up and driven home by the cops at 7am the other morning. Had been out drinking all night supposedly. Seems like a good way to majorly piss off the playing group.
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NSW has more AFL suitable grounds than SA anyway. SCG, Showgrounds, Blacktown, maybe Drummoyne at a stretch - 3 would be enough if you assume you're still using the other non-Vic states. Even more if you throw in Manuka down at Canberra.
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The Deadly Hume posted:NSW has more AFL suitable grounds than SA anyway. What about all the SANFL grounds?
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Spedman posted:What about all the SANFL grounds? Sounds made up to me
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4 weeks because if he wasn't a footy player he'd be in the drunktank overnight and charged with public drunkenness. https://twitter.com/FootyonNine/status/1278264739802386437
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Well that's awesome. VAFA has just cancelled our season entirely, most likely due to the recent outbreak. loving assholes, it wasnt THAT loving hard to not throw parties and not loving act children who cant keep their fingers to themselves.
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Nutsngum posted:Well that's awesome. VAFA has just cancelled our season entirely, most likely due to the recent outbreak. loving assholes, it wasnt THAT loving hard to not throw parties and not loving act children who cant keep their fingers to themselves. I think the cause of concern was actually the players who come up from the city to play.
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Fear not, you're still allowed to drop the ball with impunity.
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monolithburger posted:Fear not, you're still allowed to drop the ball with impunity. Feels like a lot of frees have been paid, but not for holding the ball. Blues have just been really sloppy. Weird Sandwich fucked around with this message at 11:08 on Jul 2, 2020 |
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drunkill posted:eddiebetts jarryngeary not quite the same ring
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monolithburger posted:Also, I guess Geary is a forward now.  Wait that’s also Gresham’s first goal too?! Wow.
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https://twitter.com/CarltonFCBlues/status/1278631179571224578 good work clarko
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