A.F.L Thread

[Jono]

If Nathan Brown retires I'll cry.

 

[archie mac]

Essendon V Collingwood
Port Adelaide V St Kilda
Richmond V West Coast
Sydney V Melbourne
Carlton V Brisbane
Geelong V Kangaroos
Hawthorn V Bulldogs
Fremantle V Adelaide

 

[oz_fan]

Essendon V Collingwood
Port Adelaide V St Kilda
Richmond V West Coast
Sydney V Melbourne
Carlton V Brisbane
Geelong V Kangaroos
Hawthorn V Bulldogs
Fremantle V Adelaide

 

[ash chaulk]

brad dick will kick 5

 

[Matt79]

Jeez, its only quarter time, but how much have the rules changes of the last couple of years totally ruined footy? The holding-the-ball rule that penalises players for trying to take possession of the ball is a shocker but the push-in-the-back rule that forbids ANY contact whatsoever is just friggin ridiculous. It's not just that Clement keeps getting pinged, I've complained about this before (although obviously its more annoying when its against your own team). What's the problem with the game being a contact sport? Are defenders pretty much shot dogs in todays brave new AFL? It annoys me so much, I'm finding myself less and less interested in watching the games these days.

 

[Johnners]

Have to agree. Makes it worse for defenders when soft****s like Lloyd are the fowards and will dive like a push in the back if a defender comes within 1 metre of him.

 

[Matt79]

****! Burns should have snapped Davey in half then, not dropped off him like a wet rag. He's a fair player Davey, if he doesn't get himself killed be trying to be clever and not seeing the charging defender in the mean time.

 

[ash chaulk]

davey is soo good but only in bursts

 

[pasag]

Yeah I agree, but something has to be done to prevent players going down like flies, which they have been since the mid to late 90s. In the old days biffs and bumps were acceptable and the best part of the game but there was a much lower injury level. These days the wind changes and 5 people need knee-reconstructions. There obviously has to be a balance here.

 

[pasag]

Dustin Fletcher 75m Goal

Fair kick.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Dustin Fletcher 75m Goal

Fair kick.

Didn't you see that already?

 

[pasag]

Didn't you see that already?

Nah, read about it. Missed the game and the highlights.

 

[pasag]

You've gotta hate it when teams stop playing 5 minutes before the end, especially in a relatively close game. Good win for Collingwood though.

 

[Matt79]

Good win there for the Pies. They played well in the end, despite not being able to kick for ****. Cloke is a funny one, he presents well and can take a mark and make a second effort, but he can't kick for peanuts.

Heath Shaw is a fair gun and makes a good speech too I thought!

 

[Matt79]

You've gotta hate it when teams stop playing 5 minutes before the end, especially in a relatively close game. Good win for Collingwood though.

Probably a bit harsh on Essendon, given the four day turn around for them. And they were up against the very best you know...

 

[pasag]

Probably a bit harsh on Essendon, given the four day turn around for them. And they were up against the very best you know...

Nah was talking about the fact Collingwood played keepings off in their back line for the last few minutes. Unless you knew that and were joking, in which case -

 

[Matt79]

Sometime its annoying, but it was more like 3 minutes and we were 3 goals up, so it didn't bother me too much. When team start doing it from 10 minutes out, or when only a goal or so up, that's wrong.

 

[Johnners]

It gets annoying, but when a team is 3 goals ahead, 3 minutes in front, i'd probably prefer they'd kick it around the backline than attempt to bomb it into a packed foward line and risk an injury....

 

[pasag]

IIRC, in the Sirengate match Freo started running down the clock about 10-12 minutes before the end, and they got screwed over with St Kilda getting to within one point in the end (would have drawn it obv if the AFL didnt overrule it). Was so happy Freo got ****ed so to speak for using those tactics.

 

[mikeW]

Bradley- worst player ever.

Made Cloke look half decent which he isnt.