A.F.L Thread

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[Johnners]

haha, people keep dropping out of the tipping ladder, making my position look even worse (H)

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Hayden's gotta be one of the worst kicks going around, kicked about 700 clangers in the last two weeks.

 

[ash chaulk]

kangaz (y)

 

[cameeel]

Roos!!

 

[cameeel]

CW Tipping Ladder Round 15

Pasag - 76
Hoggy - 75
Cameeel - 72
Oz Fan - 71
Alternative - 69
BoyBrumby - 69
Faaip - 69
Superkingdav - 69
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MikeW - 66
DYCE - 64
R_D - 64
Archie Mac - 63
Ash Chaulk - 63
Jono - 63
Vic Orthodox - 63
Matt79 - 62
Matteh - 62
Clapo - 56
Buddh - 55
Dark Hunter - 53

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Long way out of the 8, will struggle to make it in. Sort of like Saints.

 

[Hoggy31]

****kkkkkk, I'm in love with the North Melbourne football club, what a ****ing side. Everyone works so hard for eachother, no passengers. ****kk, best game for a while, so goooooooood.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I can't get on the Roos bandwagon, not one player I even come close to liking.

 

[Hoggy31]

oozeh iz farzd n kreeativ

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Nah, he's ****. It's his rugged looks that get me in.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I can't get on the Roos bandwagon, not one player I even come close to liking.

McMahon is a fave.

My tipping would be so much better if I got on the Geelong bandwagon. Ah well.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I can't get on the Roos bandwagon, not one player I even come close to liking.

Couldn't agree more, plus I hate Laidley.

 

[superkingdave]

have a hundred on the Roos for the flag, my money's safe right?

They have basically no chance of not coming last, tbbh.

Haha is there a way of getting it back?

Could be a ****load of money coming my itbt. Pasag won't be laughing then

 

[pasag]

Could be a ****load of money coming my itbt. Pasag won't be laughing then

 

[mikeW]

Jay Nash is fast overtaking Ryder as my fave Essendon player.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I actually saw part of an AFL game for the first time since I started tipping in the CW comp last night. I thought Sentanta had all the UK rights, but no: British Eurosport 2 showed hightlights of Geelong/Collingwood (think it's repeated tonight too for any curious UK based Sky users).

It largely satisfied my "badly-haircutted Victorians in tragically 80s-esque kit punting the ball in an arbitrary manner" stereotype, but I do have one serious question: what's the law on handling the ball on the floor? Whenever it seemed to hit the deck about half a dozen players piled in & almost invariably the ref (umpire?) blew up. Can players literally wrestle each other for the ball or it it like union when the ball must be released?

 

[Johnners]

It's sort of like Union in that if a player is deemed to be caught "holding the ball" when they've had prior opportunity to release the ball, the opposition receives a free kick. However in the case where the ball is on the ground underneath a pack, unless one of the players drags the ball back in (in which case it would be a free kick against that player), if the ball has no chance of being released, the umpire will take the ball and have a bounce (like at the start of each quarter, or after a goal is kicked).

 

[mikeW]

Will West Coast make the 8?

Sydney the the dogs at the dome in the next 2 weeks. Im tipping they'll slip out of the 8.

 

[Josh]

Any further questions on the rules of the game should be directed to the resident field umpire... me!!