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Bye Bye Jack Higgins!

I loved the goal, but late in the last quarter, under immense pressure in congestion, in the blink of an eye, Higgins grabbed the ball and shot a handball out to Edwards, and we were away again.
 
I nearly gave my 11yo a heart attack by leaping off the sofa and screaming THAT IS THE GREATEST GOAL OF ALL TIIIIMMEEE!!!
 
ToraToraTora said:
I nearly gave my 11yo a heart attack by leaping off the sofa and screaming THAT IS THE GREATEST GOAL OF ALL TIIIIMMEEE!!!

;D

The missus came in from the kitchen, where she belongs :help wanting to know what had happened and what i was gibbering on about.
 
Ridiculous Collingwood ferals at the ground booed it.

Awesome goal.

Calls of it being a throw are outrageous. Yes he threw it on his boot but that’s irrelevant since he kicked it. Anyway will fill more media airspace as it gives them something to talk about and people to ring in and complain about.

How he though to do that was amazing instinct. Freaky that we had Moore do something similar in the VFL not too long ago.
 
TJsFurrow said:
Powell-Pepper goals perfectly legally after throwing the ball upwards. But no one says a thing:

https://youtu.be/tWCNULkAVEs

Great get TJ. The fear and loathing of the Tigers grows stronger each week.

It is beautiful to behold.
 
How often d you hear commentators say "he throws the ball onto his boot" & that's quite acceptable, that's exactly what Powell Pepper did & it's quite ok.
Higlet was even more creative, it was a sensational goal.
Every week he gets better, some of his in close work is almost Shed like, for a 1st year player he's terrific. How lucky are we to have him.
 
Ridley said:
Great get TJ. The fear and loathing of the Tigers grows stronger each week.

It is beautiful to behold.

Can’t claim credit Ridley. It took me 30 seconds on Twitter to come across this link that someone had put up. I bet there are footyhead internet sleuths out there who could find plenty more.
 
AFL backed the maggots call. In slow motion replay there's a slight elevation of the ball as Higlet releases, which would technically be a throw. Maggots don't have the benefit of slo mo replays so it was a legal disposal.

Sad thing about it was that I was having a pee break at the time n missed it. Done it a few times the last couple of years, sneak out to get rid of some excess booze n some bastard from the Tiges lights the game up with back to back goals or a special like Higlets. *smile* old age sneakin up on me.
 
se7en said:
Next time just wet p!ss your pants.
Nah. Thinkin maybe I need to rig up a mini funnel n hose n strap a hot water bottle to my leg. Could even be used as after match artillery on the rare occasion we lose.
 
TigerMasochist said:
Nah. Thinkin maybe I need to rig up a mini funnel n hose n strap a hot water bottle to my leg. Could even be used as after match artillery on the rare occasion we lose.

TMI for PRE
Mods!!!!

:-X :-X ;D
 
tigers80 said:
KB reckons it was a throw.
Seriously? Didn’t he used to be on the rules committee?
They put the actual rule on Game Day on 7 and it was clearly, officially and unanimously NOT a throw.
Anyone still saying otherwise is either ignorant, jealous or a Collingwood supporter
 
larabee said:
Seriously? Didn’t he used to be on the rules committee?
They put the actual rule on Game Day on 7 and it was clearly, officially and unanimously NOT a throw.
Anyone still saying otherwise is either ignorant, jealous or a Collingwood supporter

For a bloke who's kicked 700+ goals, I sometimes wonder.....
 
tigers80 said:
KB reckons it was a throw.
Senile old fart looking for a controversy rating. Has he suggested yet that we should play Carlscum in the Granny this year so that we can beat them by 187 points?
 
TigerForce said:
Pricky...Pricky...Pricky on AFL360: "I'm in the party that says it's a throw"

what a surprise from the worst actor in the game. "in the party" hey? who invited him....