Early Openers- Prelim Finals

[waiting]

That was some sort of prelim. Go Lions

Yep Immorta begrudgingly going for BL.

 

[immorta]

AFL twitter in meltdown over the umpiring.

I can't remember a game where I didn't notice how putrid they were, or how much they've affected the result.

Footy shouldn't be like this

I didn’t notice the umpiring. And believe me I wanted the giants to get up.

 

[waiting]

worst team to make a granny since carlton 99

Hope they get smacked..

 

[Ridley]

Keefe - what a passenger

He was pathetic in that last couple of minutes. They needed to get the ball forward and he was completely ineffectual in the ruck. Didn’t even try to slam it forward. Where was Briggs?

Not sure if Ward was injured. If not it was poor coaching by Kingsley. Keefe or Riccardi should have been subbed. Both did nothing all game.

 

[zgod]

If pies happen to win next week I really hope Adams misses.
Yeah it's nasty and vindictive but he is a knob.

 

[Honest John]

You naysayers, the Stand rule is working. 16 goals kicked in a preliminary and plenty of times when players didn't want to man the mark so their opponent could play on.

 

[mrposhman]

Turned it off as soon as the siren went. Can not watch those absolute *smile* celebrate. Giants blew that game. Ash’s kick in 3rd quarter killed all of their momentum.

Very pissed off. Worse thing is now I have to cheer for those Brisbane arseholes to win tomorrow. A Scumwood v Scumton GF is unbearable. A living nightmare.

I did exactly the same thing, and also feel the exact same way about tomorrows game. Whilst I don't like Brisbane, a Pies Blues GF makes me feel physically sick.

 

[tigersnake]

Collingwood have fumbled and bumbled their way into a GF. Very lucky against Melbourne, and tonight the umps just watched the game for the last 20 minutes. The coathanger and the trip were particularly bad, but there was one sequence of play about 20 min mark when I saw 5 or 6 frees to Giants, nothing.

Amazing. Go Brisbane or Carlton.

 

[ToraToraTora]

That was some sort of prelim. Go Lions

I thought the last Q was pretty poor to watch.

 

[tiger76]

So close to joy

Go to hell Keeffe.

 

[tigersnake]

He was pathetic in that last couple of minutes. They needed to get the ball forward and he was completely ineffectual in the ruck. Didn’t even try to slam it forward. Where was Briggs?

Not sure if Ward was injured. If not it was poor coaching by Kingsley. Keefe or Riccardi should have been subbed. Both did nothing all game.

GWS had a shitload of passengers, and were brutalised by the umps, and lost by a point!

 

[Mr T.]

That was an intense game, a one point Pies loss would’ve been perfect start to the weekend. Oh well, next the lesser evil needs to take out Blues.

 

[Ridley]

GWS had a shitload of passengers, and were brutalised by the umps, and lost by a point!

They butchered the ball. Ultimately it cost them the game.

Daniels geez.

 

[MD Jazz]

Collingwood have fumbled and bumbled their way into a GF. Very lucky against Melbourne, and tonight the umps just watched the game for the last 20 minutes. The coathanger and the trip were particularly bad, but there was one sequence of play about 20 min mark when I saw 5 or 6 frees to Giants, nothing.

Amazing. Go Brisbane or Carlton.

Yeh. It is so influential. It cost them all sorts of momentum. It makes a huge difference. Rosebery has the umpiring games record and has presided over the Adelaide farce and now this. It’s kind of fitting. How can you respectthem?

 

[Mycotchinrules]

Collingwood have fumbled and bumbled their way into a GF. Very lucky against Melbourne, and tonight the umps just watched the game for the last 20 minutes. The coathanger and the trip were particularly bad, but there was one sequence of play about 20 min mark when I saw 5 or 6 frees to Giants, nothing.

Amazing. Go Brisbane or Carlton.

Exactly.

Sometimes finals are umpired like that. They put away the whistle. No problems. Love it.

But they only put away the whistle for GWS.

I'm sorry for sounding like a broken record, but this is the worst officiated sport on earth. And I have been seriously questioning the integrity of the game.

 

[Tigaman]

He was pathetic in that last couple of minutes. They needed to get the ball forward and he was completely ineffectual in the ruck. Didn’t even try to slam it forward. Where was Briggs?

Not sure if Ward was injured. If not it was poor coaching by Kingsley. Keefe or Riccardi should have been subbed. Both did nothing all game.

I think Giants Achilles heel was Briggs by himself. Did himself proud but no help whatso ever. Pies got some old Gens in there who are starting to feel the pinch led by ex skipper Pendles.

 

[Mycotchinrules]

Yeh. It is so influential. It cost them all sorts of momentum. It makes a huge difference. Rosebery has the umpiring games record and has presided over the Adelaide farce and now this. It’s kind of fitting. How can you respectthem?

Is Rosebury number 8?

He's bloody lucky he's not a soccer referee in South America. He'd have a short career

 

[snags]

He was pathetic in that last couple of minutes. They needed to get the ball forward and he was completely ineffectual in the ruck. Didn’t even try to slam it forward. Where was Briggs?

Not sure if Ward was injured. If not it was poor coaching by Kingsley. Keefe or Riccardi should have been subbed. Both did nothing all game.

I also noticed only 59 gws interchangers for a match. That's low for any team but one that's played 2 x 6 day breaks...

Reckon briggs was carrying something from last week. Wasn't his usual self.

 

[davidc0055]

I didn’t notice the umpiring. And believe me I wanted the giants to get up.

Same with me. I'm amazed by the reaction on here

 

[Ridley]

How about the trip that wasn’t paid. Are these umpires serious? What are they watching? There are 4 of them on the ground!