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Round Whatever. The Other Games.
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watch when Selwood kicks for touch with a minute to go, and looks around for the ump, all in one action, and demonstratively punches his fist in an over-acted
'dang, missed my target'
If you havnt watched it PRE'ers,
watch the final 2 minutes clip on AFL.com and marvel at the procession of inconsistencies in Hocking's team's favour.
there's 3 in the final minute.
Selwood defensive DOOB not paid, Brawshaws offensive DOOB paid, Lever short changed 10% of the distance on his 50m penalty (in the umps mind) a kick for goal to win the match.
The first two are indefensible, but would be defended by @The Big Richo. The last one, is empirical, quantifiable, incompetent and/or corrupt, and is indefensible.
The ruling ump says to the downfield ump 'Mark is at the 45. Forty-five. 45'. you can hear it clearly. The downfield ump can hear it. theres no crowd, see.
so the ump either A) sets the mark at 49m (in context, 45 is a world of difference from 49 for a kick to win the match and decide the minor premiership) or B) the ump sets the mark timidly at 45m, and the Geelong player creeps 4m forward, and its clearly another 50m and a kick from the goal line.
If it was A) then I can think theres 4 possible explanations, none of which are good. 1) that this umpire cant discriminate between 5 and 1 metre, or 2) cant subtract 5 from 50, 3) doesnt understand English and has severe numerical dyslexia and does not know what '45' means or, 4) he wanted Geelong to win, for whatever reason, and decided to make Lever's kick significantly less likely to succeed.
The adjudication of this minute of footy, if it had worked and sent Melbourne to Adelaide,
was ordered of magnitude worse than the added 26 seconds in Brisbane IMHO.
The final minute at GBHMDMA last night had a very real potential to decide the 2021 premier, such were the stakes and context
and the UMPS made 3 (three) huge, incorrect/inconsistent calls in Geelong favour, in 60 seconds.
and the one important call they made for The Dees, they had no option to not pay.
and all this, in the context of 1. a neutrals POV and 2. it not succeeding.
get *smile* Hocking
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Do we go for the saints so they jump above us? Or the Dockers then hope the bombers lose and miss the finals?
I'm conflicted.
I'm conflicted.
You can never ever rely on the Aints. I’ll go a Druggies shafting.
May not be the last we hear of this, TF. Bulldogs need to kick up an almighty stink.
I think I’ve got the solution to this dilemma. We barrack for St.Dillda to win so we get the earlier pick and then barrack for Bumwood to beat Arsendon so that Arsendon realise that their finals foray is a complete waste of time and they are destined to continue their 17 year stretch of no finals wins.
There. Simple. Well done me. Time for a beer.
There. Simple. Well done me. Time for a beer.
Ive got a better scenario...
Freo win, denying Essendon a finals berth.
then StKilda take the next Jordan Galluci at Pick 7,
and we take the next Trent Cotchin at Pick 8?
Then, Longmure is forced to play Adam Cerra in an elimination final, Cerra does a plantar fascia syndesmosis hyper extension* of the brain,
and Carlton pay him $1.5m to rehab for 2 years.
* injury for comedic effect only, I'd never wish injury on a footballer other than Joel Selwood or Tom Hawkins or Jezza in a prelim,
I hope it’s just me, however the more games I watch the more I find the game boring and frustrating in its inconsistent ruling. Hopefully some good games in September will rekindle
Its hard to look away from keeping the Bombers out of finals. Its going to be a great day when they draft someone that wasn't even born the last time they won a final.
That can still happen even if they get in. Reckon the Dogs will drop an EF to them?
I hope not, but the Dogs are playing crap footy at the moment. They've lost 3 on the bounce.
