Guess Gil and the lads jumped back on board the Doggies train this week, must have changed their minds and decided Brisbane can't win the flag after all. They're a fickle lot there in AFL House. But the message to the umps this week was clearly GET BACK ON THE DOGS
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Guess Gil and the lads jumped back on board the Doggies train this week, must have changed their minds and decided Brisbane can't win the flag after all. They're a fickle lot there in AFL House. But the message to the umps this week was clearly GET BACK ON THE DOGS
After they ensured a Brisbane home final with 100% attendance so raised handy $$ for financially desperate AFL (statement of fact, not even criticism, but very clear motive). Whereas no finals in Melb and very limited numbers for Tassie so no or poor return. No atmosphere either - poor event.
FKD was significantly in favour of Dogs last night, back to their usual status. Odd how different it was in other games prior. I thought they certainly benefited but most frees were there. Umps were brave enough to make the calls because AFL got the finalists they wanted - all with a really positive narrative for AFL media and promotion - look at it. This final and the Swans V GWS finals most honestly umpired although Lions' supporters probably left quite upset by last night's large FKD - 19/28.
But have you looked at Geecheat's games and the umpiring therein though!? Still a huge push for their success. You need to look at what does NOT get paid against the Moggies.
Still gullible and naive. [Anyway, why are you bothering me with this lightweight crap if you think it so bizarre?]
One of us is gullible and naive - probably the one that thinks the AFL instructs the umpires on who they want to win the game based on whichever way the wind blows at the time.
Based on your theories then, show some balls and make some predictions about who they want in the Grand Final - this should determine how the free kicks pan out in the prelims next week right?
Super easy to ascribe motive after the event, do it beforehand since you aren't gullible and naive. Or are you too pigeon hearted to have a go?
Did they have sufficient intent to score a behind though?
They've evolved, TBR.
It was only two years ago that their forwards and mids couldn't hit the sides of a barn (from inside) and were regularly having more scoring shots that their opposition, but losing. Now they avoid that statistic by instead of kicking a behind they kick it OOTF. Fagan would be proud.
Why would I bother? You had your chance to post replies to two significant previous posts of mine but jibbed it. Just not up to it. Are you forgetting? Like I said then, you're clearly a lightweight pigeon and a waste of my time. I've better things to do and certainly won't be rising at your weaselly attempts to provoke a reaction.
The answer is already in my prior posts if you were discerning enough to comprehend anyway. The AFL got the finals contenders they wanted along with interstate PFs and a GF they will salvage some some desperately wanted cash from, and there's a good news narrative with any of the remaining teams winning the flag. I have never stated that I know what the full agenda of the AFL is; it's probably based on sophisticated financial and marketing objectives and probably is fluid and variable at different times. How could I know their full objectives? I'm just another long-term Tigers fan who can see the evidence of partiality clearly before my eyes like many others, and am not naive and gullible enough to think it's all totally capricious or incidental.
They especially succeeded in ensuring RFC did not get a chance at a threepeat. So how about you provide an in-depth explanation how this can happen:
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/08/31/the-full-2021-afl-free-kick-ladder/
Note: some key quotes for a lightweight disinclined to read or think much:
- The Dogs held a differential of +79, some 46 free kicks clear of second placed Geelong on +33. The Cats were the most significant movers in the final four weeks going from sixth to second.
-Down the bottom, it was Richmond who held up the rest for most of the season.
The Tigers had by far the worst differential at -86 after receiving the least frees for and giving away the equal second most.
It completed a fifth straight season in which the reigning premiers have finished a season with a differential of -30 or more.
Pigeon-brains are barely capable of anything much beyond a one-liner. Thanks for proving once again, you're a lightweight AFL and umpires apologist who poses as a 'great rationalist' but when pressure comes on, heads for the pigeon loft. As I said, waste of my time ... again and again.
