"You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."
Many people always say such a theorem is nonsense - but I tend to agree Meg. Too often calls aren't made in the last 5 minutes of a game, especially when its tight by the umpires. I really do think its not on purpose from most umpires, but rather they want to stay out of the game and not be seen as making the call that wins the game for one side or the other. Really frustrates me - if the free is there, it should be paid, regardless of where on the field it is and what time in the match it is, or how close a match is.
"You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."
I'm happy with the win, and not too disappointed with the way we played. I'm expecting ups and downs with such a young team. Some people may be forgetting we had ten players with less than 50 games experience, for a cumulative number of games of 195. The lion's least experienced ten had 349 cumulative games.
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Finally got around to watch the replay - think people are being a tad harsh. Brissie played bloody well. Do suspect we need another mobile tall target up front. When's Reid due back?
Seems there is still some interest in pointing the finger at the Swans over Stretchergate.
'Evans suggested the AFL was still investigating the incident.
�We�ve had some contact with the Swans today and we�ll go through that over the next day or so,� he said.
Lions coach Justin Leppitsch queried the timing of the decision to bring on the stretcher and whether a team could use such an incident as a tactic to stop the game and get more players back in their defensive 50.'
AFL umpires blamed over stretcher incident | The Roar
Blind Freddie could tell you that bombing it on high to Buddy and several defenders on a wet day is not going to be too productive. He does his best work on the ground, not in the air, and a bit further up the field. He was pretty good all things considering.
And it's very easy to watch on tv an expect players to easily mark a Sherrin on a wet day. Give it a go sometime and see how easy it is.
Is there a stat for dropped marks against marks taken? Probably we notice Buddy's dropped marks more than other players because of who he is, and a desire to see him kick
eight or nine or eleven goals every game. Didn't Hall have this problem till he worked out he was as blind as a bat and needed glasses or laser surgery. Maybe Buddy should head down to the local OPSM shop and get his eyes tested.
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