Norf is also one of the many teams I detest. Their supporters seem to have a chip on their shoulder as they get so upset easily when things don't go their way & think the world is against them. Probably due to them being the smallest Vic club. I remember them demanding to get the 4 match points after Jessie White briefly ran on & off the ground (19 secs) as the 19th man. And the ferocious booing of Adam Goodes in his last game
I'd be happy about Blakey's decision regardless of which other club or clubs he'd had to chose between. I've only seen him in a couple of U18 games and one NEAFL game but it's enough to tell me he's a deceptively athletic player (albeit physically underdeveloped at the moment) with a very high football IQ.
But the response from North (and North stooges) to the looming Blakey decision did nothing to convince me my contempt for their club was unwarranted. For example, David King demanding that FS should have priority over academy selections, something that makes no sense when FS is entirely optional for the player.
Umpires: my son knows Troy Pannell so I usually take a closer look at umpiring when he is officiating a game. From what I see he is usually rather unassuming and doesn't have as many howlers as others. I would think he is ranked a fair way down the umpiring pecking order. Any thoughts. I note that he doesn't seem to be on the radar/laser beam of RWOers.
Yes, and there seemed to be a certain section of North supporters, who were very keen to boo Buddy, the other week. Not sure why, but my guess is that they're the sort of knuckle dragging morons, who were feeling all nostalgic, about the days when they got to boo Goodesy.
Though I suspect that if you asked them, they would trot out the old furphy of "He stages for free kicks". Which would be a touch ironic, as they have Ben 'the tumbleweed' Brown in their side.
I wonder if the North fans will boo Nick Blakey. Maybe David King will lead the chorus.
I'm not a fan of Pannell...he can be dodgy although not as bad as others like Stevic. Nicholls was very quick to penalise us on the weekend. The one umpire I don't mind this year is Chamberlain. And I can't believe I'm saying that after the horrendous umpiring years ago in that Fremantle game.
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