Yep, and stats can be misleading but I think he had maybe 2 or 3 bad blunders by hand and foot , but the rest of his disposal was either good or at least decent. Seems like a lot of people only saw the blunders and judge his whole game on those , he had 29 touches and 3 were horrible. He does need to learnt to hand pass with both hands though , that has gotten him into trouble a few times already.
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Yes, I have seen those stats, but I don't think a persecution complex helps anyone. The stats are troubling, but not even remotely conclusive. There are legitimate concerns about the League's attitude to the Swans, but the idea that they are all conspiring against us at the highest level is just paranoid rubbish. We should devote our energies to dealing with real stuff, like CoLA and the academies. Every club has its disputes with AFL, and what we need is strong and consistent advocacy to ensure our voice is heard, not retreating into petty obsessions.
I wouldn't describe it as a petty obsession. The bias is evident in the statistics and 3 years ago almost certainly cost us a premiership (the league had their own enquiry, foundung the umpiring was not acceptable).
What's not certain is why this happens. I really don't think it is our game style. My theory is that it is response bias. There is always crap in the media about our lock down style. Umps see what they expect to see. An example was the recent farce where league cracked down on holding...
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Or maybe maybe umpires are like bulls when they see red.
He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.
I am pretty bullish about this season but I think the key will revolve around our form at home. In our first 10 rounds, we play five teams at home who are very strong (Adelaide, Melbourne, GWS, Essendon, Collingwood). Compare this to the away games of Western Bulldogs, Carlton, Richmond, Lions, and North Melbourne.
I would expect us to win at least three of our away games and more likely four but I am really unsure of the home games. If we can regain our edge at the SCG and be 7-3 or 6-4 by round 10, I give ourselves a great chance.
"Yes, I have seen those stats, but I don't think a persecution complex helps anyone." ......because the league ignores the concerns of anyone outside of Victoria.
"There are legitimate concerns about the League's attitude to the Swans, but the idea that they are all conspiring against us at the highest level is just paranoid rubbish." ......2016 GF....case rested. Their 'not conspiring against us' cost us a premiership!
"We should devote our energies to dealing with real stuff, like CoLA and the academies." ....well COLA is gone, never to return but I agree with you on the academies.
"Every club has its disputes with AFL, and what we need is strong and consistent advocacy to ensure our voice is heard, not retreating into petty obsessions." ......some disputes are warranted, (the way we are adjudicated) some are just petty opportunism (Eddie McGuire on just about everything). A GF loss and consistent loss of free kick counts due to cheating umpires is not a 'petty obsession'.....it's about avoiding the prospect of all our future efforts to win a premiership being a waste of time.....
It's all about that ol' chestnut....'a level playing field.'
I don't believe the league is conspiring against the Swans, but there is definitely some unconscious bias at play here. Those stats that stretch over many years and entirely different teams do not lie. Further, the 2016 GF was clearly unfairly adjudicated by biased umpires. They may not have meant it to be one-sided, but it was one-sided nonetheless.
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