2023 Finals Series

[Jimitron5000]

I think Fox and Mihocek went to the same school around the same time.
Every chance they are friends and it was nothing than a bet and/or supporting a good mate.

[Maltopia]

They are a similar age and are both from Tasmania, so I imagine they came up through the same development system and played with/against each other in their junior careers. It's not hard to imagine that they are good friends.

It’s been suggested there might have been a bet involved (eg if one team makes the grand final and the other doesn’t, the one on the omitted team has to wear the other’s jumper).

We used to have a work challenge like that, you call out a work colleague and the loser has to wear the winner’s colours at work for the day.

[liz]

You’re joking I hope! Why would you wear a Collingwood jumper- is Mihocek his partner?????

They are a similar age and are both from Tasmania, so I imagine they came up through the same development system and played with/against each other in their junior careers. It's not hard to imagine that they are good friends.

[Roadrunner]

Robbie Fox was at the GF wearing a Collingwood guernsey supporting Mihocek!

You’re joking I hope! Why would you wear a Collingwood jumper- is Mihocek his partner?????

[Sandridge]

Tough weekend for Brisbane sports fans. The Lions oh so close in the AFL GF and the Broncos looked over the line in the NRL GF until the Panthers turned it on.
Both games absolute classics!

[KTigers]

Robbie Fox was at the GF wearing a Collingwood guernsey supporting Mihocek!

Is this grounds for delisting him ?

[dejavoodoo44]

Robbie Fox was at the GF wearing a Collingwood guernsey supporting Mihocek!

I hope he was so pissed that he didn't know what he was doing.

[Mel_C]

Robbie Fox was at the GF wearing a Collingwood guernsey supporting Mihocek!

[Kafka's Ghost]

Ha! But I was referencing umpiring across the whole season. Even watching games where the Swans weren’t involved, there’s been some dreadful decision making, and not even in terms of bias. Just bad and befuddling umpiring. It’s a real issue for the game.

Totally agree. Four umpires have just made the inconsistencies even worse and far more glaring.


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[i'm-uninformed2]

Coleman from Brisbane was only one from Brisbane who got votes in the Coleman Medal. I imagine the consternation if Brisbane had won. Daniher was worthy of some recognition.

I thought Mitchell had a top game and his stats even belied how he played. 13 tackles, he ran all game and was "the" extractor of the game. Did a heck of a lot of one percenters that he didn't get a stat for.

He was also largely tasked with keeping tabs on Neale, and did a good job of keeping him under the packs without freedom to move, while notching a batch of clearances himself. He was the best ‘underrated’ player on the ground.

[Nico]

Coleman from Brisbane was only one from Brisbane who got votes in the Coleman Medal. I imagine the consternation if Brisbane had won. Daniher was worthy of some recognition.

I thought Mitchell had a top game and his stats even belied how he played. 13 tackles, he ran all game and was "the" extractor of the game. Did a heck of a lot of one percenters that he didn't get a stat for.

[Nico]

This is generally the worst year of umpiring I’ve seen in 30 years of footy, and I’m not even referencing how it affects us. They’ve added a fourth umpire to the field, but they keep overloading them with new rules and interpretations. I actually have some sympathy for them, but some of the decisions today were so subpar and lopsided - summed up by the last play re advantage. Brisbane neither knew it was their penalty, or had taken any control of the ball - so how they could have taken a decision to play on is beyond me.

The Lions player was tackled below the knees as he was in the act of hand balling. Should have been called back. Looks like the ump got caught up in the moment with less than a minute left. Baillie stopped, then it was called advantage, and he was tackled and only got a scrappy kick. Poor decision and the umpire still could have called it back.

I thought the umpiring was ok except for the inconsistency on head high tackles. That one by Maynard in the last quarter was so obviously high. N.Daicos loves dropping the knees. And Ginnavan got pilloried last year for doing the same and the umpires stopped paying him frees. Looks like we have to put up with the Daicos favouritism for some years.

[longmile]

Looking at all the comments on AFL instagram page it’s easy to see that people have very little faith in the umpiring and integrity of the sport.

As a one off I think it’s harsh but it’s a good micro of the macro. Fingers crossed the new CEO does something about it

[Sandridge]

Oh God I'd totally forgotten about him. Now it's even worse!!

At least he can't take credit for it.

[Mel_C]

I thought it was a great spectacle

Now for no more tv or web next 48hrs otherwise I will see puffer fish McGuire gloating

Rrrrrrrrrrr ????

Oh God I'd totally forgotten about him. Now it's even worse!!