AFL - Round 1 discussion - (and live scores)

[Squids]

Looks like they are going to try and dominate the new guy Blicavs.

Although this means Schoenmakers gets Hawkins....

[Swervyn]

Read Brad Scott had another sook after the game today, not sure what it was about.

The disgraceful umpiring? Umps were woeful.

They were ordinary but he was sooking about Buckley.
Apparantly Buckley said that Thomas's hit on Reid was off the ball and pretty average. He also said that match officials will look into it. Scott was angry that Buckley was speaking out about it and said it should be left up to officials.

Buckley also said Thomas was faking it when he went down.... Buckley is a c*ckhead

Umpiring been terrible all round, the game is so over-officiated, how bad have some of the 50m penalties been!? "Running in the protected area- 50m". Gimme a break!!!

[Jim05]

Have always disliked Buckley but im finding as a coach he is growing on me. Tends to speak his mind and not upset if he gives someone a whack. Good on him for speaking out about Thomas, id rather listen to Buckley than some of these other coaches who babble on and trot out the same old cliches.
Must admit I was skeptical of his coaching but they use the center corridor alot more and play a far more attractive style of football than before

[Q.]

Buckley was wrong on Thomas though. A regulation shepherd with an accidental headclash, nothing more.

Have always disliked Buckley but im finding as a coach he is growing on me. Tends to speak his mind and not upset if he gives someone a whack. Good on him for speaking out about Thomas, id rather listen to Buckley than some of these other coaches who babble on and trot out the same old cliches.
Must admit I was skeptical of his coaching but they use the center corridor alot more and play a far more attractive style of football than before

I reckon that gameplan is going to frustrate the hell out of me. Risky.

[Jim05]

Buckley was wrong on Thomas though. A regulation shepherd with an accidental headclash, nothing more.

Have always disliked Buckley but im finding as a coach he is growing on me. Tends to speak his mind and not upset if he gives someone a whack. Good on him for speaking out about Thomas, id rather listen to Buckley than some of these other coaches who babble on and trot out the same old cliches.
Must admit I was skeptical of his coaching but they use the center corridor alot more and play a far more attractive style of football than before

I reckon that gameplan is going to frustrate the hell out of me. Risky.

I think Thomas is in trouble, wasnt looking at the ball and way off the ball, 2-3 week holiday coming up.
Reckon when your at full strength that gameplan will work a treat rather than that crabbing around the boundary.
You have Cloke and Lynch in the forward 50 get it in to them as quick as possible

[Q.]

I reckon the game plan is easily countered. Unless they run at 90% disposal efficiency every game.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Buckley was wrong on Thomas though. A regulation shepherd with an accidental headclash, nothing more.

Have always disliked Buckley but im finding as a coach he is growing on me. Tends to speak his mind and not upset if he gives someone a whack. Good on him for speaking out about Thomas, id rather listen to Buckley than some of these other coaches who babble on and trot out the same old cliches.
Must admit I was skeptical of his coaching but they use the center corridor alot more and play a far more attractive style of football than before

I reckon that gameplan is going to frustrate the hell out of me. Risky.

I think Thomas is in trouble, wasnt looking at the ball and way off the ball, 2-3 week holiday coming up.
Reckon when your at full strength that gameplan will work a treat rather than that crabbing around the boundary.
You have Cloke and Lynch in the forward 50 get it in to them as quick as possible

Thomas has no case to answer. How would Nathan be feeling?

[Q.]

Thomas has no case to answer. How would Nathan be feeling?

Happy to get a win with a severely undermanned team?

[Squids]

Thomas has no case to answer. How would Nathan be feeling?

Happy to get a win with a severely undermanned team?

Thomas is lucky. If you run past the ball and cause a head clash...you should have a case to answer. Especially with this sliding rule protecting players.


Bucks on triplem now

[PatowalongaPirate]

Thomas has no case to answer. How would Nathan be feeling?

Happy to get a win with a severely undermanned team?

Yes. But he said he had full faith in the system to bring Lindsay down. Could be some interesting pressers over the next couple of days.

[whufc]

How inconsistent is the match review panel.

Im happy for Thomas to get off but geez there have been alot of other players that have got done for similar incidents.

[Q.]

Well, he should not have been suspended and hopefully this is a precedent for similar accidents that might occur this year.

[Dutchy]

Sanity prevails in the Thomas case, once Buckley saw the vision he would have been embaressed.

It was an accidental head clash nothing more.

[Q.]

Just saw that Thomas was cleared because he did not leave the ground to make contact.

[whufc]

Well, he should not have been suspended and hopefully this is a precedent for similar accidents that might occur this year.

We can only hope!

[test]

I dunno, it was no where near the ball, hit a player unawares, yeah the damage was caused by an accidental head clash but it for going for a guy off the play he should still of got a week. The panel on fox footy thought the same, except Ralph who thought 4, as the tribunal would of rated it.

[Dutchy]

I dunno, it was no where near the ball, hit a player unawares, yeah the damage was caused by an accidental head clash but it for going for a guy off the play he should still of got a week. The panel on fox footy thought the same, except Ralph who thought 4, as the tribunal would of rated it.

Cant shepperd anymore?

[Squids]

I dunno, it was no where near the ball, hit a player unawares, yeah the damage was caused by an accidental head clash but it for going for a guy off the play he should still of got a week. The panel on fox footy thought the same, except Ralph who thought 4, as the tribunal would of rated it.

Cant shepperd anymore?

Not if you get them in the head and they are concussed.

[whufc]

I dunno, it was no where near the ball, hit a player unawares, yeah the damage was caused by an accidental head clash but it for going for a guy off the play he should still of got a week. The panel on fox footy thought the same, except Ralph who thought 4, as the tribunal would of rated it.

Cant shepperd anymore?

You can but the AFL have said on numerous occasions that if you are the instigator of of head high contact then you can still be punished.

While it was an accident Thomas was definatly the insitgator and i reckon it would have been pretty close to being outside 10 yards from the ball.

The AFL have been huge on their 'accidents dont matter' type stance.

Im glad he got off but it has gone against everything the AFL have said including precedents so on that basis i think i think he has got very lucky.

[kneedeepinthehoopla]

My favourite fixture for the year - outside of carlton - about to begin. Magnificent.