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  • NMWBloods
    Taking Refuge!!
    • Jan 2003
    • 15819
    #31
    Originally posted by Plugger46
    Fair call. I don't think North were crucified all of that night like we were against the Eagles though.
    No - but the free kick directly and unequivocally led to the loss.

    Originally posted by Go Swannies
    And was it a final?
    No, but just because they are H&A games doesn't mean people don't complain about umpiring errors against us. The principle is the same.

    Originally posted by Sean
    That's a bit different. Firstly, I don't think anyone is asking for the game to be awarded to us. There is some anger at Stenglein but it wasn't his fault - the umpires are to blame.
    My comment was a reaction to earlier comments about Stenglein 'cheating'.

    Secondly, a QF is kind of important. I can't remember what happened to the Roos in the Cresswell year - did it affect them?
    It did in the end - the difference between playing Melbourne or WC in the finals.

    Thirdly, as your post and all those following have shown, we know he dived and that the Roos were robbed - where are the Eagles supporters admitting that they were lucky?
    I don't recall anyone saying that the Roos were 'robbed'! Some Eagles supporters have admitted they were lucky - some are delusional.

    Fourthly, I don't care about the Roos.
    Understandable. But still... It's all about soul... er... principle!
    Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.

    "[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."

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      • Rizzo
        On the Rookie List
        • Jan 2003
        • 655
        #32
        To paraphrase a Premier League Football Manager in a post match interview I saw recently (sorry, don't remember who) -

        If you're on the pull and you end up with an ugly one, you take her home. It was an ugly win, we would have liked a pretty one, but we'll take it.

        Whilst I just dig myself out of this hole, I'll draw you the analogy - if you get a dodgy free kick, you take it without a second thought.

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          • NMWBloods
            Taking Refuge!!
            • Jan 2003
            • 15819
            #33
            Of course you do!
            Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.

            "[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."

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              • cruiser
                What the frack!
                • Jul 2004
                • 6114
                #34
                Three decisions sucked big time in that game, all awarded against us, two at a critical time in the last quarter. We all know the umps were wrong and most of us accept that it cost us the game. But we must move on. We have to stop trturing ourselves about what happened last Friday night and look fwd to this Friday night. When you hear that "Syyyyyyyyddneeeeyyyyyyyy" chant starting up from the direction of the Messenger Stand, cheer with me as we kill the Cats!
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                I don't eat animals since discovering this ability. I used to. But one day the lamb I was eating came through to me and ever since then I haven't been able to eat meat.
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