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Why not - it's a year later and people still bleat about Judd and umpires...
I suggest you re-watch the DVD of the Grand Final. You are obviously an Eagles supporter and are relying on your memory. I can bore you with a blow-by-blow description of every one of Judd's possesions if you wish and align them against particularly Amon Buchanan (10 possessions in the last quarter including kicking the winning goal - PLUS a brilliant bring down tackle of Judd on the wing which probably did not count as a stat), Fosdike, LRT and crouch.
But why don't you read today's West Australian which has Judd' statistics from the Grand Final aligned against Goodes. This is what it says:
Judd: 14 kicks, 1 mark, 15 handballs, 0 goals
Goodes; 12 kicks, 7 marks, 8 handballs, 1 goal.
Very little between the two except Goodes obviously dominated in the air particularly in the second quarter. Goodes 6 more marks and 1 goal beats judd's 7 extra handballs!
Originally posted by Dr Diabolical It's good that the completely objective and unbiased Swans supporters think Judd was crap, while everyone else in the football world thinks he played well...
When you say "everyone else in the football world" I assume you are talking about the media - Fremantle supporters do not subscribe to the "everyone else in the football world thinks he played well" theory either.
The media are shallow and are easily impressed by things flashy. It is easier for them to talk about, write about and hyperbole about flashy things. Deeper analysis requires a bit more brainwork. I did not say Judd was crap. All I said was that the majority of his "possessions" were ineffective in the Grand Final - and they were. He got a lot of possessions in the first quarter. However for everything Judd did that was positive it was negated more tahn equally by the work of his direct opponent Crouch. but because Crouch is not flashy or extremely fast and because he is merely a "backman" and not an 'engine room" player he gets ignored.
I defy you to re-watch the GF. But when you do turn the sound off so as to get an unbiased report.
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