Pies match thread

[TheMase]

The free kick paid against Schneider in the last quarter for running too far, as he was heading towards goal weaving through centre and at a time when the Swans had a run on, was the worst umpiring decision EVER! Schneider clearly bounced the ball TWICE! I'm not being silly enough to say that it cost us the game, but its timing and the fact that it was an act of gross stupidity by the ump, almost caused me to burst a blood vessel.

Thank you! I had sworn that he had bounced the ball, and was bemused when they pulled him up?

Umpiring was terribly inconsistent.

[NMWBloods]

Is it me or are people overreacting to Buchanan's bump on Clarke? The commentators went mental over it and the same can be said for some BF posters. It definitely deserves a couple of weeks but it surely isn't worse than the Johnson hit.

It was a disgraceful hit - easily deserves 3 weeks.

[dimelb]

Agree that Barlow looks slow, no excuses. I like the guy but he needs to work on his speed/fitness.

Barlow is rated (I think I saw this in the official site when RWO was down) as the best endurance runner at the club and in the top five for speed. He had a very ordinary game last night but I think he is a definite part of our future. I wish he had a clone.

[Missy]

2nd fastest over 3kms I think it was.

[ScottH]

2nd fastest over 3kms I think it was.

Dring the 1st qtr(?) he chased down a Pie player, and I thought at the time that the pie player was slow or Barlow is very quick.

(Didn't catch him unfortunately, as he got rid of the ball before he got there)

[Donners]

crap game, crap umpiring, crap coverage.

Time to recruit a tall backman and a midfielder who can at least hit a target.

Ah, now that's exactly what I said around this time last year. Instead we go out and spend two draft picks and a large chunk of the salary cap to shore up a position we already had pretty well covered, with a player who spends half the game on the bench and will be gone in two years. Great move...

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Ah, now that's exactly what I said around this time last year. Instead we go out and spend two draft picks and a large chunk of the salary cap to shore up a position we already had pretty well covered, with a player who spends half the game on the bench and will be gone in two years. Great move...

How is it well covered? Doyle has been missing for huge chunks of the season with a knee injury. Unless you're talking about the master ruckman that is Ted Richards? Plus, it was only one draft pick, #33.