so now we tunnell

[liz]

Watching the footage I thought on both occassions that Craig would have had to make contact with Nick's arms to be able to spoil because of how early Nick jumped.

To some extent that means Riewoldt does have a "right" to the ball. Lots of facets of the game favour the player who gets front position.

Whether or not Riewoldt was entitled to free kicks in any of these instances, what galls me the most is the suggestion that Bolton was being unsportsmanlike because he had the audacity to be running so close behind Riewoldt that when Riewoldt jumped, some contact was unavoidable. I can't see how Bolton could have checked his motion given it didn't actually happen in slo-mo, or Age freeze frames. The implication is that a defender should actually trail 5m behind their man just to ensure there is no inadvertant contact should the forward decide to jump.

[BSA5]

Well why not? It's already been done with a pig!

Haha, I did think of that as I wrote it!

[thejones,s]

next we will be accused of stealing girl guide cookies

[satchmopugdog]

next we will be accused of stealing girl guide cookies

Well, who hasn't done that from time to time, or other nasty things like a Muslim house guest asks you which was is east for praying and you point south.

[goswannie14]

Anyone think that there should be a fuss about the Saints tactics in a marking contest against Goodes in the 3rd qrtr. Surely that was tunnelling?

[Robbo]

You should post something on BF about this. Would be interesting to see how people react.

[TheGrimReaper]

You should post something on BF about this. Would be interesting to see how people react.

Wouldn't even get a mention sadly.

[31 hard at it]

I thought it deserved to be reportable.
A deliberate attempt to make him crash with no eyes for the football.
As bad as a head high tackle could ever be!

[CJK]

When LadyBoy St Nick got a free off Captain Craig in a marking contest I thought 'LeTunnelling'.

Just me then.


/gets pitchfork.
/joins battle against the Saints tactics in a marking contest against Goodes in the 3rd qrtr

[Glenn]

Anyone think that there should be a fuss about the Saints tactics in a marking contest against Goodes in the 3rd qrtr. Surely that was tunnelling?

Least I wasn't alone in seeing that, find it hard to believe the yellow maggots could rule that as a genuine attempt to play the ball.

[Nico]

Commentators on Fox: ooh, aah, mmm, na goodes just ran under the ball, nothing in it.

Definitely pushed Goodes under it by hipping the lower body for mine, but so what, play on, used his body.

[giant]

Anyone think that there should be a fuss about the Saints tactics in a marking contest against Goodes in the 3rd qrtr. Surely that was tunnelling?

Hah, I had great delight in screaming out "tunnelling" when this happened - sadly, very few people around me seemed to know what I was talking about...sigh.

[TheGrimReaper]

Commentators on Fox: ooh, aah, mmm, na goodes just ran under the ball, nothing in it.

Definitely pushed Goodes under it by hipping the lower body for mine, but so what, play on, used his body.

Other way around it would have been tunnelling.

[Triple B]

Hah, I had great delight in screaming out "tunnelling" when this happened - sadly, very few people around me seemed to know what I was talking about...sigh.

Ditto...although I didn't scream out, just politely enquired to my mate and anybody else who cared to listen "Was that not tunnelling???"