Staker's 'lineball' kick....

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  • Triple B
    Formerly 'BBB'
    • Feb 2003
    • 6999

    Staker's 'lineball' kick....

    Now that we have won and we've all had a day to get over it, would the posters in the 'game thread' who almost sent the swear filter into meltdown like to re-assess the Staker goal.

    I was as pissed as anybody when it happened, but I didn't think for a nano-second that the ball had completely crossed the line. The replay of the shot from across the goal-line only confirms it.

    It was close and Staker was foolish to try and kick the ball in the style he did, but it was a goal, pure and simple.
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  • reigning premier
    Suspended by the MRP
    • Sep 2006
    • 4335

    #2
    I didn't post on the game day thread but the replays I saw showed the ball over the line...... Even the commentators I had (Fox coverage I think) were saying it was over the line....

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    • DeadlyAkkuret
      Veterans List
      • Oct 2006
      • 4547

      #3
      I think it was over. The side view shows that Staker was on the line when he kicked it, and unless he can drop the ball directly down while he's running at that speed, then it would have travelled forward.

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      • Jewels
        On the Rookie List
        • Oct 2006
        • 3258

        #4
        Fully over the line in my opinion.

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        • Big Al
          Veterans List
          • Feb 2005
          • 7007

          #5
          Originally posted by DeadlyAkkuret
          I think it was over. The side view shows that Staker was on the line when he kicked it, and unless he can drop the ball directly down while he's running at that speed, then it would have travelled forward.
          That was my take on it too. It's why footballers prop in those situations to avoid kicking the ball over the line.
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          • cruiser
            What the frack!
            • Jul 2004
            • 6114

            #6
            Originally posted by Triple B
            I didn't think for a nano-second that the ball had completely crossed the line. The replay of the shot from across the goal-line only confirms it.

            It was close and Staker was foolish to try and kick the ball in the style he did, but it was a goal, pure and simple.
            What footage did you see? It looked over the line to me.
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            • woo
              double vodka lemon pls
              • Sep 2005
              • 961

              #7
              we can argue all we like and the eagles can argue the free on Bolts was weak but it evened things out....the ball was over and yes the commentaters thought so once the footage was replayed.
              you know what they say, dirty pants- clean botty

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              • 573v30
                On the bandwagon...
                • Sep 2005
                • 5017

                #8
                It was over the line, but no need to complain this time around.
                I only support one team: The SYDNEY SWANS!!!!! :adore

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                • TheGrimReaper
                  Suspended by the MRP
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 2203

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Jewels
                  Fully over the line in my opinion.
                  Agreed!

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                  • monopoly19
                    Senior Player
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 1098

                    #10
                    Between this effort from Staker and his '05 grand final, sometimes I think Staker secretly barracks for the Swans.

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                    • Claret
                      Support Staff
                      • Sep 2005
                      • 1104

                      #11
                      Originally posted by DeadlyAkkuret
                      I think it was over . . . .and unless he can drop the ball directly down while he's running at that speed, then it would have travelled forward.
                      Wasn't he standing still (ie. not running at pace but standing at the back of the pack to crumb) and just slammed it through??

                      Originally posted by monopoly19
                      Between this effort from Staker and his '05 grand final, sometimes I think Staker secretly barracks for the Swans.
                      As a NSW junior he probably did. Somebody here would know.
                      And the man who started it all, the Schneiderman . . . . .

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                      • stellation
                        scott names the planets
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 9723

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Claret
                        As a NSW junior he probably did. Somebody here would know.
                        He is a former Ram, but he's also from Broken Hill; Broken Hill is closer to Adelaide and Melbourne than it is to Sydney.
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                        • Claret
                          Support Staff
                          • Sep 2005
                          • 1104

                          #13
                          Originally posted by stellation
                          He is a former Ram, but he's also from Broken Hill; Broken Hill is closer to Adelaide and Melbourne than it is to Sydney.
                          Cheers Stel, correct me if I'm wrong - but most of the boys growing up there are Crows supporters aren't they?
                          And the man who started it all, the Schneiderman . . . . .

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                          • floppinab
                            Senior Player
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 1681

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Claret
                            Cheers Stel, correct me if I'm wrong - but most of the boys growing up there are Crows supporters aren't they?
                            I wouldn't necessarily say that but all of their senior and junior football links are with Adelaide. I used to play against Wests (Stakers club) up there a bit when I was a junior. One year we played on an oval that was completely dust and sand!!!! Tough way to learn the game.

                            Back OT though I don't know how any one can say that the the *whole* ball was wholly over the back edge of the line prior to it hitting his boot. I have a feeling that the goal umps may well have been instructed that the whole ball has to be behind the back edge of the post padding given recent on the line controversies as well.

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                            • AnnieH
                              RWOs Black Sheep
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 11332

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Claret
                              Wasn't he standing still (ie. not running at pace but standing at the back of the pack to crumb) and just slammed it through??



                              As a NSW junior he probably did. Somebody here would know.
                              The way I saw it at the time was that he had literally stopped ... then kicked the ball through. He looked to have been right on the line.
                              I thought it was a goal at the time and I was spewing!!
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