Sydney Swans fans under scrutiny for delaying St Kilda kick-ins

[ScottH]

Swans fans put brakes on Saints - AFL - Fox Sports

On several occasions on Saturday night a group of Swans fans deliberately threw footballs that had been kicked into the crowd back on to the field just as St Kilda players were about to restart play with a new ball.

The tactic cost the Saints at least two clear takeaways from defence as play was stopped to clear the second ball from the field of play.

[giant]

About time the cheer squad started contributing...

I've seen the opposition cheer squads do this to the Swans on a number of occasions.

[Go Swannies]

Yawn. This comes about because the TV commentary said that the Swans cheer squad were doing it. Those of us who were at the game would know that it was happening from the Saints' cheer squad end.

May I suggest that Kenny and his harem were knitting the phantom balls and throwing them onto the ground?

[Primmy]

OUR cheer squad is up the other end, you know, where they sit quietly and don't make any trouble.

Kenny and his girls and the children line up under the Noble Stand - the unofficial cheer squad . The kids are the problems with the loose balls. they can't see over the heads in front and just toss them when they can be convinced they have to give the thing up. They also don't have any sense of occasion except the fact they have the ball and don't want to let anyone else have it "cos they've got the ball!". Its huge excitement down there. Ever since they put in the nets to stop the kids having fun before the game catching the stray balls in practice the problems have arisen.

Not many adults sit in this area as the seats are not well stacked and you can't see too well.

Perhaps a ball monitor is appropriate.
Anyone want to volunteer to miss quite a bit of the game while fighting the children for the footy?

[ROK Lobster]

OUR cheer squad is up the other end, you know, where they sit quietly and don't make any trouble.

Kenny and his girls and the children line up under the Noble Stand - the unofficial cheer squad . The kids are the problems with the loose balls. they can't see over the heads in front and just toss them when they can be convinced the have to give the thing up. They also don't have any sense of occasion except the fact they have the ball and don't want to let anyone else have it "cos they've got the ball!". Its huge excitement down there. Not many adults sit in this area as the seats are not well stacked and you can't see too well.

Perhaps a ball monitor is appropriate.
Anyone want to volunteer to miss quite a bit of the game while fighting the children for the footy?

Just ban kids from going to the footy. Simple really.

[dimelb]

OUR cheer squad is up the other end, you know, where they sit quietly and don't make any trouble.

Kenny and his girls and the children line up under the Noble Stand - the unofficial cheer squad . The kids are the problems with the loose balls. they can't see over the heads in front and just toss them when they can be convinced they have to give the thing up. They also don't have any sense of occasion except the fact they have the ball and don't want to let anyone else have it "cos they've got the ball!". Its huge excitement down there. Ever since they put in the nets to stop the kids having fun before the game catching the stray balls in practice the problems have arisen.

Not many adults sit in this area as the seats are not well stacked and you can't see too well.

Perhaps a ball monitor is appropriate.
Anyone want to volunteer to miss quite a bit of the game while fighting the children for the footy?

LOL - such fun at the footy!

[stellation]

Just ban kids from going to the footy. Simple really.

Failing to supply sausage rolls to the tuck shop is the start of a subtle age based cleansing.

[Primmy]

Failing to supply sausage rolls to the tuck shop is the start of a subtle age based cleansing.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH still HAHAHAHAing.

[goswannie14]

IIRC if you don't give the ball back you get arrested, now if you do give the ball back to slow you get evicted! What sort of a stupid system is it that punishes you no matter what you do....oh yeah that's right, a system run by the Fat Controller.

[Primmy]

IIRC if you don't give the ball back you get arrested, now if you do give the ball back to slow you get evicted! What sort of a stupid system is it that punishes you no matter what you do....oh yeah that's right, a system run by the Fat Controller.

You talking about me!

Actually I had a runin with the security staff this week (3.45pm, 70 people at the ground, I have white hair and will never see my 40's again). The woman wanted to examine my sandwiches. I don't know what she thought I was going to do. Throw bits of chicken at the players? OK I also had some bikkies and lollies which I was smuggling in, but....and perhaps they were in a container that normally holds sandwiches. Guess you don't have to be a mensa graduate to check bags at the SCG. Mind you my metal thermos full of hot coffee didn't seem to worry her......

[stellation]

Dumb question- but does the game stop whenever there's two footys on the field or is the rule explicitly for kick-ins? If I was to grab somebody's footy and throw it on the field of play would the game stop? How would it stop?

Could I have caused a stop in play if I had thrown somebody's footy on the field as that awkward kick bumbled towards the line for the winning behind?

[Primmy]

Dumb question- but does the game stop whenever there's two footys on the field or is the rule explicitly for kick-ins? If I was to grab somebody's footy and throw it on the field of play would the game stop? How would it stop?

Could I have caused a stop in play if I had thrown somebody's footy on the field as that awkward kick bumbled towards the line for the winning behind?

Yes.

[annew]

You talking about me!

Actually I had a runin with the security staff this week (3.45pm, 70 people at the ground, I have white hair and will never see my 40's again). The woman wanted to examine my sandwiches. I don't know what she thought I was going to do. Throw bits of chicken at the players? OK I also had some bikkies and lollies which I was smuggling in, but....and perhaps they were in a container that normally holds sandwiches. Guess you don't have to be a mensa graduate to check bags at the SCG. Mind you my metal thermos full of hot coffee didn't seem to worry her......

I take biscuits and lollies every week - is this not allowed now?

[giant]

Dumb question- but does the game stop whenever there's two footys on the field or is the rule explicitly for kick-ins? If I was to grab somebody's footy and throw it on the field of play would the game stop? How would it stop?

Could I have caused a stop in play if I had thrown somebody's footy on the field as that awkward kick bumbled towards the line for the winning behind?

OMG!!! This is a veritable hornet's nest!! In fact, this is a hornet's nest hidden within Pandora's Box.

[laughingnome]

Dumb question- but does the game stop whenever there's two footys on the field or is the rule explicitly for kick-ins? If I was to grab somebody's footy and throw it on the field of play would the game stop? How would it stop?

Could I have caused a stop in play if I had thrown somebody's footy on the field as that awkward kick bumbled towards the line for the winning behind?

I say no. Play is stopped if two identical balls are on the field (ie two match balls) but if any other ball was thrown onto the ground it would be treated the same as thrown coke bottles, etc: a trainer or player would kick it into the fence.