Rnd.2 Match Day Thread Carlton V Sydney. 4.40pm Etihad Stadium.

[Meg]

I know the limit is meant to be 90 but these are the stats from The Age for seven of the games:
Melb 97 - Essendon 102, Adelaide 103 - Port 98, Brisbane 98- North 96, Collingwood 97 - Richmond 91, GWS 88 - Geelong 82, Hawthorn 102 - West Coast 92, Sydney 94 - Carlton 100

Perhaps there are some interchanges which don't count (quarter time breaks??).

I checked the interchange numbers after our pre-season games and I think they were all close to 90.

Yes, the break changes don't count (wording from original AFL announcement below). So I think that makes the effective cap 102 (90 + 3x4) - which I see is the maximum for some teams that you have quoted from The Age.

"THE SUBSTITUTE will be removed and the interchange cap reduced from 120 to 90 rotations per game in 2016 under changes announced to clubs on Thursday."

"The game will return to four interchange players with clubs allowed to also make changes at quarter breaks."

Sub rule abolished, interchange cap reduced - AFL.com.au

[Meg]

Actually re-reading I see your numbers had 103 for Adelaide. Don't know how they managed that!

[Mug Punter]

I felt a tingle of exasperation with the booing of Buddy, and it was definitely caused by the late tacked after the siren..... but has the potential to turn into a Goodes like situation easily. I'd say it could go either way, especially if Buddy called out someone on it.

i fear the worst.

I wouldn't think this is something that will escalate, Buddy is one of those players that pushes a few boundaries and there was clearly an incident that sparked it.

It would be interesting what would happen though if Buddy called someone out in the crowd as Goodes did. I would hope that every player in the AFL will now call out such behaviour if they knew exactly who racially abused them. It will be an interesting litmus test, Goodes was already outspoken (and rightly so) and an easy target but it will be interesting if an indigenous player who fits the quiet sterotype was to call out such behaviour.

[Mug Punter]

Looking at our list we will have an additional 7 players by finals next year moving into that crucial 50 - 100 games bracket.

I expect we'll only have one net our with Ben and Ted retiring this year with us recruiting an experienced replacement for Ted.

I know flags aren't one on stats alone but the list development project built around Buddy will really come to play in 2017

[Meg]

I agree the Buddy booing started after Buddy kept on with his tackle of Tuohy after the half-time siren had sounded. But it was a pretty innocuous tackle no different than all players do when they tackle an opposing player over the boundary line (which I think is unnecessary but it seems to be accepted by all). Buddy certainly did NOT throw Tuohy into the behind post as one report has stated.

And Tuohy's retaliatory thump on Buddy's back was potentially worse as Buddy did not see it coming. The resulting melee might lead to some fines from the MRP.

[CureTheSane]

Actually re-reading I see your numbers had 103 for Adelaide. Don't know how they managed that!

Blood Rule?
Stretcher?
Not sure if there are exemptions, but you'd think the blood rule wouldn't count as usually the player doesn't want off, and neither does the coaching staff, but the umpires do.

[111431]

I think Papley had corkie in thigh or hip. He was doing a range of stretches under the watchful eye of Buddy just before start of last qtr. the subsequent poke in the eye didn't help in the last qtr

[WauchopeAnalyst]

I know the limit is meant to be 90 but these are the stats from The Age for seven of the games:
Melb 97 - Essendon 102, Adelaide 103 - Port 98, Brisbane 98- North 96, Collingwood 97 - Richmond 91, GWS 88 - Geelong 82, Hawthorn 102 - West Coast 92, Sydney 94 - Carlton 100

Perhaps there are some interchanges which don't count (quarter time breaks??).

I checked the interchange numbers after our pre-season games and I think they were all close to 90.

Good call. Managing players during/after 1/4 and 3/4 breaks is good management. I/C does not count during/after breaks.

Maybe every break Swans should give 4 players longer breaks[emoji3] .

[WauchopeAnalyst]

Actually re-reading I see your numbers had 103 for Adelaide. Don't know how they managed that!

Magic. You only have 4 interchange players to change. Maybe TRIGG has called tge AFC and told them how to count, but don't tell the AFL.????

[Meg]

Magic. You only have 4 interchange players to change. Maybe TRIGG has called tge AFC and told them how to count, but don't tell the AFL.[emoji6]

Same official who was counting that match when Roos was the coach and we had a 50-metre penalty awarded against us for having one too many on the field - despite the fact there were four players sitting on the bench!

[dejavoodoo44]

After yet another loss to the Swans, the Carlton management team gave a concise PowerPoint presentation, that clearly demonstrated, how their four number one picks had once again made them an AFL powerhouse.

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(Sorry, Scott, I just couldn't resist).

[Meg]

Franklin, Parker and Hannebery all fined for the melee at the half-time break but only Tuohy and Rowe from Carlton. H'mmm!

Some of the Swans' cheer squad should donate to help pay for the Swans' fines. If you watch the video the front row is cheering and applauding as the wrestling goes on right in front of them!

[Nico]

The free kick stats at half time were 16 to 9 in our favour. Carlton got a run of frees in the 3rd quarter. Final count; 23 each. Watching on TV it was only that time in the 3rd Q one could say we "was robbed".

[ScottH]

After yet another loss to the Swans, the Carlton management team gave a concise PowerPoint presentation, that clearly demonstrated, how their four number one picks had once again made them an AFL powerhouse.

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(Sorry, Scott, I just couldn't resist).

Cheeky!!!

[Danzar]

Cheeky!!!

Funny!