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  • Industrial Fan
    Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
    • Aug 2006
    • 3318

    Yep, no question that was there.
    He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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    • Mel_C
      Veterans List
      • Jan 2003
      • 4470

      So glad we've never been involved in a drawn final. I don't think my heart would be able to take it!

      Who would have a better chance of beating the Tigers, GWS or the Eagles?

      Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk

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      • Boddo
        Senior Player
        • Mar 2017
        • 1049

        Originally posted by Boddo
        I do. Like I pointed out earlier it's not so much the travel it's the dimensions of the ground. Look at the dimensions of Subiaco compared to Adelaide oval.
        Not surprised one bit. The elephant in the room will get bigger n bigger as the years go by n as we get closer to the MCG contract ending n then they'll have no choice to change things or say goodbye to MCG grand finals.

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        • stellation
          scott names the planets
          • Sep 2003
          • 9721

          Originally posted by Hotpotato
          Who'd be an ump adjudicating that free kick or not to Shuey in real time.
          Absolutely, hell of a tough job! I think it was the right call, and it really was rather brave to not put the whistle away in that situation.
          I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
          We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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          • Hotpotato
            Senior Player
            • Jun 2014
            • 2272

            Originally posted by Mel_C
            So glad we've never been involved in a drawn final. I don't think my heart would be able to take it!

            Who would have a better chance of beating the Tigers, GWS or the Eagles?

            Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk
            The Eagles .... they have one Sam Mitchell.

            It's pretty exhilarating playing finals from outside the top four. I like it, and it appears the players do as well.

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            • dejavoodoo44
              Veterans List
              • Apr 2015
              • 8658

              I just pressed the button on the AFL site, on the poll about who wins next week, between us and Geelong. I was expecting around a 60/40 split in our favour, but if you can trust the figures, of the 22,000 voter so far, 87% think that we'll win.

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              • Billericay
                Regular in the Side
                • May 2013
                • 712

                Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
                I just pressed the button on the AFL site, on the poll about who wins next week, between us and Geelong. I was expecting around a 60/40 split in our favour, but if you can trust the figures, of the 22,000 voter so far, 87% think that we'll win.
                Lets not get ahead of ourselves. 19,140 people could be wrong.

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                • Burra
                  Warming the Bench
                  • Mar 2008
                  • 104

                  Originally posted by Hotpotato
                  The Eagles .... they have one Sam Mitchell.

                  It's pretty exhilarating playing finals from outside the top four. I like it, and it appears the players do as well.
                  On the Footy Show this morning the showed Mitchell dribbling spit next to the head of a Port player on the ground. What a putrid grub.

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                  • Meg
                    Go Swannies!
                    Site Admin
                    • Aug 2011
                    • 4828

                    Originally posted by Hotpotato
                    Who'd be an ump adjudicating that free kick or not to Shuey in real time.
                    In slow motion you can see Stuey drop his shoulder to draw the free but I agree that in real time it would have been called high all year.

                    Re another 'controversial' umpire's call in the same match, I've watched the Wingard goal that was sent to video review several times. To me, the ball was clearly touched as the ball was on Wingard's boot. But then equally clearly Wingard's boot continued to make contact with the ball after the touch and so the goal was the correct decision.

                    Port should have won that match, they only have themselves to blame for poor goal kicking and some poor field decisions.

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                    • Industrial Fan
                      Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 3318

                      That one was a goal too imo Meg.

                      Fingers left the ball while Wingard was still in contact.

                      Port gave that game away although Jetta was pretty critical in extra time to swing it back around. Shame for Dixon he missed so many, he was immense.

                      No issue with the Eddie Betts chase down of Lobb from me either.
                      He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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                      • Meg
                        Go Swannies!
                        Site Admin
                        • Aug 2011
                        • 4828

                        Originally posted by Industrial Fan
                        Port gave that game away although Jetta was pretty critical in extra time to swing it back around. Shame for Dixon he missed so many, he was immense.

                        No issue with the Eddie Betts chase down of Lobb from me either.
                        I agree re Dixon, feel for him as he is probably beating himself up for the missed goals and yet without him Port would have been in much bigger trouble. Ryder however was disappointing after a great year.

                        I'm not sure about the Betts' tackle. Originally he was in the protected area behind Lobb because he was following a GWS player within 2 metres which I think was ok. But then he turned and chased a second player while still within the protected zone which I would have thought was not ok. And it was while he was doing that the umpire called play-on which led Betts to change direction and tackle Lobb. I think (but would love to hear an expert discuss) that Betts had no right to be in the position to make the tackle.

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                        • stellation
                          scott names the planets
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 9721

                          Originally posted by Industrial Fan
                          That one was a goal too imo Meg.

                          Fingers left the ball while Wingard was still in contact.

                          Port gave that game away although Jetta was pretty critical in extra time to swing it back around. Shame for Dixon he missed so many, he was immense.

                          No issue with the Eddie Betts chase down of Lobb from me either.
                          The thing that confused me a bit with Betts on Lobb is I thought you could follow your player through/out of the protected zone, but I'm certain he changed players he was following through that play. The first player would have taken him directly out of the zone, then he switched and followed I think Shaw, which took him back towards Lobb.

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                          Originally posted by Meg
                          I'm not sure about the Betts' tackle. Originally he was in the protected area behind Lobb because he was following a GWS player within 2 metres which I think was ok. But then he turned and chased a second player while still within the protected zone which I would have thought was not ok. And it was while he was doing that the umpire called play-on which led Betts to change direction and tackle Lobb. I think (but would love to hear an expert discuss) that Betts had no right to be in the position to make the tackle.
                          Just posted my comment then saw your response- glad I'm not bonkers (or at least that I have company!).
                          I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
                          We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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                          • Meg
                            Go Swannies!
                            Site Admin
                            • Aug 2011
                            • 4828

                            Originally posted by stellation
                            The thing that confused me a bit with Betts on Lobb is I thought you could follow your player through/out of the protected zone, but I'm certain he changed players he was following through that play. The first player would have taken him directly out of the zone, then he switched and followed I think Shaw, which took him back towards Lobb.

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                            Just posted my comment then saw your response- glad I'm not bonkers (or at least that I have company!).
                            [emoji3]

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                            • Flying South
                              Regular in the Side
                              • Sep 2013
                              • 585

                              Hopefully ticketmaster will behave itself this morning. Just waiting to press the button to secure tickets.

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                              • Flying South
                                Regular in the Side
                                • Sep 2013
                                • 585

                                Surprisingly smooth transaction. Tickets have been secured. Bring it on!!

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