Match thread: Swans v Crows

[stevoswan]

No need to repeat your view, which is very preachy, and frankly, quite disrespectful to another forum member who happens to just have a different recollection and/or experience to you.

Reading your post, I think I know who is being 'preachy'.

You seem to have it in for me, maybe even 'disrespectful', despite me agreeing with your views at times and other times disagreeing. It's what a forum involving adults is all about and if Nolie needs defending, I'm sure he can do it himself.....so how about you just move on.

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I've always known it to be a "downfield" free. Doesn't the umpire call out "downfield "?

Thanks Mel.

[Bloods05]

No need to repeat your view, which is very preachy, and frankly, quite disrespectful to another forum member who happens to just have a different recollection and/or experience to you.

Stevo is right. I'm ancient, and it's always been downfield. I can understand his frustration.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Don’t think Sam Taylor will be worried if it is downfield or not this weekend

Poor guy has gone in for surgery for a ruptured testicle

This season is almost dangling before us ????

Can I say that ?

Too much?

[Nolie]

Did you not read my earlier reply to you? I'll repeat it:

"I was watching footy in the 60's and it was always called 'downfield'....but you're spot on about it's definition. ie: where the ball landed.

Take it as a fact, it's not a new term or a rugby term, it's a footy term."

I can't believe that in "55 plus years" of watching footy, you have not heard the term 'downfield free'. It's not an Americanism, a rugby term or a new term. I repeat, it's a footy term.

It may also have been called a relayed free but usually and IMO more often is described as 'the free will be taken downfield'.

With respect in the old days it was probably called “down the ground” rather than downfield which I think sounds American. But then again I am from WA and we used to say “holding the ball” until the Eagles came in to the competition and you would get strange looks from the Vics who just simply said “ball”.

[stevoswan]

With respect in the old days it was probably called “down the ground” rather than downfield which I think sounds American. But then again I am from WA and we used to say “holding the ball” until the Eagles came in to the competition and you would get strange looks from the Vics who just simply said “ball”.

There is likely discrepancies in football terms between states....all good mate, I'll leave it there.

[Bloods05]

There is likely discrepancies in football terms between states....all good mate, I'll leave it there.

SA called a ball-up a bouncedown.