What was Blake thinking

[plugger66]

Handballing out from FB. By the way are we definitely sure its a free or should have he been made to take his kick.

[Trixilver]

It wasn't a free, it was a bounce.

[plugger66]

It wasn't a free, it was a bounce.

Sorry you are right but i acttually had a feeling in the back of my mind he should have just had the kick again. probably wrong but anyway what was he thinking?

[BringBackMadDog]

No it's a bounce, you can't play on without kicking the ball to yourself. Absolute brain fade by the Blake

[SydneySainter]

Space cadet!

[Moods]

It wasn't a free, it was a bounce.

Sorry you are right but i acttually had a feeling in the back of my mind he should have just had the kick again. probably wrong but anyway what was he thinking?

For mine he wasn't thinking at all - and it was clear evidence that his mind wasn't completely on the job. I just don't reckon Blakey has attacked the contest nearly as hard this year. Some of his body work in packs while flying for marks looks timid by AFL standards.

Was very frustrating because if he had kicked it, we were away and had the spare players on the fat side of the ground.

[bobmurray]

Handballing out from FB. By the way are we definitely sure its a free or should have he been made to take his kick.

Obviously he wasn't thinking...He was taking a brief nanna nap

[8856brother]

How much do these guys get paid again? Amazing stuff.

[dragit]

He was thinking "Doesn't Dal usually do this?"

[Eastern]

Handballing out from FB. By the way are we definitely sure its a free or should have he been made to take his kick.

I reckon he thought that he marked the ball inside the line and simply played on, then handballed to a team-mate. Yes, he got it horribly WRONG !!

[oh when the]

he thought the mark was paid

[noddy04]

Far out cut the guy some slack , he made a blue, he does not usually do the kicking in, so he made a mistake big farking deal, this guy has and does and always will bleed RED WHITE AND BLACK for his team mates and us supporters. He has been a fantastic servant for our club. Have you ever heard him whinge or whine, has he ever been in trouble out of the club ? NO so i take my hat off to Jason Blake and say thanks for all the heart and soul that you have given and shown to the StKilda Football Club

[vacuous space]

... should have he been made to take his kick.

I hadn't even thought of that. Blake probably deserved the penalty on stupidity alone. I don't buy that he thought he marked it. That said, I can't see the difference rules wise between what he did and throwing it to Dal to take the kick-in, other than intent. I hate asking umpires to judge intent. It probably won't come up again any time soon though.

[loris]

I hadn't even thought of that.

Hey 'vacuous space'............... could he have been having a 'vacuous space moment'??????

[vacuous space]

could he have been having a 'vacuous space moment'??????

I know them when I see them and I don't think there's any maybe about it.

[gringo]

... should have he been made to take his kick.

I hadn't even thought of that. Blake probably deserved the penalty on stupidity alone. I don't buy that he thought he marked it. That said, I can't see the difference rules wise between what he did and throwing it to Dal to take the kick-in, other than intent. I hate asking umpires to judge intent. It probably won't come up again any time soon though.

i initially thought he marked it- I assumed that's what he thought too.

[Spinner]

Thought he took the mark which it might have been close to the line actually!

[asiu]

didnt see it , cant comment.
... but regardless , a sane post by the nod , imo.

[noob]

Blake could have said he was hand balling to his teammate to kick it out ?

[ShanghaiSaint]

He was thinking "Doesn't Dal usually do this?"

hahaha

[WellardSaint]

Have the rules changed?
I recall a whilevago, someone playing on without kicking to himself,
maggot blew whistle, bounced the ball on point of the square.

[Sobraz]

vintage Blake...

1 stupid mistake every match..

[seano1]

like me i make mistakes in my line of work and i bet each one of you do to ..........get over it every player makes mistakes and everyone one of those helps the other team get a score or a chance of one.

[plugger66]

Have the rules changed?
I recall a whilevago, someone playing on without kicking to himself,
maggot blew whistle, bounced the ball on point of the square.

That is right but he would have run outside the square without kicking it to himself. Balke handballed it before he ran outside the square.

[Sainternist]

What was he thinking? Well, obviously not much.

What I don't understand is that he is a player who has played over 200 games and played in 3 grand finals. Go figure...