Frees for and against
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Frees for and against
11 to 20.
Back to getting screwed.
Pay back for getting their female buddy the sack, I suspect.
Atrocious performance by the maggots.
Back to getting screwed.
Pay back for getting their female buddy the sack, I suspect.
Atrocious performance by the maggots.
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Re: Frees for and against
Yep, they're all salty...
I imagine them at umpire training all bragging about how
the Saints got pumped under their watch...
Their hating us is obvious
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Re: Frees for and against
They did but only after a controversial 50 metre penalty
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Re: Frees for and against
Where was this thread rounds 4 to 7???
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Re: Frees for and against
If you want a thread complaining about occasionally getting treated fairly, then you're the man to start it.
*Allegedly.
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Re: Frees for and against
Amazingly the players forgot how to tackle and dispose of the ball in the last two games. Coincidentally the games against the two AFL love chidren.
Collingwood last two games 46-17 in close games. Amazing to think we are 19-35 in close games.
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Re: Frees for and against
The free kick count is irrelevant. If they're there, they should pay them. If they're not, they shouldn't.
Umpires also pay marks but nobody counts them and says we were ripped off because they paid more to the opposition than to us.
Sometimes they pay frees when the ball bounces over the back and advantage is paid. It goes in the stats but it's meaningless. The same when they could pay the mark or a free and they pay the free.
They also pay 50s and set marks and do countless other things that could advantage a team.
Bottom line, the numbers are meaningless. It's just a matter of did the umpires advantage your team or not.
I'm quite happy to argue particular cases and say we were robbed but I can do that without thinking there's any conspiracy against us.
And I have no interest in bringing up cases where we got the advantage. That's because I'm biased. But I'm happy with that.
Umpires also pay marks but nobody counts them and says we were ripped off because they paid more to the opposition than to us.
Sometimes they pay frees when the ball bounces over the back and advantage is paid. It goes in the stats but it's meaningless. The same when they could pay the mark or a free and they pay the free.
They also pay 50s and set marks and do countless other things that could advantage a team.
Bottom line, the numbers are meaningless. It's just a matter of did the umpires advantage your team or not.
I'm quite happy to argue particular cases and say we were robbed but I can do that without thinking there's any conspiracy against us.
And I have no interest in bringing up cases where we got the advantage. That's because I'm biased. But I'm happy with that.
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Re: Frees for and against
Well said Kosi - in the back of my mind I know that I cannot change a thing yelling at the football/TV - but yet I do it.kosifantutti wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2019 2:59pm
And I have no interest in bringing up cases where we got the advantage. That's because I'm biased. But I'm happy with that.
I also know that I will not get any sane conversation coming on here - but yet I do it.
I kind of get the feeling that if you cannot check your sanity at the door and/or you cannot feel slighted by the Umpiring that you might have to question your Saints fandom.
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Re: Frees for and against
I am still unsure if I improve my sanity coming here and reading posts or writing my own ... sometimes it just good in a tingly sort of waySainter_Dad wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2019 3:04pm
I also know that I will not get any sane conversation coming on here - but yet I do it.
as for umpires - I dont even worry about their decisions one way or another because it something out of my and players hands
I do feel however i have a vested and financial interest in another botched forward 50 entry
or a clearing kickout of defence that lands squarely on the oppositons' chest
& I just sigh at easy center clearances by the opposition when our players just look like witches hats
...now that does my head in
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Re: Frees for and against
"I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane." Walling JenningsSainter_Dad wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2019 3:04pmWell said Kosi - in the back of my mind I know that I cannot change a thing yelling at the football/TV - but yet I do it.kosifantutti wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2019 2:59pm
And I have no interest in bringing up cases where we got the advantage. That's because I'm biased. But I'm happy with that.
I also know that I will not get any sane conversation coming on here - but yet I do it.
I kind of get the feeling that if you cannot check your sanity at the door and/or you cannot feel slighted by the Umpiring that you might have to question your Saints fandom.
We are dyed in the wool
We are One Eyed
I remember a certain older lady who took me to the football when I was growing up who would have whacked anyone with her handbag who ever questioned that the umpires got it wrong if they penalised us.
We are St Kilda - they cheat against us - it is an accepted fact!
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Re: Frees for and against
This. This x 1,000.kosifantutti wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2019 2:59pm The free kick count is irrelevant. If they're there, they should pay them. If they're not, they shouldn't.
Umpires also pay marks but nobody counts them and says we were ripped off because they paid more to the opposition than to us.
Sometimes they pay frees when the ball bounces over the back and advantage is paid. It goes in the stats but it's meaningless. The same when they could pay the mark or a free and they pay the free.
They also pay 50s and set marks and do countless other things that could advantage a team.
Bottom line, the numbers are meaningless. It's just a matter of did the umpires advantage your team or not.
I'm quite happy to argue particular cases and say we were robbed but I can do that without thinking there's any conspiracy against us.
And I have no interest in bringing up cases where we got the advantage. That's because I'm biased. But I'm happy with that.
Curly and a few others should read this post everyday before they post on here.
I commend you for having the foresight to acknowledge your bias (as everyone on here has one) and recognising that it influences how you perceive the game.
Good stuff.
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Re: Frees for and against
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Re: Frees for and against
We give away 1-2 frees every week for high contact on a player who is already on the ground holding the ball. Beats me why they keep doing it, but you might see it as a a skill error. I can’t remember the last time we gained a free for the same offence.
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Re: Frees for and against
you may have answered your own point
get first to the ball folks
yep we might rabidly & frantically defend - but how 'bout we get first ball use the tally may well be very different
and note to players that doesnt mean jumping on the ball in the hope of a ball up
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