3/4 Time !!

[Huzzad]

as the boys were slowly walking down the race, the siren sounded for about 8 seconds straight, and i seriously though that the ump was going to blow his whistle and start the 3rd quarter, but he didnt, and that made the cows fans angy

I was listening to it on the radio and my heart practically skipped a beat! I thought they were gunna bounce it too! Commentators seemed to think it was possible. So lucky they didn't!

[snoopygirl]

There'll be no fine. We'll just be penalised 1 goal for being late & they can then award the game to Adelaide.

[Huzzad]

There'll be no fine. We'll just be penalised 1 goal for being late & they can then award the game to Adelaide.

First siren-gate now this

[esaint66]

as the boys were slowly walking down the race, the siren sounded for about 8 seconds straight, and i seriously though that the ump was going to blow his whistle and start the 3rd quarter, but he didnt, and that made the cows fans angy

I was listening to it on the radio and my heart practically skipped a beat! I thought they were gunna bounce it too! Commentators seemed to think it was possible. So lucky they didn't!

made me think of a game way back in the sanfl with norwood or someone like that being out on the ground waiting for the other team and so the umpire balled the ball up and the norwood (or whoever) player ran the whole field and dobbed the goal classic

[saintspremiers]

There'll be no fine. We'll just be penalised 1 goal for being late & they can then award the game to Adelaide.

don't give the Greasy Greek and Chipmunk any stupid ideas......they love stupid ideas.....

[plugger66]

There'll be no fine. We'll just be penalised 1 goal for being late & they can then award the game to Adelaide.

don't give the Greasy Greek and Chipmunk any stupid ideas......they love stupid ideas.....

Real nice. Greasy Greek. That is so funny. Not.

[yipper]

Who cares about a fine.
It was a great move and probably won us the game in the end.
Should have bought in a truck load of ice and spread it around the room.
Well done Ross Lyon!
Appears to be a very shrewd character on current form.

Maybe, maybe not. More importantly I think, is that it hopefully will have us in better shape for next week.

You mean the week after. We get a break. Which sucks. I want round one to come already! So close yet so far!

I'm glad they have a week off - if we had to play next week, we'd surely lose. They looked absolutely stuffed at the family day yesterday. The heat had really sapped em' By the week after, they should be ready to roll again.

[saintbrat]

Long stint in rooms could be costly
Jon Ralph | March 10, 2008 12:00am

ST KILDA will face a "please explain" or fine from the AFL over its tardy start to the final quarter on Saturday night. But the last term was never in danger of being started without the Saints in their positions despite them lingering too long in the AAMI Stadium changerooms.

Under AFL rules, clubs must be on the field by a certain time, but St Kilda was several minutes late after leaving the arena during Saturday's NAB Cup final to escape the oppressive heat.
It led to speculation the ball might simply be bounced to start the final stanza with only Adelaide players afield.

Instead, St Kilda is likely to hand several thousand dollars of its $380,000 prizemoney back, with the AFL to review the incident at its football operations meeting this morning.

The first and third-quarter breaks were extended from six to eight minutes because of the near-40C temperatures.

But as AAMI Stadium fans started chanting and booing, the Crows - which had remained on the ground -- were left waiting for their opponents.

Eventually the Saints emerged and the game was re-started several minutes late.

AFL Umpires boss Jeff Gieschen said it was not the role of the umpires to warn the club it was behind schedule.

"We don't get instructions to just bounce the ball which might have happened in junior games or country games. We don't do that.
"There is a fines process in place, so rather than umpires penalising teams, that is done by the controlling body.

"We can't bounce the ball, but if a team refused to come out, or didn't come out, they could be deemed to be forfeiting a match. But that would be after some considerable time."

On Saturday night Gieschen correctly over-ruled a Kurt Tippett supergoal that was awarded by the umpires after a down-field free kick to Michael Doughty outside 50m.

He said yesterday Doughty had two options: attempting a supergoal from where the infringement took place 60m from goal, or allowing Tippett the point-blank shot for a six-point goal.

Gieschen instantly over-ruled after contacting the umpires by microphone, and Adelaide went from squaring the scores at 61 points to trailing by three points in a match the Crows lost by less than a goal.

"In NAB Cup games if the score needed to be amended, it was changed at the end of quarters, but in last quarters people need to know the exact score so we do it straight away," he said.

"We were able to do it straight away on Saturday so both teams knew exactly what the score was in the dying minutes."

He said the new no-go zone behind umpires at centre bounces had been "extremely positive rule", with no umpires hit at stoppages during the NAB Cup.

The AFL could decide to introduce the guideline for the season proper, with the NAB Cup to be reviewed by the league in coming days.

[saintdooley]

Who cares about a fine.
It was a great move and probably won us the game in the end.
Should have bought in a truck load of ice and spread it around the room.
Well done Ross Lyon!
Appears to be a very shrewd character on current form.

Maybe, maybe not. More importantly I think, is that it hopefully will have us in better shape for next week.

You mean the week after. We get a break. Which sucks. I want round one to come already! So close yet so far!

I'm glad they have a week off - if we had to play next week, we'd surely lose. They looked absolutely stuffed at the family day yesterday. The heat had really sapped em' By the week after, they should be ready to roll again.

we have a challenge game next week at moorabbin against the Frankston Dolphins

[Solar]

hey I'm confused, how long were we at the 3/4 time huddle? longer then 8 mins?

[saintbrat]

we have a challenge game next week at moorabbin against the Frankston Dolphins

NO Casey scorpions Have a practice match at Moorabbin- it's not a challenge match.

[saintdooley]

hey I'm confused, how long were we at the 3/4 time huddle? longer then 8 mins?

long enough for me to think the ump was going to start the game!
if a normal 3/4 time rest is 8 mins it would of been close to 13 mins?

[saintbrat]

s quoted above

The first and third-quarter breaks were extended from six to eight minutes because of the near-40C temperatures.

I have just timed it - via PC time and it will be a matter of seconds- saints running out as the 8th minute finished.

[brown-coat]

Fremantle will receive the 4 points.

[F_Q_F]

Fremantle will receive the 4 points.

Haha, I enjoyed that

[Solar]

s quoted above

The first and third-quarter breaks were extended from six to eight minutes because of the near-40C temperatures.

I have just timed it - via PC time and it will be a matter of seconds- saints running out as the 8th minute finished.

I would assume this to be the case

[Eastern]

Gerard Healy on 3AW suggested in an interview with Matthew Drain that the $1,000 Fine was a good investment. I hope its only $1,000 !!

[Quixote]

Fremantle will receive the 4 points.

And Steven Baker is on trial for manslaughter.

[Armoooo]

that was awesome when the saints came out late!
got the crowed fired up!
do it again!

Did you boo the team when they kicked no goals in he first quarter?

Course he did.

He was baying for Fiora's blood, and probably for Harvey's last week too.

He watches interstate games fro a private underground room/bunker, known as the Goebbels Enclosure.

The freaken' little krout.

I know this is way off what anybody was talking about, but how about that big fall from Fizz? that guy is going to break his neck one of these days...

[esaint66]

we have a challenge game next week at moorabbin against the Frankston Dolphins

NO Casey scorpions Have a practice match at Moorabbin- it's not a challenge match.

wait im confused is it
st kilda v casey ?
st kilda v frankston?
casey v frankston?

anyway which day and what time is this on?

[djsburke]

wait im confused is it
st kilda v casey ?
st kilda v frankston?
casey v frankston?

anyway which day and what time is this on?[/quote]

Casey V Frankston
Friday 14th March
6pm seniors
8.15pm reserves at moorabbin

[esaint66]

wait im confused is it
st kilda v casey ?
st kilda v frankston?
casey v frankston?

anyway which day and what time is this on?

Casey V Frankston
Friday 14th March
6pm seniors
8.15pm reserves at moorabbin[/quote]
thanks for that i'll try to get there.

isnt bj playing? heard roos mention something like that on sunday.

[saintbrat]

Ross - did mention that both BJ and Goose would definitley get a run.- well Goose was certainly saying he would get run:)

[esaint66]

Ross - did mention that both BJ and Goose would definitley get a run.- well Goose was certainly saying he would get run:)

alright thats good that the boys will be getting a run.
sad to say that i wont be there

expect them to be wearing number in the high 80's early 90's

[saintsRrising]

Drain on 3aw tonight said that the Saints ran onto the ground at 8 minutes...and so by implication werea few seconds late.

He indicated that he expected a please explain from the AFL..but as today wasa public holiday had not received one yet.


But who cares??/

Personally I think it is great to see the Saints at last being the club smart enough to bend the rules our way.

Craig the sports scientist must be fuming at himself that he kept his guys out in the heat while the Saints had cooler conditions to recover in.