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Post: # 1790435Post Sainternist »

Sure, everyone has no sympathy for Essendon losing. Fair enough. But when a rule is put into disrepute and the AFL can't grow a pair and take action after an obvious missed call by the umpires, then I'm not impressed.

I speak of course of the incident where Dean Rampe starts to climb the goal post, like a chimpanzee, whilst Myers for Essendon is taking the shot for goal after the siren. Before you say this isn't Saints related, I'll say this: let's cast out minds back to the 2005 PF, where Barry Hall punched Goose in the guts and still got to play in the GF the following week.

This blatant favouritism for the Swines continues to this very day. It's quite sickening!



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Post: # 1790437Post The_Dud »

Would have been ridiculous to pay that, had no effect on the outcome.

Common sense prevailed.


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The_Dud wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 4:35pm Would have been ridiculous to pay that, had no effect on the outcome.

Common sense prevailed.
But it goes against the rules!! Why have the rule in the first place?!?!


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Post: # 1790443Post satchmo »

Worth it to see stringer sulking.
Pretty sure the rule is about deliberately shaking the post, where as climbing the post is just stupid.


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satchmo wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 4:59pm Worth it to see stringer sulking.
Pretty sure the rule is about deliberately shaking the post, where as climbing the post is just stupid.
The post did actually shake from Rampe jumping on it. It should be worthy of penalising. Okay, the umpires' decision is final and they're only human and yada-yada-yada, but the AFL could at least grow a pair to admit that they missed the call.

Otherwise, what is the point of even having this rule? :|


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Post: # 1790446Post sunsaint »

yeah the rule
its there to stop players from making the post sway in and out - which may have been more a problem in the old days of wooden posts buried a few feet into muddy turf
Its pretty stupid to try and attempt anyway as it will be equally wider and narrower - but anyhoo
Its funny because when I opened this thread my mind immediately started thinking if there was a decision against swans and IF EFC kicked the goal
The same thread title would have covered those that think EFC is an AFL lovechild...


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Post: # 1790453Post SaintPav »

Sirengate anyone?!

AFL should take the four points off them.

But, it's Essendon so who gives a stuff.


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Post: # 1790700Post stevie »

Yeah suck shite Essenscum Bummers

On another point of new irrelevance if defenders can now run the ball out of the square after a point why is there still a goal square marked out? Isn’t it obsolete now?


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Post: # 1790702Post Life Long Saint »

Geez. If a team lost a game because someone climbed the post for an 85m kick that was at least 10m short, then we may as well give up and go watch another sport.


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Remind me, what was the outcome when a young Stewart Loewe shook the goal post, in similar circumstances, in the late '80s?


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Post: # 1790737Post skeptic »

Trev from the Bush wrote: Sun 12 May 2019 12:22am Remind me, what was the outcome when a young Stewart Loewe shook the goal post, in similar circumstances, in the late '80s?
I’m too young for this reference... what happened?


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Trev from the Bush wrote: Sun 12 May 2019 12:22am Remind me, what was the outcome when a young Stewart Loewe shook the goal post, in similar circumstances, in the late '80s?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall him being suspended for a week. What year was that? I reckon it may have been in 1986 (Stewie's rookie year).


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SaintPav wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 6:26pm Sirengate anyone?!

AFL should take the four points off them.

But, it's Essendon so who gives a stuff.
AFL changed the long standing rule the next day.
Cost us the double chance and a realistic premiership chance.
A retrospective decision without precedent or integrity.


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SaintPav wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 6:26pm Sirengate anyone?!

AFL should take the four points off them.

But, it's Essendon so who gives a stuff.
The decision was wrong, but that makes it all the better because it was S & Dung on the losing end.

Knowing that the S & Dung supporters will be upset is very pleasing.


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Sainternist wrote: Sun 12 May 2019 1:22am
Trev from the Bush wrote: Sun 12 May 2019 12:22am Remind me, what was the outcome when a young Stewart Loewe shook the goal post, in similar circumstances, in the late '80s?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall him being suspended for a week. What year was that? I reckon it may have been in 1986 (Stewie's rookie year).
I'm glad you posted this. My memory is that he was suspended for a week. The discussion around at the time was that everybody should know the rules.


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Post: # 1790868Post older saint »

What a joke when the CEO says "technically its the rule but common sense seems to have been done and comparing it to a guy on the mark"

Like at the police seeing someone speeding in a empty street and winding down the window saying slow down and driving off.

it's either a rule or it's not.


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Post: # 1791051Post perfectionist »

It was a free kick, and anyone who says otherwise is a drop kick. "Technicalities" are what the rules of all games are about. This particular rule has been around since the beginning, so it's not a "new innovation" as Peter Landy was want to say.


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Post: # 1791055Post stevie »

The little grub at it again


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Post: # 1791084Post The_Dud »

If every technicality was paid there’d be 100 frees a game.

Umpires give out warnings all the time.

Common sense prevailed.


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Post: # 1791088Post Sainter_Dad »

The_Dud wrote: Mon 13 May 2019 2:11pm If every technicality was paid there’d be 100 frees a game.

Umpires give out warnings all the time.

Common sense prevailed.
In this case I disagree - what Rampe did was not a mistake, not an error - it was a direct thumbing of your nose at the rules - like when you have warned a child not to touch something and they do so again - while looking you in the eye! He should have been punished for the simple stupidity of the act.

If he had slipped and tripped someone over, or fallen into the post - then I would take 'common sense' - but this was a flagrant disregard - FU to the AFL! Had to be stopped! I would expect that kind of stupidity from a 10yo not an AFL football player.


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Post: # 1791091Post CURLY »

The_Dud wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 4:35pm Would have been ridiculous to pay that, had no effect on the outcome.

Common sense prevailed.
Just umpires ignoring the rules when it suits wouldn't you say??


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Post: # 1791113Post CarlD »

CURLY wrote: Mon 13 May 2019 2:55pm
The_Dud wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 4:35pm Would have been ridiculous to pay that, had no effect on the outcome.

Common sense prevailed.
Just umpires ignoring the rules when it suits wouldn't you say??
That's assuming that they knew the rule ...


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Post: # 1791140Post The_Dud »

CURLY wrote: Mon 13 May 2019 2:55pm
The_Dud wrote: Sat 11 May 2019 4:35pm Would have been ridiculous to pay that, had no effect on the outcome.

Common sense prevailed.
Just umpires ignoring the rules when it suits wouldn't you say??
This coming from a bloke who sooked when a free was paid against us when our defender put one arm around the WCE players body and held onto his other arm as well :lol:

You have zero credibility when it comes to umpiring, best leave this one alone!


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Post: # 1791142Post Enrico_Misso »

Speaking of Lovechilds, the happy clapper chequebook has been let off for the second week in a row.
This time not even a fine!

Can't wait for our chance to boo him.


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Post: # 1791149Post remboy »

Pretty sure Stewie Loewe got fined many years ago for shaking the goal post. I don't think climbing it is the same thing.


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