Re: Shallow boundary throw-ins
Originally Posted by
merantau
I am over these big time. This season has seen an epidemic of them and the field umpires just look on like stunned mullets
They can, and do result in gimmee goals.
I remember a game in 1985 against North when Capuano either reacted more quickly or had a metre start - he just waltzed in, kicked a goal and North ended up winning by 3 points. I'm still bitter.
It couldn't have been 1985. Don't think that I'm strange or anything but I remember for a fact that we beat North twice in 1985, once at VFL park by 26 points after trailing by 7 goals at quarter time. Simon Beasley (Sam Newman called him 'pink and shell like') kicked 5 and knocked Keith Greig senseless. I remember the score because I had a bet with my manager and gave him 4 goals in so I was pretty happy when Tony Buhagiar kicked a goal after the siren to cover the 4 goal spread. The other game was, oddly enough, also at VFL park (its the only instance I can find of two clubs playing both their H&A games in one season at VFL park) and we won by less than a goal.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.