AFL Game Day - Round 23, 2025

[josie]

Elliot’s goal at end Q3 was a beauty. I’ve only tuned in last 15 mins of Q3. Anyone else thinking Crows are getting rub of green regarding umpiring?

Don’t mind this version of Crows, however their fans are insufferable.

[Bornadog]

Umpires stuff up with not awarding a free to Collingwood for kicking the ball away after the ball went OOB with around a 1 min to go

Collingwood 71 inside 50s to 37 and they lost by 3 points

[GVGjr]

Gunston with 7 goals. Massive effort

[kruder]

Nope.

Do you still wish that Fremantle won?

[The Adelaide Connection]

Anyone else thinking Crows are getting rub of green regarding umpiring?

As someone that always watches and regularly attends their games let me put this on record- they always get the rub of the green at AO. Their fans are delusional and hang on to that post decision, but the reality is they get very looked after.

Umpires are human. Any non-bipartisan crowd is always going to alert an umpire to a supposed infringement. It’s also much easier to not pay something (to the opposition) when nobody yells out for it.

But yeah, Pies were hard done by. Crow throw is back too!

[Bulldog Joe]

As someone that always watches and regularly attends their games let me put this on record- they always get the rub of the green at AO. Their fans are delusional and hang on to that post decision, but the reality is they get very looked after.

Umpires are human. Any non-bipartisan crowd is always going to alert an umpire to a supposed infringement. It’s also much easier to not pay something (to the opposition) when nobody yells out for it.

But yeah, Pies were hard done by. Crow throw is back too!

I watched the entire game and thought Collingwood were looked after, particularly early.

Crows defended vary well but kept giving it back to Collingwood resulting in the high F50 entries for the pies.

Both teams struggled to transition from defence. Crows played Murphy as a defensive forward to negate Josh Daicos, but let Nick run free.

Commentators got excited by Nick's goal late, but he demanded it from Schultz who had a set shot from inside 40 with no real angle.

[The Underdog]

Umpires stuff up with not awarding a free to Collingwood for kicking the ball away after the ball went OOB with around a 1 min to go

Collingwood 71 inside 50s to 37 and they lost by 3 points

Was a rough night for the umps, but that was pretty egregious. I’d love to see an ump that had the cojones to pay the throw as Peatling ran into an open goal at AO.

[Bulldog Joe]

Was a rough night for the umps, but that was pretty egregious. I’d love to see an ump that had the cojones to pay the throw as Peatling ran into an open goal at AO.

Umpires just can't adjudicate the throws. There are so many that maybe we should just make them all legal..

The one from Keays to Peatling was also unnecessary as there was no real pressure to stop him handballing correctly.

[JanLorMill]

Elliot’s goal at end Q3 was a beauty. I’ve only tuned in last 15 mins of Q3. Anyone else thinking Crows are getting rub of green regarding umpiring?

Yes some of crows players dared to breath near Daicos. Insufficient air call not given a number of times.

[Sedat]

Seriously, fark the filth. They have had an absolute dream run from the umpires in the McCrae era - in typical filth fashion the world blows up and they go in full victim mode when they get a tiny ounce of bad luck. Daicos is a rolled gold jet but he is a serial flopper.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Do you still wish that Fremantle won?

Too right.

[Dry Rot]

Rankine in trouble?

https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/adelaide-livewire-izak-rankine-under-afl-investigation-for-homophobic-slur-c-19713468

[The Adelaide Connection]

Rankine in trouble?

https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/adela...lur-c-19713468

If found guilty, recent precedence sits at about 5 games. That would be year over even if they had to play the full quota of finals.

Recent suspensions for Homophobic slurs:
Riak Andrew- 5 games
Jack Graham- 4 Games
Wil Powell- 5 Games
Jeremy Finlayson- 3 Games
Lance Collard (Saints player cited in the VFL)- 6 games

[soupman]

What an idiot.

Anything less than the full 5 is gonna be real bad optics for the AFL.

Graham's was less because he self reported, and i think Finlayson was the warning shot before they got serious with the rest.