AFL Game Day R15 2021

**DOG GOD** · 27-06-2021, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by Hotdog60

So when we play them next do we rest Astro and Bruce and go in with a very small forward line and grub the kicks in or only honor the leads.
That might thrown their defense out a bit.

I wouldn’t rest Naughton or Bruce, but I love your thinking about the grub kicks. Hopefully we see it today against McGovern and Barrass. Not sure why teams don’t utilise it more against those teams that have superior interceptor defenders.
That’s what I’d be doing. Grubbing chaos balls, especially if your tall fwds like Naughton are cat like and good below the knees.

**jeemak** · 27-06-2021, 12:04 PM

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Chaos balls would just as easily be handled with a defencive system as a high ball.

The reason why they do work on very odd occasions is because they don't usually work and are not deployed catching the defence out from time to time.

**Happy Days** · 27-06-2021, 12:07 PM

Re: AFL Game Day R15 2021

Originally posted by jeemak

Chaos balls would just as easily be handled with a defencive system as a high ball.

The reason why they do work on very odd occasions is because they don't usually work and are not deployed catching the defence out from time to time.

Yep. As frustrating as seeing intercept marks deep in defence is, at least that’s to a dangerous position where a contest *should* be halved. Shallow entries deliberately to no one is not a legit avenue to goal.

**jeemak** · 27-06-2021, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by Happy Days

Yep. As frustrating as seeing intercept marks deep in defence is, at least that’s to a dangerous position where a contest *should* be halved. Shallow entries deliberately to no one is not a legit avenue to goal.

Commentators like to have it both ways. They say just get it moving and give your forwards a chance, and then also lament being outnumbered or entering in a haphazard way when not going forward in a systemised way.

**Grantysghost** · 27-06-2021, 12:49 PM

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Originally posted by Happy Days

Yep. As frustrating as seeing intercept marks deep in defence is, at least that’s to a dangerous position where a contest *should* be halved. Shallow entries deliberately to no one is not a legit avenue to goal.

Bring back the torp.

**Bornadog** · 27-06-2021, 01:50 PM

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North isolating till tests come through after going through terminal 3 in Melbourne.

Hopefully they will be ok for next weeks match

**josie** · 27-06-2021, 04:29 PM

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Onya Hawks!!

**Mantis** · 28-06-2021, 06:14 AM

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Originally posted by comrade

Yeah, they are extremely settled. Last night was literally the best team they can roll out given Tomlinson is the only one missing through injury and won't be back. They might play around with spots 22/23 with the likes of Melksham/Weideman/Brown but that's it. Compare that to us and we're introducing Richards and Garcia into the mix now, our ruck situation is a mess, we're still missing 2 A grade mids and our best backline group is TBD. I would say a good 5-8 positions in our best 18 are currently undecided which is a concern to be honest.

I think it�s actually a good thing.. how do you properly plan against us when you have no idea what our best team looks like?

We�re 11-3 with still improvement to come.

**Mofra** · 28-06-2021, 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by Mantis

We’re 11-3 with still improvement to come.

That's the positive part - Dunkley and Treloar are A graders who are due to come back into the side before finals.

**Grantysghost** · 14-07-2021, 07:56 PM

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Apparently the Saints had 19 on the ground v the Tigers for 30 odd seconds.

AFL steward noticed and did nothing!?

EXCLUSIVE: St Kilda had 19 players on the field. No free kick was paid

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/st-kilda-saints/exclusive-the-unforgivable-blunder-umpires-missed-and-why-the-afl-did-nothing/news-story/764559ecf6f0a8f4ce4b1001b7a3e47f

EXCLUSIVE: St Kilda had 19 players on the field. No free kick was paid

**bulldogtragic** · 14-07-2021, 08:13 PM

Re: AFL Game Day R15 2021

Originally posted by Grantysghost

Apparently the Saints had 19 on the ground v the Tigers for 30 odd seconds.

AFL steward noticed and did nothing!?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tea...4b1001b7a3e47f

Why pay stewards to do nothing, make the game worse through mismanagement and ignore obvious rules and spirit of the game?

Because they represent the core values of what the afel is.

**Bornadog** · 14-07-2021, 10:40 PM

Re: AFL Game Day R15 2021

Originally posted by Grantysghost

Apparently the Saints had 19 on the ground v the Tigers for 30 odd seconds.

AFL steward noticed and did nothing!?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tea...4b1001b7a3e47f

They should forfeit the game, well that use to be the rule.

**GVGjr** · 15-07-2021, 05:24 AM

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Originally posted by bornadog

They should forfeit the game, well that use to be the rule.

From memory, the captain was supposed to ask the umpires for a count of players and if the other team had more than 18 on the field the score went back to zero.

**1eyedog** · 15-07-2021, 09:39 AM

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Wow that would be the ultimate mankad

**Happy Days** · 15-07-2021, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by GVGjr

From memory, the captain was supposed to ask the umpires for a count of players and if the other team had more than 18 on the field the score went back to zero.

Didn’t Worsfold try this once at West Coast?