Are we being hypocritical?

[Mofra]

Re: Are we being hypocritical?

You can add Rocket to the list too not just the supporters. I've heard him numerous times on the weekend and he definitely doesn't share your views. And he was constrained.

Ditto fox sports on their on-line Monday wrap. They were scathing of the Roos.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Are we being hypocritical?

Ditto fox sports on their on-line Monday wrap. They were scathing of the Roos.

I honestly can't see how you can be anything but. Some of the views on the subject from other Posters are amazing to me.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Are we being hypocritical?

Yes, we are being hypocritical.

The whole 'knock him over whilst he does his boots up' thing...I mean, who cares?

West Coast fans saw the stuff with 4 on 1 vs Hall and just said 'Well, it was 6 on 1 when you blokes did it to Gardiner'.

Footy has changed a bit since 1997.

In the ensuing brawl - not malee - Matthew Dent landed a haymaker on the point of Jason Ball's chin, and got away with it. Today they would have held a royal commission into it.

Things that were acceptable 13 years ago are not always acceptable now.


I guess my outrage is with the umpires and their inconsistancy. Riewoldt would have recieved at the least 3 or 4 frees for gentle off-the-ball bumps. Judd, Ablett, even Cooney get protected around the ball, why is it any different for Hall?

The rules allow for it. Besides the whole "ball must be within 5 metres" thing, you cannot bump a player "not reasonably expecting contact". The only reason Hall would have been expecting contact was because Thompson did it entire bloody time!

[mjp]

Re: Are we being hypocritical?

You can add Rocket to the list too not just the supporters. I've heard him numerous times on the weekend and he definitely doesn't share your views. And he was constrained.

Do you really think he is that upset or do you think he is trying to make about the lack of protection/lack of free-kicks given to Hall all year? I think the North antics gave us the perfect vehicle to publicly push a point that I would think the club has been pushing quietly all year - Why doesn't Hall get paid free-kicks that every other player in the AFL would get.

Rockets comments just smacked of an agenda to me. North aren't a contender and we won easily, so we can criticize without fear of any accusation of whinging or sooking. The issue has been going on for months now without any change in the officiating...

I guess my outrage is with the umpires and their inconsistancy. Riewoldt would have recieved at the least 3 or 4 frees for gentle off-the-ball bumps. Judd, Ablett, even Cooney get protected around the ball, why is it any different for Hall?

The rules allow for it. Besides the whole "ball must be within 5 metres" thing, you cannot bump a player "not reasonably expecting contact". The only reason Hall would have been expecting contact was because Thompson did it entire bloody time!

I agree SS, but I just don't feel the outrage at North's tactics. To me the way they played ensured they had no chance to win and I would love to see more of it. The umpires NEVER give Hall a free kick - not when he played for Sydney and certainly not this year - he has received nothing...I think he has got only one kick for the entire season which is ridiculous given the number of marking contests he has been involved in.

I didn't agree Riewoldt should have got the free-kick he got in the prelim and it would be hypocritical of me to turn around and say that Hall should have got the one when he was tying up his laces on Saturday.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Are we being hypocritical?

Do you really think he is that upset or do you think he is trying to make about the lack of protection/lack of free-kicks given to Hall all year? I think the North antics gave us the perfect vehicle to publicly push a point that I would think the club has been pushing quietly all year - Why doesn't Hall get paid free-kicks that every other player in the AFL would get.

Rockets comments just smacked of an agenda to me. North aren't a contender and we won easily, so we can criticize without fear of any accusation of whinging or sooking. The issue has been going on for months now without any change in the officiating...

Yes I do think that Rocket is genuinely upset or if not he's a bloody good actor. Might be an agenda to you which you are assuming. Doesn't to me in the least.