Comments on: Round 6 AFL 2008 Wrap up

By: The Interchange problem | The A to F to L of Australian Football

The Interchange problem | The A to F to L of Australian Football — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:49:46 +0000

[...] Round 8 of the 2008 season has seen a radical new rule been implemented to the game which has flown in the face of trying new rules in the NAB pre season games. The new rule is imo a knee-jerk reaction from the fiasco which saw Sydney play with 19 men and in the end pinch a draw back in round 6 of 2008. [...]

By: What time is it? The time keeping problem | The A to F to L of Australian Football

Mon, 05 May 2008 05:31:39 +0000

[...] down by slack and poor time keeping. The problem has been highlighted by the two close games of Fremantle v Geelong and round 7 St Kilda v Richmond. I just have to wonder how many other games have had time [...]

By: Tight Taggers’ Troublesome Tactics | The A to F to L of Australian Football

Tight Taggers’ Troublesome Tactics | The A to F to L of Australian Football — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:00:22 +0000

[...] in our game today is the lack of protection for the midfielders against the ever annoying taggers. Round 6 2008 saw perfect examples of the kind of tactics of these players whose sole mission is to hinder the [...]

By: Jermayn

Jermayn — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:17:35 +0000

Do not forget LeCras who is injured at the moment…

One thing that kinder gets me going as a fan, is that everyone blames the poor form etc on the fact that Cousins and Judd are no more. Move on!

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By: SunCity_Royal

SunCity_Royal — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:14:43 +0000

oh yeh and the eagles forward line has always been shocking,

drop Lynch and Hansen…Keep Chad Jones, Josh Kennedy and Ben McKinlay up there, give them a couple of games and you never know, another premiership might just be around the corner…

By: SunCity_Royal

SunCity_Royal — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:12:36 +0000

I just hate draws. it leaves an empty feeling after the match, and sometimes you think, (as a player, having been in 3 draws) was it worth playing the game? we wasted all that for nothing…its good to have a winner and a loser,
Maybe they should do it the way the nhl does it, in which if a draw occurs, extra time is played and the losing team at the end still gets 2 points, but the winning team gets 4…just a thort.

the eagles are playing badly but consider this.
-Judd and Cousins gone (two top quality midfielders)
-Rowan Jones and Chick gone (the two players that blocked the taggers)
-Kerr now gets tag-teamed by the opposition as there is no real other top quality midfielder.
-The delivery into the forward line is no where near as slick as it was when Judd n Cousins were there
-plus the majority of the eagles goals came from the midfield.
-and on top of all that, when the opposition would play the eagles they had to worry about the big 3. Judd, Cousins and Kerr. Fletcher, Priddis and even Selwood were given free reign becuz of the attention on the big 3…

so take out Judd n Cousins and all of a sudden,
-youve got less goals,
-average delivery to the forward line,
-the other mid fielders with more attention,
-and most importantly two great players and strong leaders,

so think about it…there is a massive gaping hole…and it will take time to fill that void.
they have every right to be playing badly, but i do agree that they need a bit more heart, but maybe the lack of is also linked to Judd n Cousins departure?

By: Jermayn

Jermayn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:40:12 +0000

It is amazing how bad the Eagles are doing..
I thought Judd and Cousins would be hard to replace but the Eagles this bad? Surely there is something wrong. Are players like Rosa, Braun, Embley, Fletcher etc that useless? So far I would have to say yes…

Injuries do not help with Hurn, Cox, LeCras & Priddis but this bad?? As I said before, its not the looses that worries fans, its the seemingly giving up by the coaches and the players.

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By: Ando

Ando — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:10:40 +0000

How bad are West Coast going! Daniel Kerr now suspended for his “Accidental” Headbutt. Peter Sumich suggested they will start to look to 2009 already?

Season Over after Round 6

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By: Jermayn

Jermayn — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:38:45 +0000

That is only two sports though SunCity_Royal…
Many others do NOT have extra time including Soccer, Hockey, Rugby, cricket and the list goes on. Draws are part of the game and the only person who comments on extra time is someone who is a convert to the game, go figer…

I wonder just how many people would want draws to disappear??

In regards to the captain being dropped for poor form. I agree that they should, when you start having two sets of rules for players it breeds discord and unrest in the club. These days you cannot ‘carry’ anyone in the team, same as if a team has an injury…

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By: SunCity_Royal

SunCity_Royal — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:01:39 +0000

Yeah I understand where you’re coming from, I was more asking the question rather than taking a particular stance…because I think all players should be judged on their form, but my main question is. When out of form is the captain a hindrance to the team or not? If not, the captain should not be dropped…if so then i don’t see why they should be any different than any other player.

Ultimately it’s the clubs decision. But it should be seriously looked at.

Plus Tadhg Kennelly made a very good point. Many other sports have extra time during regular season, should the game end in a draw.
The NHL (ice hockey) has overtime and then a shootout
The NRL has the golden point, in which the first score wins the game…
The AFL even has its own system for finals, why not introduce that into the regular season? it would eliminate draws once and for all