I was thinking this too, was clearly overly invested in a melbourne win not to have had a wager on the result. Even getting unusually upset at frost on a few occasions i thought was a bit strange.
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Where does he actually say they’re going to win?
He essentially just says that’s how they want to play three times, using different cliches.
Which is obvious, but fair enough.
The only bit that’s wrong is “fatal” mistake. Commentators can do and say anything, with zero consequence.
Echoes of Robbo potting Hawks for years after their 2008 flag, cos he had thousands on the Cats that day.
Did you see the interview?
I watched the match, and nothing really struck me about it. He was buoyed, and confident - which he should have been?
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Sure. Go him.
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journos will make a story out of anything these days ffs.
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I remember him supporting us during the saga.
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I think the blue print for us each week should be to at least draw (win if possible) contested ball and then allow our spread and speed run all over teams.
Granted that most teams won’t allow us to us the corridor but this doesn’t mean all our strengths are nullified
I’m so bored with this obsession with umpires. Yes they make mistakes, as do players. When an umpire makes a bad call it’s replayed half a dozen times like it’s a REALLY BIG DEAL, but when a player makes a mistake it goes like this … “Heppell picks up the ball and swings on to his left but kicks it straight down the throat of Viney.”
Why is the mistake coming from the guy on $150K a bigger deal than the mistake from the guy on $750K? They have the same impact on the game. Umpiring isn’t a spectator sport, they’re peripheral to the action. It baffles me that the media care that much about whether the ump was right or not.
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If the AFL were smart they’d encourage commentary teams to NOT talk about the umpiring.
Look for the positives during the call. You can critique after the game.
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Also, they keep showing fans lose their ■■■■ over umpiring decisions. They even had a ‘picture in picture’ from Friday night so you could see the Melbourne fan going bananas while we kicked a goal.
If they’re gonna show the crowd, show the positive side of it.
When Langford makes a mistake it’s replayed 300 times.
Here is where I’m at in regards to football commentary: BT is my favourite.
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The AFL hates footy; why do you expect their broadcaster to be different?
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I wouldn’t get used to us out spreading the opposition. Myers will be rushed back in asap.
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one of them ■■■■■■ me off…that other really ■■■■■■ me off
Regarding umpires, look they are human and everyone makes mistakes. They normally do a good job, and it is not easy given the allowance for interpretation in the game.
What ■■■■■■ me off, and I think this is an AFL directive (so not the umpires fault) is the constant changing of interpretation of the rules week to week. This is what frustrates fans.
All matches should be umpired like they are finals.
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We scored 40 from centre clearances. 3rd most ever by Essendon since recorded.
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Wrong see above.