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Beef_Taco
18-04-2004, 10:45 PM
Since the start of the year i have seen alot of differences in the way the game is being played from late last year.

One major change i have noticed is that 12 reports were made last week (not all players were suspended). Though it sort of makes you wonder how the game is being umpired, and how the players have come to play. I personally like more biff in the AFL. Not saying punching should be legal, or elbowing (Rhett Biglands as an eg.) but maybe letting alot more things should go. Alot of freekicks are being paid against players who seem to attack the player with the ball to viciously. They are getting Push in the back's or High tackles paid against them when what they are doing is just going for the ball hard.

Anyone else have any views on this?

LOKO
19-04-2004, 12:47 AM
Well, I'm an Essendon supporter, so I'm no stranger to seeing brawls break out really. But I guess it's just everyone shaking off the cobwebs of the off-season. Should smooth out sooner rather than later.

chriz
19-04-2004, 05:21 PM
alot of rough stuff seems to be happening when players get fustrated by taggers
i can think of wayne cambell who ended up bleeding really badly after wrestling with his opponent who was constantly fustrating him by stopping his run.

taggers will often try and start fights just to piss of their opponent and try n make em go too far

CRO
20-04-2004, 06:05 PM
sydneys handballing style of getting foward will revolutionise AFL as we see it. go da swannies.

LOKO
20-04-2004, 06:54 PM
Akermanis loves taggers.

DANSTAR
20-04-2004, 07:38 PM
i hate akermanis, coz his just so damn good.

Beef_Taco
20-04-2004, 09:27 PM
i hate akermanis, coz his just so damn good.

lol the game on the weekend...i dont know if u saw it. The perth crowd was getting right into him and he kicked it out on the full or hit the post or something a couple of times and the crowd would give him heaps...i was one of those crowd members...but i would still love the bloke on my team

DANSTAR
20-04-2004, 09:43 PM
we have a name for him in my family "The Snake". :P not my family really only me my dad and my uncle are into footy. and my cousin

Beef_Taco
20-04-2004, 09:49 PM
your sister is more into something else... ;)

DANSTAR
20-04-2004, 10:18 PM
your sister is more into something else... ;)
not u~