03-05-2019, 11:46 PM
(03-05-2019, 11:09 PM)LP link Wrote:I suppose GWS is under AFL control and takes the AFL mandate to play attractive football more seriously than the other clubs.
Remembering we got the blame for playing unattractive football back at the start of last season, yet it seems that in 2019 we are no longer the alleged "common denominator of negativity", why aren't these other clubs called out in the media, is it because their CEOs and Presidents are in positions of power in the AFL and AFL media?
FWIW, I also was thinking much the same regarding game lines. I wonder if the explanation for the change in spectacle is perhaps the change in umpiring emphasis, be it deliberate or unintentional. Does the match day pattern follow a certain set of umpires?
From what I have seen, the umpiring is consistent (in its inconsistency) across the board. They must be following an AFL directive ... or the AFLW has scoured the suburban leagues and recruited the worst umpires going around.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball