07-18-2022, 03:06 AM
(07-16-2022, 01:47 PM)crashlander link Wrote:Geelong are very good at pushing the boundaries,
As were the great Hawks sides. As were the Tigs (still are, but they arent quite good enough to get away with it anymore).
All the little things - like, holding onto the footy that second longer, when you give away a free, keeping a guy down in a tackle for an extra beat, crimping the mark, holding off the footy a ball ups.... they all add to the extra pressure, but only the good teams are allowed to get away with them.
umpires arent biased, but they do get influenced by reputation. selwood can do what he likes, and never get penalised - doc fights for a ball with danger, and gets pinged 50 for it - all due to reputation.