(04-26-2016, 05:08 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Id agree with that.The kid can dive all he likes but unless he dove and set a new draft combine total height record he was never going near the footy as it crossed the goal line.
Everyone lined up on the back point post expecting the marking contest and not one of them stood the line.
The bloke who almost got to it was diving for it thats how close it was.
- The cameras are sitting just above the padding.(See the dot on the opposite goal post).
- The new 2016 padding is apparently about 4.5m high, or the cameras are 4.5m high, I'm waiting for that to be confirmed.
- The direct line between the near camera and the far camera on top of the padding on the opposite goal post must be level.
- The ball has crossed the goal line(Behind the opposite post) as it drops below the top of the padding. (Keep in mind perspective as the ball is closer to the near camera)
- The player diving for the ball is completely behind the goal line, the ball drops at least 0.5m behind him. So an AFL player is say 70cm across the shoulders so the ball hits the ground at least 1.2m over the line dropping almost vertically.
- The AFL record for total height jump is Naitanui 3.62m.
There was a very slim chance someone with a good run up directly under the flight of the ball might get their timing perfect and get a finger on it.
Too many people are swayed by Dwayne "The Pain" Russell's Foxtel comments but they are uninformed rubbish because he is a goose!
You can watch and stop the video from here about 21 - 30s mark, http://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/2016-0...s-one-back
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"