2018 Rd 3: Post Game Platitudes: Carlton vs Collingwood

[PaulP]

And stoners who comment that Rance on rare occasions also gets his pants pulled down (therefore Jones isn't that bad) need to put down their bongs. Rance was AA and Richmond B+F when the Tigers were on a road to nowhere.

[LP]

And stoners who comment that Rance on rare occasions also gets his pants pulled down (therefore Jones isn't that bad) need to put down their bongs. Rance was AA and Richmond B+F when the Tigers were on a road to nowhere.

What do you call it when you keep chasing your losses, Nthmond are proof that it can eventually pay off! ;D

I think they have the luckiest AFL premiership in the history of the AFL, delivered by doubling down!

They look slightly less likely to slide than the Bulldogs, who perhaps have the second luckiest AFL Premiership in AFL history.

Is it unreasonable and too early to think the Swans or Crows are flag favourites?

[PaulP]

What do you call it when you keep chasing your losses, Nthmond are proof that it can eventually pay off! ;D

I think they have the luckiest AFL premiership in the history of the AFL, delivered by doubling down!

They look slightly less likely to slide than the Bulldogs, who perhaps have the second luckiest AFL Premiership in AFL history.

Is it unreasonable and too early to think the Swans or Crows are flag favourites?

They have a flag, and they had luck in getting it, as does every flag team. That's not really the point. I'm talking about Rance v Jones, as absurd a comparison as that is.

[LP]

They have a flag, and they had luck in getting it, as does every flag team. That's not really the point. I'm talking about Rance v Jones, as absurd a comparison as that is.

I do worry that the vast majority of the differences between the likes of Rance and the likes of a Jones or Weitering comes from the umpires.

Anyone who watched SOS live must understand the hypocrisy of Carlton fans calling for Rance to be penalised. The question though is why some and not others, it is not like it is a subtle situation?

But I appreciate 180 games is a major factor also!

[PaulP]

I do worry that the vast majority of the differences between the likes of Rance and the likes of a Jones or Weitering comes from the umpires.

Anyone who watched SOS live must understand the hypocrisy of Carlton fans calling for Rance to be penalised. The question though is why some and not others, it is not like it is a subtle situation?

But I appreciate 180 games is a major factor also!

Rance was winning AA and B+F well before he reached 180 games. I can't really answer your other question. The logical conclusion to your question is that umpires are either corrupt or incompetent, and I'm sure every club has large swathes of supporters with a major victim mentality.

[LP]

The logical conclusion to your question is that umpires are either corrupt or incompetent, and I'm sure every club has large swathes of supporters with a major victim mentality.

I think the logical conclusion is that umpires are human and fallable, equally and easily influenced by crowds and media as any of us!

I suppose our problem is too many Carlton fans sit stirring their tea with a silver spoon and offering golf claps of encouragement, while the filth and feral fans scream at the top of their lungs for another "ball"!

[PaulP]

I think the logical conclusion is that umpires are human and fallable, equally and easily influenced by crowds and media as any of us!

Yes well, that would take the wind of millions of sails, who swear black and blue that the AFL hates us, the media hates us, the umps hate us, and they will never be satisfied until we are wiped off the face of the earth.

I'm rather surprised that you of all people would take such a benevolent position.

[LP]

Yes well, that would take the wind of millions of sails, who swear black and blue that the AFL hates us, the media hates us, the umps hate us, and they will never be satisfied until we are wiped off the face of the earth.

I'm rather surprised that you of all people would take such a benevolent position.

We can be persecuted and they can be fallable, there is not necessarily a connection! ;D

I'm no enigma! :o