AFL Rd 4 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle

[LoveNavy]

Fogarty gets 1 week.

All in all, I think our 1st Adelaide Oval was a win all round.

Hopefully Elijah is Ok. I don’t think Martin will be available for a while (?5 - 6wks). Fog NA 1wk, and Motlop still 1 -2wks IIRC

On to R5
Go Blues

[DJC]

There's an article in The West Australian (paywall). Whilst not relevant at the time of the decision, it gives some context. The AFL have on this issue at least, been consistently trying to stamp this out.

It covers an ex-AFL umpire's view of Mr Clark. He refers to Clark as a "spoilt brat, noting his repeat offences. Evidently He hasn't learned his lesson"

For some context, the former umpire is Michael Pell who was arrested for conspiracy to pass on Brownlow vote information but never charged.

He said, “I umpired Clark a little bit during his debut season in 2019 in the VFL and then again in scratch matches in 2020 during lockdown.

Things came to a head one day at Ikon Park in a game that meant nothing – a glorified match simulation with 14 per side. Clark was carrying on about decisions and generally just being difficult.

I pulled him aside at a break and told him for the sake of his career he needed to stop with the berating and abuse of umpires – it went in one ear and out the other and I thought to myself: ‘This kid just doesn’t get it’.”

The thing is that, despite Clark’s “explanation”, the umpires know what he said and all umpires will know it before long.  He won’t get any leeway in future unless he mends his ways.

[Mantis]

We probably should consider how many times we have been screwed over with umpires decisions. Either paying or not paying a result in the past. Karma has a strange way of working the other way years later. We just need to take the wins as we get them. While Adelaide could and probably should be a win for us, we need to consider the rounds to follow. GWS, Geelong, Collingwood and Melbourne will be a true measure of where we are at. Depending on the results. Just need some composure and finish on the scoreboard to start. It won’t be easy to finish top 8 and very hard to get into the top 4. Winning close games gives me faith we can fight to the death. Before the game I expected a 3 goal win our way. Listening to the game I expected a 3 goal loss. Isn’t it funny how the result ends up in the end. The die hard minutes of the contest. Load up. Next round.

[LP]

The crook decisions always balance out across a season, just like the free kicks in a game mysteriously balance out by the final siren, but that doesn't mean the impact of those decisions will be equal.

[LordLucifer]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/ca...5b23&ei=15

[Thryleon]

So I don't want to buy into whats fair and what isn't, but if you have a look at pack marks, you will see hands on the ball from usually a defender in front, a defender behind, and if a key forward is still strong enough to grab it and pull it down in that situation.

I know for a touched goal, brushing past someone's leg and not is the difference between a goal and not, but this is being beat up on a maybe touched mark.

[DJC]

Kane Cornes making sense:

"We’re paying that a mark in almost every instance in this game, we always have.”

[Lods]

We'll  get a couple of days of 'noise' and then another controversy will take over.

It's a pretty great feeling  to be back in a position of strength, where these things make  the supporters of other sides (those not even involved in the contest) lose their sh*t

[Baggers]

Kane Cornes making sense:

"We’re paying that a mark in almost every instance in this game, we always have.”

Took me back as well when I watched his take on the game. Who'd have thought that Kane C would be the voice of reason :o

[Professer E]

I think Corn is a closet CDFC fan