What the hell was that? The big AFL let-down

dovif says:

10:16am | 27/09/10

Yeah the losers decree that “wee wuz robbed”

I was at the game and can safely say that Marshall and Lui were both onside for about 15 of the 200 tackles that the Tigers made. Often they started running up before the ball was played. The Ref fail to penalise the Tigers to stop them being offside

Tigers first try came from when a ball runner took Gasnier out.

Their second tried came off 2 dubious penalties and a foward pass 2 tackles ago

Morris made a half break before the break, but got called back for a “forward” pass that went backward by 1/2 a meter

Yeah, the Tigers received the calls

Steve says:

09:43am | 27/09/10

@Dwayne
In the interest of the obvious … were in the fifth quarter… your not!!

Macon Paine says:

09:17am | 27/09/10

Ahh acotrel, I knew you’d find a way to bring Abbott into this one! Perhaps what you say has some truth but lets remember that Labor held a 28 point (or seats in this case) lead until the final 10 mins, then after a couple of dodgy decisions the Vice Captain (who earlier had promised she wouldn’t knife her Captain in the back) went on to break the first of many promises and knifed her Captain in the back! Then Labor under it’s glorious new Captain who’s red hair is an ironic symbol of her political leanings, went on to choke their way to a draw! Colliwobble Magpie style!

Max Vaunted says:

10:57am | 27/09/10

What was needed was a couple of disaffected former St Kilda rejects to rush on and kick the Pies to an unlikely victory at the last minute.

TimB says:

08:45am | 27/09/10

I’m cool with that. Sydney City Vs St George Illawarra. My two most hated teams contesting the GF. I’m not sure I can even watch.

TimB says:

09:17am | 27/09/10

Yes because an election is exactly the same as a football match.

*rolls eyes*

KH says:

09:19am | 27/09/10

Let me ‘reply’ to that…......an election determines who will run the country, for the next 3 or so years.  That is important, and worth having another election if thats what it comes to. 

This was a game of football, which means NOTHING to most people.
Just have extra time, like most other sports where there has to be a winner, give out the damn medals and move on.  They are hardly comparable events.

Rosie says:

09:25am | 27/09/10

Julia Gillard is bad news! The woman jinxed the AFL Grand Final when she pleaded to some being, not God because she is a non believer that we as a nation cannot have a draw! The woman had one thought in mind and that was the difficulties she and her Labor Party are facing because of the Election results which in some way was also a draw.

Please PM stay out of it this Saturday and with your supervision you could get the first bloke to mow the lawns of the Lodge as it sure needs mowing. Something may just work out for you!

Andrew says:

10:05am | 27/09/10

Look I hear what you say but at the end of the day one of those events was very important to the entire country and the other was just a federal election.

Gregg says:

12:29pm | 27/09/10

I wouldn’t go next week Lauren nor even watch for if the Pies couldn’t do it with the extra 24 hours break they had over the Saints, they’ll be just that little bit more knackered this Saturday and you do know that the greatestimpact of all is going to be in the heads of the Pies for though none will admit so, it’ll be ” just maybe the Colliwobbles is not a myth afterall! ”

Nickk says:

01:26am | 29/09/10

Not a Saints fan, but Riewoldt took some amazing grabs in the game, especially in the third quarter.

You know nothing about footy if you believe he’s a lousy mark, and that there have been no ‘really good’ marks for 6-7 weeks.

Kath says:

10:34am | 27/09/10

Yep - we didn’t want either team to win either; and were hoping for a draw.  We got our wish.

Luke says:

01:08pm | 27/09/10

Says a lot about our current society when tradition is traded for excuses like we need a result because some highly paid players had holidays booked or you can’t step on other lesser sports (League, soccer)territory. If it was good enough in the 40’s and 70’s to replay the games it is good enough now, so stop complaining people we get another game to watch!

Hermano says:

01:55pm | 27/09/10

i live in Sydney and haven’t heard anyone complaining about the Grand Final re-run stealing the thunder of the NRL.  But then I do live under a rock…
I find the whole thing highly amusing.  The looks on the player’s faces was a resounding “we wuz robbed!” when they only had themselves to blame for their predicament.  How many behinds were kicked?  How many fumbles?  How much arsing about?  They both had their chances and blew it, so they come back next week.
Me?  I’ll be watching the cycling world championships.  Geelong gets the spotlight on Grand Final weekend!

Steve Smith says:

12:04am | 28/09/10

Micky C.D… glad you find your own false assumptions hilarious. I don’t know any “rugby knuckle-head supporter (insert Collingwood reference)” who is “crying foul” over the AFL Grand Final replay. Heck, I’d be suprised if people knew there was a game to begin with.. you know, being knuckle heads and all

Luke says:

01:18pm | 27/09/10

Most of the bets would be refunded as most markets would not have had the draw as an option. Unless the draw was one of the betting options which only limited markets had all money goes back.

Miles says:

01:27pm | 27/09/10

Some agencies paid out half odds on head to head bets (only) where a draw was not an option.

Andrew says:

11:46am | 27/09/10

Rugby league used to have replays. I think a Cronulla/Manly GF was replayed in the late seventies.

Bruce says:

03:02pm | 27/09/10

The FA Cup has replays, even in the rounds. The Final used to be replayed - but I believe that the final is decided on penalties now days.

KH says:

03:03pm | 27/09/10

The FA cup used to have replays - but now all is settled with extra time and penalty shootout.
An AFL penalty shootout would be funny…............

AFR says:

04:43pm | 27/09/10

I think one of the golf majors has a full round play-off the next day if there is a tie at the end. Andrew, i the league GF game was replayed after it was still locked up at the end of 20 minutes extra time.

Gregg says:

12:40pm | 27/09/10

Well Ern, you might have just sight of the fact that there’s something called expansion and promotion that even RL and the AR do partake of if just not quite so well.
Introducing extra time for the replay is just indicative of it being recognised that even tradition does not warrant more than one replay.

Michael C. Donovan says:

01:38pm | 27/09/10

From Wikipedia (Australian rules football):

Gradually the game – known at first as “Melbourne Rules” became “Victorian Rules” and then “Australian Rules” or “Australasian Rules” following its spread from Victoria into other Australasian colonies, beginning with South Australia (1860), Tasmania (1864), Queensland (1866), and New Zealand (1871). In 1877, the sport’s first governing bodies, the South Australian Football Association and the Victorian Football Association were formed on 30 April and 17 May respectively.

The game began to be played in New South Wales in 1877, in Western Australia in 1881 and the Australian Capital Territory in 1911. By 1916, the game was first played in the Northern Territory, establishing a permanent presence in all Australian states and mainland territories.

The precursors of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and the West Australian Football League (WAFL) were strong, separate competitions by the 1890s. However late in the century the code began to decline in New South Wales and Queensland largely due to interstate rivalries and the lack of strong local governing bodies. In the case of Sydney, denial of access to grounds and the loss of professional players to other football codes directly inhibited to the game’s growth.

Let me repeat: “However late in the century, the code began to decline in New South Wales and Queensland largely due to interstate rivalries and the lack of strong local governing bodies.  In the case of Sydney, denial of access to grounds and the loss of professional players to other football codes directly inhibited to the game’s growth.”

Take from that what you will.

hot tub political machine says:

03:14pm | 27/09/10

Spot on Wazza. If the AFL was a competition first and a way of making money second, Collingwood would have to travel more than 4 times a season

karl says:

07:09pm | 27/09/10

True, the Colliwobbles are a September phenomenon. 

Maybe

Hoping so…...