AFL: Hawthorn has claimed another big scalp of the Brisbane Lions, prevailing 15.10 (100) to 10.15 (75) at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Once again AFL umpiring is in the spotlight - but the complaints are at both extremes of the spectrum.Talking Points!
And on Saturday, Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick joined a growing chorus of concerns about umpires waiting too long to call a stoppage or give a free kick during tackles. But these tackles-but-not-full-tackles allow opponents to escape and dispose of the football, sometimes even resulting in goals. “There’s a genuine intent to provide the environment as a really safe environment. I think we’ve done that amazingly well in more recent times.”
There has never been a golden period where fans and players thought umpiring was terrific, as this passage from a 1951 history book of the Richmond Football Club shows . Or consider the 1904 VFA season, when a well-regarded umpire was viewed by Richmond as unable to stop rough play, and reportedly did nothing when a captain was violently assaulted leaving the ground after a home game.
Are they completely and utterly done? No. After Round 13 last year, Carlton was three games outside the eight, with the Giants just two premiership points ahead of them. Both charged into preliminary finals. But those feats are the exception, not the rule, and for the first time in years the Lions’ injury list is a major factor. They are clearly worse because of the big names missing.
It’s a pretty obvious one and always proves itself correct, because obviously the team that wins the Grand Final must’ve timed its run. And yet you’ll hear everyone, from pundits to coaches, talking about wanting to play their best footy in the second half of the season.John Longmire’s side sits 10-1 after 11 rounds, two wins clear of everyone except Essendon and Port Adelaide - who few would argue are true premiership contenders.
If you start well, you usually finish well, with the last six teams in Sydney’s position earning a home qualifying final - and three converting it into a premiership. Yet they’re also 7th on the ladder, because ‘unbeaten’ is a little bit sneaky. After all, nobody loses in a draw.
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