My sympathies to those who went to watch today. What a very ordinary game of footy.
Zero confidence within the 'team' at the moment. Nothing intuitive going on. Is there a stat on hail Mary kicks? We have to be #1 with them and #1 again for how many go straight to the opposition.
For those who backed the blues into $1.28 - no sympathy at all, although you are obviously optimistic.
Wonder if we can stick to our game plan this week - copy the opposition's plan but don't be as good at it. If we are failing ie in front, go to plan b, which is to pretend we're not on the ground anymore until the opposition are in front again.
Different player, but I reckon that when 1AW kicks, the ball spins a lot faster. It happens both left and right foot, and I think it is most of the time. Does anyone know what the effect of this is on the footy (not always a turnover!), or what he does differently, or am I wrong?
I had a look at the first round today. Starting the season over two weeks, with no big or interesting games is a ho hum effort by the AFL. There needs to be something to look forward to, but there isn't. Suddenly what looks like a round of practice matches are being played for points.
Carlton v Port Adelaide? How boring to start a year (although we should get a win).
10 days of cricket left at the most, on a tour where leadership and performance is required. Who do they have that is going to go better? Monty? Suck it up and give selectors a chance think about the future.
"The first time one of these cheating blokes gets given out edging the ball into their pads, assuming with no hot spot showing, those tapes and coatings will be off like Paris Hilton's knickers!"
Not if you tape the outside edge and leave the inside edge 'pure'...while it may then pick up the inside edge for a caught behind, or down leg side, percentages probably mean that you're still in front...
DRS needs to stay. It's application needs changing.
Currently if an umpire gives an LBW appeal out and the batsman asks for DRS, then assuming other conditions are met, the ball only needs to be shaving the stumps for it to be given out. If the bowling team asks for DRS for an LBW given not out, and other conditions are met, then majority of ball needs to be hitting stumps.
This needs to have only one interpretation. Doesn't matter which.
The third umpire has to be able to intervene when a 'Stuart Broad' situation arises. Takes one reply to realise he's out, before the bowler has gone back to his mark.
The umpires must also be able to ask for a decision to be reviewed if they are not sure.
There still needs to be a limit on the number of decisions teams can ask for DRS incorrectly in order to limit abuse.
As has been mentioned, the DRS was introduced to prevent 'howlers'. Could hardly call both the Clarke and Hadding decisions howlers...