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The Sports Desk / Re: Track and Field
Last post by LP -
Why would News Ltd report our athletes not winning as "crumbling under pressure"?

If I recall it's generally the case, at least in certain events, athletes are trained to peak at a specific time, you need everything go right to get to that peak and you can't stay at the peak eternally.

So having won world championships or set records in recent times, News Ltd now report the next loss as a "crumble under pressure"!
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Micky0 – on

Absolutely and I understand they are giving everyone more leeway to keep the game moving but not multiple times constantly… at one stage both teams’ Players stopped and looked at the umpire waiting for a whistle. It was way too long and ugly to watch tbh.
How much of this is officials, and how much of it is a coach?

I'm sure there are coaches who will happily burn the sport to secure a win, I suspect Norp AFLW is doing just that, while many of the other teams are doing the best they can to play a more attractive style. Norp will play attractive when the game is on the terms they accept, but when it isn't going to plan they turn it into a pile of sludge.

Think of the comments over the last season of so from both Voss and Fraser about not just wanting success but also to play an attractive brand. That is what gets +95K to the MCG, not just the chance of a win!

See, Clarkson Sacked!

Which do you think is the AFL and AFL Club priority, 95K watching a potential win or 50k watching a certainty?
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by Micky0 -
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: Micky0 – on
The girls had their opportunities but I must say the umpiring for the first 3/4’s was annoying - letting the scraps roll on and on and no reward for tackling and they were holding us before we even got the ball!

Then yes technically the HTB against us was there in the last when 20 went to play on rather than take the set shot but the umpires had let so
Many other infringements go thru time and again , but not that one.  It was irritating but her doing that and the umpire calling it.

I think the umpires are doing a disservice to the game by letting play roll on so much. Not a great spectacle.

I thought we were a real shot against North and i think having Sophie who is the firecracker in the forward line, and Darcy, who is the calm experienced head, wouldve had us win that one. Next time

Yep, umpiring was poor.

There'd be at least a dozen free kicks for holding the ball if the umpires were consistent week to week.

Given how poor the AFL umpires are, i cut the AFLW umpires some slack.....but agree its annoying.
Absolutely and I understand they are giving everyone more leeway to keep the game moving but not multiple times constantly… at one stage both teams’ Players stopped and looked at the umpire waiting for a whistle. It was way too long and ugly to watch tbh.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Micky0 – on
The girls had their opportunities but I must say the umpiring for the first 3/4’s was annoying - letting the scraps roll on and on and no reward for tackling and they were holding us before we even got the ball!

Then yes technically the HTB against us was there in the last when 20 went to play on rather than take the set shot but the umpires had let so
Many other infringements go thru time and again , but not that one.  It was irritating but her doing that and the umpire calling it.

I think the umpires are doing a disservice to the game by letting play roll on so much. Not a great spectacle.

I thought we were a real shot against North and i think having Sophie who is the firecracker in the forward line, and Darcy, who is the calm experienced head, wouldve had us win that one. Next time

Yep, umpiring was poor.

There'd be at least a dozen free kicks for holding the ball if the umpires were consistent week to week.

Given how poor the AFL umpires are, i cut the AFLW umpires some slack.....but agree its annoying.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by Micky0 -
The girls had their opportunities but I must say the umpiring for the first 3/4’s was annoying - letting the scraps roll on and on and no reward for tackling and they were holding us before we even got the ball!

Then yes technically the HTB against us was there in the last when 20 went to play on rather than take the set shot but the umpires had let so
Many other infringements go thru time and again , but not that one.  It was irritating but her doing that and the umpire calling it.

I think the umpires are doing a disservice to the game by letting play roll on so much. Not a great spectacle.

I thought we were a real shot against North and i think having Sophie who is the firecracker in the forward line, and Darcy, who is the calm experienced head, wouldve had us win that one. Next time
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
First game I tuned in for the season and the last.

It was the scrappiest game i've seen us play in years. Not accurate on how we've played.

Nobody has beatedn the kangas in years, so thats as good as you could hope for from our girls. Especially since we were without 2 of our biggest offensive weapons/play makers in Vescio and Sophie.

No time to rest though, got another big test next week against the only other undefeated team next week in Melbourne.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by DJC -
While a loss is always unacceptable, the positive out of that game is that we were always in with a chance, unlike our recent losses to North.

I think that we can improve with Darcy and Sophie back in the team ... and the umpiring has to be better next time.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by Blue Moon -
It was a mistake made out of trying to be aggressive and positive and trying to win the game.  I think Carlton can get better while I think North are at their peak, but it is a high peak. They set the standard. Once we got over our nerves in the first quarter I thought we more than match them. The umpiring was interesting at times and North always looked like they had another gear. But well done Carlton.
Jess Good was great.