AFL: Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide) has stunned Hawthorn in a one-point win after a miracle Darcy Byrne-Jones goal off the ground in the dying seconds capped off a thrilling comeback.
Amid a renewed debate about the WA clubs’ travel woes , there’s a big but simple solution they may not like.
You also have to consider the advantage interstate teams have more often than Victorian sides - true home ground advantage. Nobody can tell you with any certainty which one matters more. Those in the west will argue travel does; those in the east will argue genuine HGA does. It’s not an argument that can be won.At the same time we can acknowledge the issues that exist. The WA clubs, in particular, have created way fewer 300-plus game players than the rest of the AFL - logically, having to spend 7-8 hours trapped in a metal tube every fortnight would have some impact on that.
The WA clubs, particularly West Coast with assets over $100 million, are wealthy with a unique back-room structure. If permitted, they could easily spend money to give their players the smoothest travel experience. Canberra makes a lot of sense in many ways, as a large and wealthy city with plenty of footy historic in and around the area, but the Giants have a clear connection to the region now and the AFL would not be keen on removing that.
This is a small change but gets us closer to equality; we don’t need full equality in this area, because interstate sides do have that advantage of more ‘true’ home games, but it’s a worthy change. But it’s another tick in a column with plenty of ticks, next to a relatively empty column of crosses.When the media criticises AFL umpires, it often comes with the caveat that Aussie rules is one of the hardest games in the world to officiate.
But there are also rules which have a clear description but aren’t officiated like that. And that’s what we saw on Saturday afternoon at the MCG.AFL rule 18.13 explains a field umpire shall award a free kick against a player who “whilst in possession of the football, does not bounce or touch the football onrunning in a straight line or otherwise”.
We know that’s not perfectly accurate, because Rankine went 24 metres in 14 steps. But it’s the rule of thumb that is always used, both for running too far free kicks and for measuring 50-metre penalties.. If you’ve watched plenty of footy you just know when a player has run too far; you also know half the time you’ll watch a game and think that, it won’t be called.
Just think about the 2012 preliminary final when Sydney’s Lewis Jetta produced one of the highlights of the year, running 80-100 metres on route to a brilliant goal. He bounced three times during the run; simple division will tell you he should’ve had at least five or six. But anyone saying “he ran too far and it clearly had to be paid” is living in a world that doesn’t exist. The running too far rule has never been that black and white; that’s the problem with it, but also the best part. You can allow amazing moments, like Jetta’s prelim heroics and even the foot race with Cyril Rioli a week later, even if by the letter of the law they might’ve been free kicks.
“It’s going to be a great challenge for him , because from everything I’ve learned, they say he’s technically a fantastic coach. What he has to bring now is something which we don’t describe much in league footy of coaches – he has to bring raw emotion and motivate these blokes. “They’re probably not going to win . But you’re going to see them play a full game of AFL for the next few weeks; it might help their growth.
Fox Footy caller Kelli Underwood noted Martin “must be so frustrated given the highs of his career,” adding “it’s never easy to watch the champs near the end of their career.” “It isn’t at the top level, because he’s got other things on his mind in terms of the youngsters in that team as well,” Johnson said.In their 14-year history, it would be fair to say they’re yet to deliver on most expectations the competition has had of them since day dot.Their 64-point win over the Cats on Thursday night is undoubtedly their biggest scalp in the ‘Top End’ yet; also their fourth win by ten goals or more across a six-game winning streak.
Of the eight matches in Darwin the club has played, seven have been since 2020 – all of which in the last four years have been treated as a Gold Coast home game.“ as many as you can the way they’re playing,” Dunstall added.
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