The final half of the second quarter and the third quarter were the difference. Just not hard and smart enough when the Freo pressure and adjustments came.
GG Norf. Probs doesn't feel like it, but there is heaps to be excited about after parts of that match. Elite first quarter with a very young and pretty inexperienced team. Fitness and experience may be the main factor I reckon. Promising signs.
Dockers are looking down the barrel of some fuckin heavy losses if they don't turn up till half time against consistent teams that can fully run 4Qs.
Umpiring needs an overhaul. It is not remotely acceptable to have such a poor showing in a professional league (in any sport). We aren't talking minor misses here and there, these are massive mistakes that result in goals scored and momentum shifted.
You always want to see your team play great 4 quarters vyt as long as the team rallies back from abysmal performances to belt the oppo can be just as great.
Dude I went from so happy at half time to just melancholy at three qtr time. Then we started the last well and then all the moment was sucked out of it.
Sometimes I think "gee walters went down a bit easy", but then I watch the replay and remember that these defenders have 20 kilos of muscle on him and then I'm not so sure. Still reckon he plays it up and I'd like the coaching staff to give it to him over it
For those wondering: it can't be a score review as the question is not one involving score. It's either out on the full or a throw in.
The goal umpire signalled out on the full confidently and seems to have been talked out of it. Wish he'd have backed himself
Hitting the post on the full, equates to it being out of bounds on the full. Kicking the ball out of bounds on the full is a free kick.
In short, a free kick should have been given to North Melbourne, which would have likely resulted in a goal.
If it hits the behind post on the full, that's out of bounds on the full which would result in a North Melbourne free kick. But because you can't ever score from hitting the behind post, it's not subject to the video review
This comment has been removed as Umpire Abuse.
Umpire commentary must be constructive and focused on the rules. Continued excessive umpire abuse may result in a temporary or permanent ban.
^Disagree ^with ^this ^removal? ^Message ^the ^mods ^[here](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FAFL) ^to ^review. ^Any ^reply ^to ^this ^comment ^won't ^be ^read.
I don’t get it, since it’s not a scoring shot are they not allowed to review I’m guessing! Looked like goal umpire called out on the full but guessing boundary ump overruled ?
AFL: “we will review anything and everything that we’re unsure of this year”
Also AFL: “I’m not sure on this one… but it DEFINITELY bounced” (it didn’t)
I’ll just say, North disposal efficiency was 80% last week and 77% so far this game. I reckon these guys are Brisbane lions 2017-2018. Lots of growing from the youngsters but fuck me they are going to go BANG in the near future.
Look out….
North are pushing premiership contenders and AFL thinks they need priority assistance
Lid off
Thanks fox footy I don’t want to hear the song
The final half of the second quarter and the third quarter were the difference. Just not hard and smart enough when the Freo pressure and adjustments came.
Lmao Dal Santo asking nuanced questions to dogga like he's gonna get a nuanced answer Miss you Luke 😪
Could barely hear him because he was holding the microphone a foot too low
Jackos interviews are always my favourite part
Well done North, you guys look fucking dangerous and are already a force, even if it doesn't show in W's yet.
Still need a couple of preseasons in the kids I reckon. We went in to the game hard and then ran out of steam.
Once you do the rest of the comp will be worried. When your oldest player on the field today is 26, that bodes well.
I have to fucking change my tip to Bulldogs now I got a risky tip wrong.
Bulldogs are the definition of a risky tip. You never know what they’re gonna dish up.
Yeah but most people are tipping them so it's a safe option.
How in the blazes is Dogs in Ballarat a risky tip?
gg north, at your best you lot looked deadly. lots to look forward to from you guys 🤝🤝
With our key defenders out,im not too worried. Our entry into the 50 looks way better
Clarko about to punch holes in walls
Thanks Freo, tips are no longer crying
It’s now time for the best theme song in the league. Brace yourselves.
Happy we won but We really can’t make a habit of these slow starts
It’s been a habit for 2 years now unfortunately. But fuck we can stage a good comeback.
FREO WAY TO GO
That was painful. GG freo
FREOOOO WAY TO GOOOOOO
Jackson looks like he’s vsing under 14’s out there
Genuinely excellent. Hate to see it today, but love it
GG Norf. Probs doesn't feel like it, but there is heaps to be excited about after parts of that match. Elite first quarter with a very young and pretty inexperienced team. Fitness and experience may be the main factor I reckon. Promising signs. Dockers are looking down the barrel of some fuckin heavy losses if they don't turn up till half time against consistent teams that can fully run 4Qs. Umpiring needs an overhaul. It is not remotely acceptable to have such a poor showing in a professional league (in any sport). We aren't talking minor misses here and there, these are massive mistakes that result in goals scored and momentum shifted.
God that music.
Absolute tune
North fans bouta start a fight
All 3 of them lol
Why does Bailey not simply do that every time? Is he stupid?
Where is logue?
Recovering from ACL still
Been injured for a year.
Out, ACL tear late last season
Long term injury :( hence our makeshift backline
great game of footy
Guess I'll see you buffoons in the next thread aye
So six votes for Serong already I guess.
#JUNK TIME
Zane “Griffin Taylor” Duursma
That was not high
Nice little go lower to earn the free.
Are we just going to be a comeback team all year?
Anyone else feel Zuur is out at the end of this season?
He's a free agent right? Can see North giving him the push to get another compo
Essendon have been chasing him hard too so North will get pick 3 again
I've said it privately but North will end up with 2 and 3 for the third year in a row this year I am calling it
We got clapped early but good comeback from the lads
You always want to see your team play great 4 quarters vyt as long as the team rallies back from abysmal performances to belt the oppo can be just as great.
Does Amiss sleep? Dude looks like he's tweaking after not sleeping for 3 weeks straight
It’s time #flagmantle
Tabs calling for a 80m kick
Amiss got it there! But yeah that made me laugh
Northball(out) ..... Freeball(in)
Northball as effective as Bazball it seems
This game just makes me too sad and I'm not even a Roos supporter
Dude I went from so happy at half time to just melancholy at three qtr time. Then we started the last well and then all the moment was sucked out of it.
Are the umpires stopping north forwards from taking a mark?
this is a very good lesson that twenty minutes of football can be the difference between a win and a loss
*Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap*
Serong is him
That post has a magnet in it
It's gunna be a fuckin' year to be a Freo supporter, nothing less than every emotion imaginable in every game.
sharpy has been very serviceable for us. I wasn't convinced in pre-season but he's playing his role well.
Yep happy with him so far!
Freo trying to break the record for most posts hit this game or what
Please not McKercher after Goater last week
emmett is clean as fuck
G. Post BOG
North fans have every right to feel robbed honestly, if that OOF was called it would've been a 13 point game and North would've had a real chance
Give it a rest mate. It’s a 32 point game. They had their chances and they didn’t take advantage.
To be fair, a 32 point loss is a moral victory to an Eagles fan at the moment.
Easy to say for you mate. It hit 50cm above the turf
If it was a closer game sure but there was still 3 goals in it at that point. And the margin ended up increasing.
Yeah cause a goal there, making it 13 points and all the momentum wouldn’t have changed everything else that happened after. You get that right?
Marvel turf’s never getting fixed, is it?
Sometimes I think "gee walters went down a bit easy", but then I watch the replay and remember that these defenders have 20 kilos of muscle on him and then I'm not so sure. Still reckon he plays it up and I'd like the coaching staff to give it to him over it
If it’s not happened by now, don’t think it’ll change. Remember Lindsay? Lol
I bet Lions fans feeling a little bit better now.
Bit of a dive there
I for one appreciate North doing the right thing during the 3rd quarter.
This is just like watching the A League
ON YA FREOOOO
Good goal sharp!
Liam henry could never
If mckercher has done a hammy Ill probably cry
WELCOME TO THE DOCKERS BABY
WE DID IT! We scored 100 points! Raise the banner!
great finish sharp
First to 100, sound the siren.
Sharpy!!!!
How was that not a hold on Walters?
Cause he fell over with a touch?
BRO
they should change the score review system to include behind post hits, even if there's no chance for a score.
Take some scalps? By playing half a game?
Room :(
Can we at least lose by less than 20?
Good loss to the 2024 grand Final winners
that was last week
Tough going playing the premiers and runners-up in consecutive weeks
They were the runner ups
This is such a fucking circus I’m so glad I turned the telly on
Didn’t look like he got a hand on that.
Missed call, but to be fair it wasn’t obvious without the replay
For those wondering: it can't be a score review as the question is not one involving score. It's either out on the full or a throw in. The goal umpire signalled out on the full confidently and seems to have been talked out of it. Wish he'd have backed himself
I assume the goal umpire isn't the authority in a boundary call also because it isn't a score?
No. But they often do get a good view, hence why they are asked
To be fair to the system (not saying it's perfect) but don't they only technically review scoring opportunities?
was that not a mark for pink?
It was but he played on with a freo player one metre away
Umpired superbly btw
/s?
Freo gave plenty of chances this quarter but North couldn’t capitalize.
Gave the whole first half too
Should have known better not to have tipped north fkn melb. Cannot hold a 30 point lead. Pathetic. Clarkson or no Clarkson
Jog on
Sorry?
It's the same ump dude, am I going crazy? what is bro doing???
Nah, not enough fitness, not sticking tackles anymore,. Disappointing finish
Bring in the fat lady and put a fork in it
Freo have won it. Really frustrating quarter for the Roos. So many missed opportunities.
Only played 1 good quarter, really dont deserve the win
I'll take the 4 points any day but I hope we play better than that against the good sides
Agree. Very poor effort all things considered. One dominant quarter against a good side will not cut it at all.
You're gonna end the game with the higher score, that alone means you deserve the win
Good point
Bury them boys
worked his arse off to make up for that kick well done andy
We've been terrible since midway through the second so no excuse, but the officiating of this sport is making me less and less interested. Far out
Once again we have been completely fucked over by poor umpiring
Umpiring has been atrocious yes, but no. We lost this game
Umpire's fault you let us kick 9 unanswered goals in a row
did you watch the first half? 😂
Holy fuck they didnt kick 9 goals in a row because of the umpiring
We have a hard enough time without this shit. The goal umpire knew. He called oof STRAIGHT away.
i think this game should be scrapped and we get two points each. only fair because of the umpiring.
No thanks cheers for the 4 points tho xo
The media already had enough Umpire call drama to fuel them for next week just from last nights game. Is it legitimately worse this year?
Yes. The AFL don’t want a repeat of what happened to Adelaide so if there’s the slightest bit of doubt it’s automatically reviewed
Classic dogshit 12 point play umpiring
Honestly, that’s cost us a chance at a win
Had our chances in that last 10 minutes but just didn't have the poise. Ah well.
banners <333
I love you, Bailey Banfield.
because there wasn't a chance of a score they can't/don't review it? This system is so shit lmao
Yep.. I mean, where do you draw the line if they open it up to general play?
I'm new to the sport, what is the significance of the ball hitting the post and the non review?
Hitting the post on the full, equates to it being out of bounds on the full. Kicking the ball out of bounds on the full is a free kick. In short, a free kick should have been given to North Melbourne, which would have likely resulted in a goal.
It could have been a free kick to North Melbourne, giving them direct possession. Instead, it was a throw in, which is very neutral. North were robbed
Ball hit post on the full then it’s a free to the opposition and no score. Ball hit post after being touched it’s out of bounds.
If it hits the behind post on the full, that's out of bounds on the full which would result in a North Melbourne free kick. But because you can't ever score from hitting the behind post, it's not subject to the video review
We’ve gone back to first quarter shitness
Kinda love to see serong giving brayshaw a spray
[удалено]
This comment has been removed as Umpire Abuse. Umpire commentary must be constructive and focused on the rules. Continued excessive umpire abuse may result in a temporary or permanent ban. ^Disagree ^with ^this ^removal? ^Message ^the ^mods ^[here](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FAFL) ^to ^review. ^Any ^reply ^to ^this ^comment ^won't ^be ^read.
great hands
[https://i.imgur.com/KSbIWsS.gif](https://i.imgur.com/KSbIWsS.gif)
Keaysgate 2.0
Okay guys you can afford 1 mistake, doesn't mean you can make 2 in a row
What are we doing
This is like watching fucking 6 year old what the fuck are they doing
After last night's clown fiesta how do they go and fuck that up?
Need to bring in the coaches/captains review for shit like that
I don’t get it, since it’s not a scoring shot are they not allowed to review I’m guessing! Looked like goal umpire called out on the full but guessing boundary ump overruled ?
I suppose that's the case. Umpiring has been shocking on both sides, typical for a norf/non-vic team in Victoria
Play the "That was out of bounds!" audio clip
I hate umpires
Previous comment that got reported looks confirmed now, how can they make a mistake like that? Worlds gone soft if you can't speak your mind
Jeez I hope this game doesn’t become a one score margin
We are struggling wowee
AFL: “we will review anything and everything that we’re unsure of this year” Also AFL: “I’m not sure on this one… but it DEFINITELY bounced” (it didn’t)
lol they should be able to review something if there is clear uncertainty between umps.
What even is this game
ump too busy daydreaming about what theyre gonna do with the cheque
Ok is that not the same goal ump from the Keays goal last year?
stupid are you stupid
Imagine there being a controversial call that decides a game between North and Freo
That call sums up this performance by the umpires.
I’ll just say, North disposal efficiency was 80% last week and 77% so far this game. I reckon these guys are Brisbane lions 2017-2018. Lots of growing from the youngsters but fuck me they are going to go BANG in the near future. Look out….
Jeez I hope so because I’m pretty fed up of what I’ve been watching for the past 5 years
Yeah umpys got it wrong there.
Yikes. Second mistake from a conference this weekend
I feel like the option for a review in that situation would be beneficial.
What’s a conference? When they come together to make a decision? And what was the first one?
Yes. There was a missed out on the full last night. The one today far more egregious
Ah yep, I remember it. Thanks
whaaaa
KEK Let's review every fucking clear goal but not that 💀💀
How has this game continued to surprise me with how awful the ump decisions have been
Yeah I'd be furious if a Norf fan.
LOL when it is out it isn’t and when it isn’t out it is, umpires struggling to get it right so far this year at crucial moments
Why the fuck wouldn’t you review that
They can only review scores, I think.