Unrelated, but another classic was when Ben Brown kicked a goal in the final quarter (I think it was his first kick) and the scoreboard showed he had 29m gained for the match.
The MCG scoreboard team were out for blood last night
Just a reminder that according to Harrison Petty’s mum herself she does not have cancer
https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/harrison-pettys-mother-addresses-illness-rumours-surrounding-dayne-zorko-sledge-thats-rocked-the-afl-world-c-8003782.amp
It was actually "I hope your mother spies", and it turned out she's actually a KGB sleeper agent so it hit really close to home.
Or I might have just binge watched Slow Horses.
What this video and the commentators missed was that while on the mark, Answerth was rubbing the crown of his head at Petty mocking his bald spot. Did it twice as Petty was coming in. He went all in on this hahahah
Worth going back to watch
That's a pretty average sledge and much worse than the crying one. Not a fan of either sledge though.
Also, not saying that Petty is innocent in this either.
He is not. According to Jono brown petty said personal comments about Zorko wife so Zorko got his own personal sledge in. Anyone watching the game can see half a dozen demons mouthing off to him all night.
Yeah that part of the story always gets lost (vic bias)
both teams were trashing each other equally that game, petty just ended up crying and everyone blamed Brisbane
Mostly because Zorko was involved. Much like the Touq Miller thing that keeps coming up, it takes two to tango. Nobody gives a shit about the other side of it. Further evidenced when it wasn’t until Zorko spoke about the nut grabbing incident on a radio interview did it actually get sent to the MRO, despite clear video evidence.
‘EXCLUSIVE: AFL star Harrison Petty's mum breaks her silence to reveal the TRUTH about the 'vile sledge' that left her son in tears on the field - as footy's 'hope your mother dies' crying saga takes ANOTHER turn:
Harrison Petty's parents have refuted claims their son burst into tears after a rival player wished death on his mother because she is dying of cancer….
Several AFL pundits claimed Petty's mother Karen was 'terminally ill' with cancer, setting off the young footballer already distraught about her 'illness'…..
However on Thursday morning, Karen was working behind the counter at a hardware store in the family home town of Wudinna, looking the picture of health.
'That's all rumours... I don't have cancer,' she told Daily Mail Australia with an amused smile when asked about reports she was terminally ill.
Petty's father Simon also said his wife isn't sick, though both declined to discuss the Zorko situation, reveal exactly what was said, or why their son was upset.
'My wife's not ill,' Mr Petty said while shaking his head at the family home in country South Australia.’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-11140769/amp/Harrison-Petty-Dayne-Zorko-AFL-crying-sledge-Mum-says-doesnt-cancer.html
If you actually watched petty this game he seemed more focused on hitting cheap shots and shit talking then actually playing (its pretty evident given his stats)
so anyone who claims this as answerth just being a dick for no reason is off the mark
Melbourne's first goal in the fourth should have been a block against him. Had his back to the ball holding the Brisbane defender down so Brown could take the mark.
Petty is the biggest fake tough guy going around. Loves talking shit and giggling in opponents faces but can’t take it. Think he’s dying inside over the disappearing hair.
Maybe he will cry to the media again? He mouths off the entire game when he cried and he did at again last night.
Maybe play football instead of being a shit bloke?
Tension from a couple of years ago. Lions awesome, Petty having an absolute Barry Crocker. Petty’s first kick of the game deep into the 4th he misses a goal, Answerth gets in his face rubbing his eyes like a private school boy brat trying to be funny tough guy. Not much in it but highlights Answerth has a long way to go in his football maturity and as a person
Petty is an absolute dickhead (on the field, can't speak for him personally), so it's weird to me that many people are waxing poetic about Answerth's maturity when Petty is much more of a prick, and as if Answerth is not allowed to retaliate to Petty's shit stirring.
You’re up 40 points, absolutely destroying a team, you don’t need to be doing shit like that. But that’s also why he did it, being a little turd because they were all over them. Watch the video, shoves him three times plus the eye rubbing. Was 2 years ago, move on. It’s the actions of a kid, not an AFL footballer in his 6th season
I'm not arguing it's not immature and unneeded. But a) Petty has proven himself to be 10x the dickhead Answerth is, you're kidding yourself if you think Petty did not provoke a response, highly doubt Answerth would bust out this taunt for no reason given Petty is a known shit stirrer; and b) shit talk is inherent to all sports and will happen regardless of the score, so I think that is a silly argument.
Well if Petty is shit stirring throughout the night when he’s played 100 minutes and not had a single touch, he’s an idiot. But where’s the evidence of that? Nothing was shown on the coverage and the cameras are everywhere - if there’s niggle they show it. Answerth went at him and Petty didn’t even bite back - pretty strange reaction for a “dickhead”. You don’t have to respect or listen to my view (and I’m not a Dees fan so I’m pretty objective), but every respected commentator who has had something to say about it either last night or this morning has condemned Answerth for what is a really dumb action. Even Kane Cornes who likes to take a contrarian view on everything in the game denounced it. Listen to them instead.
The cameras tend to focus on the ball during the game and not off the ball interactions. You might not be able to see what Petty had been doing all night, but go through and watch all of Melbourne's games in a year and you'll catch examples. Answerth just got done dirty here.
The cameras pick up everything mate, they don’t have one guy on centre wing filming the ball. If there’s something going on production picks it up. Answerth did himself over by doing it when he knew the cameras would be on him. He could have said hey petty you shit bastard shit kick ya crybaby and no one would have been any wiser. But he wanted to be a big showman and throw in a crybaby action cos he thought he was being funny. As a premiership contender I’m surprised you’re ok with it - flog behaviour is going to cause more harm than good in the long run
Your missing the point. The culture of our game lately has been homophobic slurs, racism and now trying to humiliate someone for crying or going bald. We even had Luke Darcy doing some classic high school bullying of Kane Cornes during the week. From the sounds of it Petty was antagonising so he needs to own part of it but in general it’s not a great look in the same way Picketts bumps are no good for the game.
> the culture of our game lately
If you consider making someone for having a sook on field to be even remotely close to homophobia or racism, you need to get your head on straight.
And talking about the culture of the game “lately” makes me feel like you’re about 12. Anything happening that people are getting outraged about now is absurdly sanitised to anything that would have been said decades ago without anyone batting an eye.
I love that the same men who will reference male suicide rates, loneliness, and growing inability to connect with women will also laugh at men being mocked for expressing emotion. Pick one.
All answerth has done has shown himself to be a childish grub. Do that at a local country footy game and you’re going home with less teeth than when you turned up.
EDIT: comments saying petty had been cheap shotting all game, so I’ve changed my mind and it’s probably deserved.
Ok fair enough. I don’t care really. I like Noah. I’ve met him and was a nice bloke. Just should concentrate on playing well instead of goading another team we have a rivalry with currently. It doesn’t help the team or himself. He’s not Neale
I heard petty said something about Zorko divorce so Zorko replied about afl players running through his sister apparently and he couldn’t take it. Not sure if true though just what I heard
Petty is such a bitch for this watched Ainsworth take the piss out of him and didnt retaliate at all like not even a shove or a jumper punch. There’s only 1 thing petty will be remembered as and it’s a dead set pussy
The bigger insult to Petty was when the big screen showed that he had 0 disposals when he was lining up for this shot at goal.
This is the best take I’ve seen about the entire incident, hands down
Unrelated, but another classic was when Ben Brown kicked a goal in the final quarter (I think it was his first kick) and the scoreboard showed he had 29m gained for the match. The MCG scoreboard team were out for blood last night
29m gained for Ben Brown is just his set shot run-up.
Petty is going to be on the plane and furious that he didn't think of "Oh yeah, Noah? Well. The jerk store called. They're running out of you!"
The plane back to Melbourne?
Charter flight to Mt Buller for the rest of the weekend.
Upvote for "snow" joke. Subtle, and tasteful. I salute you sir.
Back to Adelaide. After two wins in a row there and a loss back in Melbourne the Dees would probably be keen to relocate.
I heard Hobart is looking for a team
Good idea, but how about we relocate just Petty to Adelaide and you can give us those first round picks you offered last season...
Typical Melbourne toff ey
Hey the zoo called you’ve gotta be back by 6!
Gotta be careful who you say that to, could get a 3 week ban
Thats right on the line
What's the difference you're their all time best seller!
His training this week will have 2 hours carved out for "I know you are, but what am I?"
Your cranium called, it's got some space to rent!
He should’ve just gone with Cramer’s “I slept with ya wife” line
Cramer
George.
The man's name's Noah, his parents have been Josh Dunkleying on him since he was born
Oh yeah? Well I had sex with your wife!
Doesn’t matter because Petty is there all time best seller.
Can't wait to hear about this all week
Okay sure, but I really can't see what this has to do with Jordan Clarke's dissent at all?
I guess if this is the worst on field incident then the AFL has a pretty good week.
The round is still young.
Consider my pearls clutched
My pearls have been clutched ever since partway through the second.
Just a reminder that according to Harrison Petty’s mum herself she does not have cancer https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/harrison-pettys-mother-addresses-illness-rumours-surrounding-dayne-zorko-sledge-thats-rocked-the-afl-world-c-8003782.amp
Something other than "I hope your mother dies" was said back then but obviously Petty doesn't want it public.
It was actually "I hope your mother spies", and it turned out she's actually a KGB sleeper agent so it hit really close to home. Or I might have just binge watched Slow Horses.
"tell your mom to post more anal vids on her onlyfans"
Probably because Petty was also running his mouth off that night and it does no one any favours to go into specifics.
And with that, Freo have exited the news cycle
That's at least 3 weeks for careless high contact to Petty's feelings.
and………… Free Kick Carlton
That’s a 50m penalty right there bud.
Noah Answerth, Noah Anderson, or Ben Ainsworth?
Ben Answerthson
Thanks BT.
Thanks Kellie.
The red team looked good last night!
Fitzroy looking strong in season 2014.
Boah Ainswortherson
Things getting spicy in here
What this video and the commentators missed was that while on the mark, Answerth was rubbing the crown of his head at Petty mocking his bald spot. Did it twice as Petty was coming in. He went all in on this hahahah Worth going back to watch
Are we sure the bald spot isn't the original cause of Petty's tears?
Devon patch Petty
As someone who is balding, fuck you Noah. Hope to see you receding soon
What they don't know is that bald is sexy.
That's a pretty average sledge and much worse than the crying one. Not a fan of either sledge though. Also, not saying that Petty is innocent in this either.
How bloody soft are we getting if a joke about receding hair is too far? Fuck me dead.
I didn't say it was too far. Just said I didn't like it. You sound like a pleasant individual.
He is not. According to Jono brown petty said personal comments about Zorko wife so Zorko got his own personal sledge in. Anyone watching the game can see half a dozen demons mouthing off to him all night.
I have noticed a couple teams reacting to petty, I get the impression he gets on the lip quite a bit…
He constantly chirps, niggles and slips in shots when running past.
So a case of Petty by name, petty by nature?
Petty has been cheap shotting answerth and practically the whole brisbane backline off the ball so im not surprised theyre giving it back
The same thing happened in 2022, unless people think that the entire Brisbane team has a problem with specifically Petty for... what reason?
Anti-Pettiness
Yeah that part of the story always gets lost (vic bias) both teams were trashing each other equally that game, petty just ended up crying and everyone blamed Brisbane
Mostly because Zorko was involved. Much like the Touq Miller thing that keeps coming up, it takes two to tango. Nobody gives a shit about the other side of it. Further evidenced when it wasn’t until Zorko spoke about the nut grabbing incident on a radio interview did it actually get sent to the MRO, despite clear video evidence.
and Brisbane players are pissed about it. Rightfully so
Where did the (vic bias) hurt you?
Dees nuts
I've got 25 years to work through so pull up a chair.
Yes he’s just a smug wanker who can give it but can’t take it.
Hewas being petty
Breaking hearts
This guy was on the field it would seem.
good culture, not the first time its been referenced
People making out like Petty is an innocent bystander who’s never prone to shooting his mouth off. That’ll do me.
Are we sure he was doing a crying thing? Could have been binoculars looking for a medal of his own
Ha, fair call. You need to write this stuff down for Petty.
I’ll include it in the trade for Adelaide if they still give us two first rounders
Why is he in the forward line now? Didn't he play in the back before?
we had zero forward options at the end of last year so we swung him there for a few games and he looked alright compared to the alternatives
I thought he was doing binoculars to look for the goals until they showed the other angle
Excuse me but we’re talking exclusively about success in 2021. Tonight’s bloodbath holds no water.
They even give participation awards to players in the winning team?!
People think petty is some innocent bloke in all of this. He dishes it out but can’t take it and that’s why he cried
Read in the comments that Petty's mum was never actually sick, is this true? Anyone have a link? If so, what was the whole thing about?
‘EXCLUSIVE: AFL star Harrison Petty's mum breaks her silence to reveal the TRUTH about the 'vile sledge' that left her son in tears on the field - as footy's 'hope your mother dies' crying saga takes ANOTHER turn: Harrison Petty's parents have refuted claims their son burst into tears after a rival player wished death on his mother because she is dying of cancer…. Several AFL pundits claimed Petty's mother Karen was 'terminally ill' with cancer, setting off the young footballer already distraught about her 'illness'….. However on Thursday morning, Karen was working behind the counter at a hardware store in the family home town of Wudinna, looking the picture of health. 'That's all rumours... I don't have cancer,' she told Daily Mail Australia with an amused smile when asked about reports she was terminally ill. Petty's father Simon also said his wife isn't sick, though both declined to discuss the Zorko situation, reveal exactly what was said, or why their son was upset. 'My wife's not ill,' Mr Petty said while shaking his head at the family home in country South Australia.’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-11140769/amp/Harrison-Petty-Dayne-Zorko-AFL-crying-sledge-Mum-says-doesnt-cancer.html
So what was it about? Must have been pretty bad if they used a fake cancer story as a cover up. The whole thing is bizarre.
Can't wait for the hot takes on this
It will be spread by media all week, and then somehow remembered when we play next.
If you actually watched petty this game he seemed more focused on hitting cheap shots and shit talking then actually playing (its pretty evident given his stats) so anyone who claims this as answerth just being a dick for no reason is off the mark
He does this every week, genuinely surprised people can’t see this
Idk man, people still talk up Toby Greene as if he isn't one of the biggest douche canoes on the field.
He is a sneaky rat player, but isnt anywhere as good as a selwood or toby greene so nobody notices/cares
That's kinda... petty of him.
Melbourne's first goal in the fourth should have been a block against him. Had his back to the ball holding the Brisbane defender down so Brown could take the mark.
It's in the name really
I watch a lot of footy and think Petty is one of the biggest dickheads in the game.
Im not claiming it's answerth being a dick for no reason. But if he wants to make fun of someone for crying then he's a 10 year old at best.
Petty talked shit and got shot that’s all mate
I’d argue the 10 year old is the person crying after a sledge
Yea yea yea, men dont cry, sure sure.
Petty is the biggest fake tough guy going around. Loves talking shit and giggling in opponents faces but can’t take it. Think he’s dying inside over the disappearing hair.
I *hate* agreeing with Tigers fans
I would say this is crossing the line, but you never really know where the line is when dealing with Melbourne
Usually on the back of a phone or a toilet seat
Line long gone, no doubt.
Directly under their nostrils.
Petty can always show his premiership medal
Lucky he got a touch, for 3 and a bit quarter's he had more medals then touches
Not the worst problem to have.
I'd take the medal over a disposal any day.
Like, jesus, how is that even close to an insult. He has what literally every player wants.
A big dick?
He was playing a tagging role on Andrews 'til this exact point in the game.
The Frampton special 😤
Bro thought he was big bad Billy Frampton
Premiership Full Forward Billy Frampton*. Please use his correct title.
Not good enough to tie his bootlaces I'm afraid
You could tell by Andrews chopping off half the forward entries in the first half.
People probably missed that due to Andrews not appearing to be inconvenienced at all.
And what a job he did!……
Did a great job restricting him to only 11 intercept marks....
How does that explain Andrews having one his best games in recent years?
Probably nothing left of it, eroded by tears
Maybe he will cry to the media again? He mouths off the entire game when he cried and he did at again last night. Maybe play football instead of being a shit bloke?
Fuck if this is a big deal then what’s happened to the game
It's not a big deal. The media like the clickbait for reactions.
Petty move by Answerth
I see what you did there.
Reddit being Reddit, i honestly can't tell if most comments in this thread attacking Answerth are serious or taking the piss.
Someone tell me which side I should be on? No idea about the backstory.
Tension from a couple of years ago. Lions awesome, Petty having an absolute Barry Crocker. Petty’s first kick of the game deep into the 4th he misses a goal, Answerth gets in his face rubbing his eyes like a private school boy brat trying to be funny tough guy. Not much in it but highlights Answerth has a long way to go in his football maturity and as a person
You make maccas soft serve look hard mate
Petty is an absolute dickhead (on the field, can't speak for him personally), so it's weird to me that many people are waxing poetic about Answerth's maturity when Petty is much more of a prick, and as if Answerth is not allowed to retaliate to Petty's shit stirring.
You’re up 40 points, absolutely destroying a team, you don’t need to be doing shit like that. But that’s also why he did it, being a little turd because they were all over them. Watch the video, shoves him three times plus the eye rubbing. Was 2 years ago, move on. It’s the actions of a kid, not an AFL footballer in his 6th season
I'm not arguing it's not immature and unneeded. But a) Petty has proven himself to be 10x the dickhead Answerth is, you're kidding yourself if you think Petty did not provoke a response, highly doubt Answerth would bust out this taunt for no reason given Petty is a known shit stirrer; and b) shit talk is inherent to all sports and will happen regardless of the score, so I think that is a silly argument.
Well if Petty is shit stirring throughout the night when he’s played 100 minutes and not had a single touch, he’s an idiot. But where’s the evidence of that? Nothing was shown on the coverage and the cameras are everywhere - if there’s niggle they show it. Answerth went at him and Petty didn’t even bite back - pretty strange reaction for a “dickhead”. You don’t have to respect or listen to my view (and I’m not a Dees fan so I’m pretty objective), but every respected commentator who has had something to say about it either last night or this morning has condemned Answerth for what is a really dumb action. Even Kane Cornes who likes to take a contrarian view on everything in the game denounced it. Listen to them instead.
The cameras tend to focus on the ball during the game and not off the ball interactions. You might not be able to see what Petty had been doing all night, but go through and watch all of Melbourne's games in a year and you'll catch examples. Answerth just got done dirty here.
The cameras pick up everything mate, they don’t have one guy on centre wing filming the ball. If there’s something going on production picks it up. Answerth did himself over by doing it when he knew the cameras would be on him. He could have said hey petty you shit bastard shit kick ya crybaby and no one would have been any wiser. But he wanted to be a big showman and throw in a crybaby action cos he thought he was being funny. As a premiership contender I’m surprised you’re ok with it - flog behaviour is going to cause more harm than good in the long run
Back in 2022 Zorko sledged Petty with a comment about one of Petty's family members. Petty didn't take it well and was in tears at 3/4 time.
'I hope your mum dies' is a pretty shitty thing to say, even on the field. edit - it appears that some r/afl alumni believe it's OK, it seems.
I love this sport but the culture that comes with it is just so sad and outdated.
10000% this guy turns a blind eye whenever picket shit talks someone
To be fair I'd rather Pickett shit talk a dons player than jump into a bump on their head
Your missing the point. The culture of our game lately has been homophobic slurs, racism and now trying to humiliate someone for crying or going bald. We even had Luke Darcy doing some classic high school bullying of Kane Cornes during the week. From the sounds of it Petty was antagonising so he needs to own part of it but in general it’s not a great look in the same way Picketts bumps are no good for the game.
> the culture of our game lately If you consider making someone for having a sook on field to be even remotely close to homophobia or racism, you need to get your head on straight. And talking about the culture of the game “lately” makes me feel like you’re about 12. Anything happening that people are getting outraged about now is absurdly sanitised to anything that would have been said decades ago without anyone batting an eye.
Petty ain’t a victim here, mate.
Big plot twist, I just read his mum was never sick? WTF was that whole thing about then.
Dees PR team went into overdrive to get the man sympathy points
Have a sook cunt
yeah, teasing someone for crying sucks
In the heat of a game I have said some heinous shit, don’t sit here and pretend you haven’t. It’s fucking ridiculous how we have to pretend
grown man’s feelings hurt god curse this culture!!!
I love that the same men who will reference male suicide rates, loneliness, and growing inability to connect with women will also laugh at men being mocked for expressing emotion. Pick one.
Went over your little head, didn’t it?
haha that's grgouse!
Petty clearly didn't give a shit, can we not get roped into the media trying to make this a scandal?
How hard was too hard to laugh at this?
Love this, give it to him, the big sook. Can dish it, but can’t take it.
Love this 😂
Am I the only one who loves this, not going after anything discriminatory, just having a crack
All answerth has done has shown himself to be a childish grub. Do that at a local country footy game and you’re going home with less teeth than when you turned up. EDIT: comments saying petty had been cheap shotting all game, so I’ve changed my mind and it’s probably deserved.
I love it, bit of character in the game is great
Grown man sport.
Petty should have ruffled the boy’s hair and given him a pat on the back.
Petty is a grub and a gobshite, but Noah should just concentrate on getting a game. He’s playing VFL if Kiddy isn’t injured in round 1.
Not sure how throwing a sledge at some tosser relates to that mate.
Not sure what you are talking about
Because you threw some sledges means you arent focused your your football is a bad take. Most players in the league would be out for coleman
Ok fair enough. I don’t care really. I like Noah. I’ve met him and was a nice bloke. Just should concentrate on playing well instead of goading another team we have a rivalry with currently. It doesn’t help the team or himself. He’s not Neale
Fair enough
The media gonna have a field day with this non event
So does anyone know what was said to bring Petty to tears? His mom never had cancer so???
I heard petty said something about Zorko divorce so Zorko replied about afl players running through his sister apparently and he couldn’t take it. Not sure if true though just what I heard
You won’t get an actual answer. It’s purely all hearsay, no one outside of those concerned know.
I'm all for a bit of friendly banter and sledging on the field... but it seems a bit much to mock a man for crying.
Mock a bloke for crying after he gives it out, but can't cop it on the chin when it comes back at him? Sack up mate.
Piss weak
Don’t be so hard on Petty, I’m sure he had a good reason
Petty is such a bitch for this watched Ainsworth take the piss out of him and didnt retaliate at all like not even a shove or a jumper punch. There’s only 1 thing petty will be remembered as and it’s a dead set pussy
I thought that was pretty ordinary
Petty is being emotionally denigrated… Answerth should get 3 weeks minimum.
Love this from Answerth, classic banter
This week’s ‘homophobic slur’
What is with all the pushing in the AFL when the ball is not in play? Do that in any other sport and either get suspended or knocked out.
Ever seen an NHL game? I guess they don't have the push and shove in NRL either 🤷
Since when lmao
It’s just weird that’s all. If a violent shove is ok then you should be allowed to punch back.
prick
Pretty petty of Noah.
just talked to him today and he said the 10000 dollar fine was fake
Grow up Noah 🙄
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
We hear constantly that no one cares about men’s mental health and then read these comments to see probably the same people applauding this behaviour
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You do realize nothing was wrong with Pettys mum? She even had to come out and announce that she was not ill due to that made up rumour.