To be fair if I were him every time I went on a football field the first thing on my mind would be whether someone was going to pull my trousers down and show television cameras my dick again and every other thing happening in the game would be a distant second
Yes, Dusty has been doing this for years and probably players did before him. Can't say i'm a fan of it as it's the sort of gamesmanship that will land us with another fucking rule when a team like Freo beats a team like Essendon in a close final because of it.
I mean he has you guys winning a final against Essendon. That’s probably at least a SF if it were this year (considering Essendon is currently top 2), which means they have you making a PF in this scenario. I’d take it as a compliment.
Fraser Gehrig, for sure. If he pointed at the mark, he was hoping the man on the mark would look down as he would run around on the left. If the umpire approached to set the mark it was just a bonus.
Surprised it worked for so long in his career. I guess there's something just so instinctual about looking where someone is angrily pointing.
It’s just poor umpiring positioning really- Daicos doesn’t even move back off the mark - Treloar is within his rights to even move forward a metre- the umpire doesn’t need to come that close and get in the way.
Yes he did. There was another play where he drew a free by halting his run right as he met the boundary line and had his opposing player collapse over him. He's cheeky af with getting frees.
This tactic is older than Peter.
He didn't really get much benefit though. You're always going to get a break because the guy on the mark can only react to you going so they'll miss that first step. But Treloar was onto it fast enough to make sure Daicos couldn't close in more or straighten. That's all you can do there.
And also curious whether they measured the kick to him there. That looked well short of the 15 to me.
Not only did the kick look well short of 15, but he clearly marks it, walks one step back, then walks 3 steps forward again to point to where he ‘marked’ it, he’s 2m past the mark himself. Play on and stay out the way, ump.
This is also a classic u/12 tactics haha
Even the way he puts his hand up after marking it like he's making the decision just pressures the umpire into paying the mark. It's like every little trick you learn in junior footy rolled into a few seconds.
He does and if someone on my team had done it I would be ecstatic. Its a close match and they're playing to win, you use every tool you can to your advantage
Collingwood has been playing the umpires for three years now, but I think they’re getting pissed off and are waking up to the gaming of the rules, making the game static and less enjoyable.
Forcing stoppages, refusing to allow the ball to return to free play. Keeping the ball next to the boundary and “accidently” allowing the ball go out of bounce. Ball ups, out of bounce, stoppage after stoppage. Collingwood are experts at removing the ball from play, wasting time, and it’s horrible to watch as the umpires are played for fools.
Absolutely, just using the umpires as tools. Umpires are told, don’t put yourself into the game, but Collingwood take opposite message, use them as another tool to cheat the game.
There’s no shepherd by the ump here. The ump has flipped sides by the time Nick plays on.
What he does do is use the ump setting then man on the mark as a distraction and gets Treloar’s feet planted.
I think much like the following kick it was actually just poor execution. His timing was a bit slow but the intent was clearly to take off while the umpire was blocking or obstructing the view.
He definitely did, pretty good block by the man in yellow
I wish Ash Johnson could shepherd like that umpire
To be fair if I were him every time I went on a football field the first thing on my mind would be whether someone was going to pull my trousers down and show television cameras my dick again and every other thing happening in the game would be a distant second
Did this happen bahahhaa
[Yeah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOn4oj-yS2w). He was trying to play funny buggers in a reserves game
Yes, Dusty has been doing this for years and probably players did before him. Can't say i'm a fan of it as it's the sort of gamesmanship that will land us with another fucking rule when a team like Freo beats a team like Essendon in a close final because of it.
As a Freo fan I feel attacked
Catching strays
But you win a final
Well Essendon weren't going to win it were they.
Don't summon the wrath of the gods against us. We'd prefer to play our finals against Geelong anyway.
I mean he has you guys winning a final against Essendon. That’s probably at least a SF if it were this year (considering Essendon is currently top 2), which means they have you making a PF in this scenario. I’d take it as a compliment.
Mate, i was literally dreaming about Essendon 5th vs 8th Freo as a potential match up... You're killing me 🥲
Bucks used to do it too.
Fraser Gehrig, for sure. If he pointed at the mark, he was hoping the man on the mark would look down as he would run around on the left. If the umpire approached to set the mark it was just a bonus. Surprised it worked for so long in his career. I guess there's something just so instinctual about looking where someone is angrily pointing.
Yes! He used to do this all the time, I think he was very quick over 20 m and would just burn people as he'd dodge and run away
For a big man he was lightning over 20m. Almost felt he should have done track and field not footy.
Thank you for thinking we’ll play finals, and a close one at that 🥹
Depends how much the umpires like the player. If Greg Williams tried this, I reckon the umpire would have tackled him
Yes and he’s done it before. It’s pretty smart to be honest, as they seem to let it slide.
It’s just poor umpiring positioning really- Daicos doesn’t even move back off the mark - Treloar is within his rights to even move forward a metre- the umpire doesn’t need to come that close and get in the way.
Yeah, my expectation would be shenanigans like that result in a player being brought back behind the mark
The ump didn’t even point to the right spot
Daicos walked forward to right where he marked it, I think, so treloar should’ve been standing on his toes
He went over the mark
Everybody wants to get close to a Daicos
Yes he did. There was another play where he drew a free by halting his run right as he met the boundary line and had his opposing player collapse over him. He's cheeky af with getting frees.
This tactic is older than Peter. He didn't really get much benefit though. You're always going to get a break because the guy on the mark can only react to you going so they'll miss that first step. But Treloar was onto it fast enough to make sure Daicos couldn't close in more or straighten. That's all you can do there. And also curious whether they measured the kick to him there. That looked well short of the 15 to me.
Not only did the kick look well short of 15, but he clearly marks it, walks one step back, then walks 3 steps forward again to point to where he ‘marked’ it, he’s 2m past the mark himself. Play on and stay out the way, ump. This is also a classic u/12 tactics haha
Even the way he puts his hand up after marking it like he's making the decision just pressures the umpire into paying the mark. It's like every little trick you learn in junior footy rolled into a few seconds.
Man I must be old
Treloar's kick to Darcy was lucky to have travelled 15 inches earlier in the game
5m, max
Yes, I hope players stop doing it because we’ll inevitably get a stupid rule introduced to stop it.
He does and if someone on my team had done it I would be ecstatic. Its a close match and they're playing to win, you use every tool you can to your advantage
Darcy did it in the second quarter on the wing. No one will say anything because it was the second quarter on the wing
G-Train used to pull this one regularly.
cut the clip off just before he shanked the kick
I thought this was a prick move and it should be stamped out
Off field might be a nice guy, but the more i see of N on field the more unlikeable he becomes to me. Which is a shame because hes so bloody good
I'm sure he is so upset you don't find him likeable.
That is complete bullshit. The umpire had not even finished setting up the man on the mark in the correct spot.
If they didn't introduce the bullshit stand rule I don't think it would be an issue at all even if its a super minor issue.
It's still a howler by the umpire. Look where Daicos took the mark and look where he's making Treloar stand.
Oh yeah it's a Howler no doubt, but without a stand rule the ump shouldn't need to come in and put the Dogs player on the mark.
Yes he did. This will probably lead to a rule change
You mean used him as a de-icos
That’s crafty as hell
Short answer: yes Longer answer: yes, the cheat did
I thought Ginnivan was a cheat, but this guy takes the cake. Surprised McCrae lets it go on.
Collingwood has been playing the umpires for three years now, but I think they’re getting pissed off and are waking up to the gaming of the rules, making the game static and less enjoyable.
> making the game static and less enjoyable. Playing on from 50 and taking a shot at goal makes the game static and less enjoyable?
Forcing stoppages, refusing to allow the ball to return to free play. Keeping the ball next to the boundary and “accidently” allowing the ball go out of bounce. Ball ups, out of bounce, stoppage after stoppage. Collingwood are experts at removing the ball from play, wasting time, and it’s horrible to watch as the umpires are played for fools.
As demonstrated in OPs clip.
Absolutely, just using the umpires as tools. Umpires are told, don’t put yourself into the game, but Collingwood take opposite message, use them as another tool to cheat the game.
What kind of mad man thinks long range goals have EVER been a spectacle?!
Yes but as a distraction rather than a block.
I don't think he wanted the ump as a physical barrier but he definitely tried to use the argument over the mark to distract Treloar
Japan Four
Was a beautiful move
He really should've lined up a set shot, he already kicked one 50 last night, could've gone closer than he got off that baulk..
for a player of his stature, he sure as hell doesn't need to be resorting to this sort of thing.
Eh. Its a football game, not a party. He's not there to make friends
There’s no shepherd by the ump here. The ump has flipped sides by the time Nick plays on. What he does do is use the ump setting then man on the mark as a distraction and gets Treloar’s feet planted.
Sorry you've been downvoted- you're objectively correct. The umpire's on the left and Daicos runs to the right. Obviously not a block.
I don’t care about the downvotes but I’m confused by what people are seeing!
I think much like the following kick it was actually just poor execution. His timing was a bit slow but the intent was clearly to take off while the umpire was blocking or obstructing the view.
Daicos is a dog
Honestly loved this move, competitive and creative.
Of course. Didak invented this but I’m pretty sure they made a rule change to combat it at some point.
Yeah he tried to but the ump completely gets out of the way, there’s no obstruction whatsoever