Semi Final 1: Sea Eagles V Bulldogs *Saturday*

Agreed. It's fucking horrible.

 

I don't mind the 7 tackle rule, it punishes shit kicks in goal. As GYR said, not for field goal attempts though.

 

I tell you what it has done. How many times this year did you see teams prefer to get tackled on the last right on the opposition line than to risk the 20m + 7 tackles. Than never used to happen.

 

But some teams didn't mind that. Roosters were one, Pearce on many occasions deliberately kicked it dead to slow down the play and get their defense set, and then Chooks backed their defense containing sides out from their 20m. Its just negative football and it needed to go.

 

And this is a good thing?

 

By that logic you should be punishing players who deliberately kick it over the sideline.

What do you mean by "shit kicks in-goal?" If your aim is to stop "negative" football, why do you want kicks from 15m out to be punished?

The whole concept of negative football is a crock of shit.

 

It's smart tactical play to try to negate fullbacks who already see more open space than any other player on the field.

 

Another terrible consequence of double-punishing kicks going dead you see is the prevalence of ridiculous mid-field bombs; the most overused and ineffective kick in the game.

 

So you think its great footy to see a half belt the leather off the ball from his 40m line and let it hit the back fence in a deliberate ploy to entrench the opposition deep in their own half.

If you thinks thats positive football you're fucked in the head.

 

What a ridiculous response. I didn't say I think it's "positive" football, whatever the fuck that is. I implied I don't recognise or respect the dichotomy of negative and positive football. The fact that you make such a presumption as if it's just normal and taken for granted speaks volumes.

 

It's nauseating the way people like Chook think. Put cunts like him in charge and we'd be playing AFL in 5 years.

 

Shhh Magic that cunt MF will have to untwist his panties again.

 

Same question to you. Is the game better off seeing a half deliberately punt the ball 60m downfield into the crowd behind the dead ball line or have the rule they've adopted to prevent that?

 

...and with fucking rectum tearers like you in charge we'd all be playing fucking gridiron.