Other A League Games 2023/24

[Drew]

At what point is the ball coming off your chest and bouncing 5m away and away from goal a clear goalscoring opportunity.

Foul yes. Yellow card fair enough. It's not like he was through on goal.

Exactly what my thoughts were too

 

[true believer]

You can clearly see the Sydney bias already, barely any contact, very harsh red card

grant does 5 of them a game ,farcical

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

At what point is the ball coming off your chest and bouncing 5m away and away from goal a clear goalscoring opportunity.

Foul yes. Yellow card fair enough. It's not like he was through on goal.

The ball bouncing off the chest was because of the foul.

Take the foul away, he has likelihood of control, direction (remember - general direction of play is sufficient), distance and number of defenders.

We play lowest placed winner?

Correct

I guess we want City to win tomorrow and the Nix to take care of Sydney then us vs Nix grand final

I mean, I'd be perfectly happy with a City GF.

That's preferable to a Bulls GF, only because we'll be in Sydney somewhere and it'll nullify our "home advantage"

 

[Big Al]

The ball bouncing off the chest was because of the foul.

Take the foul away, he has likelihood of control, direction (remember - general direction of play is sufficient), distance and number of defenders.


Correct


I mean, I'd be perfectly happy with a City GF.

That's preferable to a Bulls GF, only because we'll be in Sydney somewhere and it'll nullify our "home advantage"

Cant play City in GF. They are lowest ranked winner if they beat Victory so we have to play them next

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Cant play City in GF. They are lowest ranked winner if they beat Victory so we have to play them next

Oh you're right., forgot about that.

So....hmm. I'd probably prefer Bulls than Nix then, only being less of a thread - although Nix would mean the stadium should look like it did last year with 95% CCM fans (though this time you'll have no idea who's who as everyone is in yellow!)

But, that would mean City would have to win. So, both lowest placed teams to win. That's very unlikely.

Though, SFC are completely failing to finish off the Bulls. The RC seems to have thrown off Sydney more than Bulls!

 

[Allreet?]

I'd be f**king furious if we lost a player due to that decision.

That is NOT an obvious goal scoring opportunity. It's maybe a chance if he controls the ball but he's running away from the goal and has a defender on his hammer.

Definitely a yellow but a red ruins the game and empowers the conspiracy theorists (like me).

 

[true believer]

Red card is correct, though even if in the box, should still have been a red - a charge in the back isn't a possibility of playing the ball.

This is going to be a slaughter.

Faghani will get to be the centre of attention a lot, so he'll be happy.

this is incorrect, in regard. it's only a red if sydney need the win.
see APL rule 3.1 (russia addition) . what ryan grant does 5 times a game .

faghani will square it up in the 88 minute by showing one of the ball boys a red .

 

[adz]

I like that the A-League is trying things but what a very A-League thing to do with the ref mic'd up. Dude goes over to watch the little telly, comes back, makes an announcement that goes over the ground loud speakers "blah blah is getting a red" then wanders over and gives a red card. Poor kid had to hear a f**ken ground announcement that he was about to get sent off. What the actual f**k. Why can't they just mic them up like the AFL and NRL so we can hear what is going on? Why this shit?

 

[true believer]

I like that the A-League is trying things but what a very A-League thing to do with the ref mic'd up. Dude goes over to watch the little telly, comes back, makes an announcement that goes over the ground loud speakers "blah blah is getting a red" then wanders over and gives a red card. Poor kid had to hear a f**ken ground announcement that he was about to get sent off. What the actual f**k. Why can't they just mic them up like the AFL and NRL so we can hear what is going on? Why this shit?

it's what you get when you pay in rubbles comrade

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

I like that the A-League is trying things but what a very A-League thing to do with the ref mic'd up. Dude goes over to watch the little telly, comes back, makes an announcement that goes over the ground loud speakers "blah blah is getting a red" then wanders over and gives a red card. Poor kid had to hear a f**ken ground announcement that he was about to get sent off. What the actual f**k. Why can't they just mic them up like the AFL and NRL so we can hear what is going on? Why this shit?

Yep, I've been saying it for years. AFL and NRL do it right.

This 'announcement' adds nothing - and you're right, it's the completely wrong way to tell a player they're being sent off.

 

[sydmariner]

We play lowest placed winner?

Yes

 

[sydmariner]

3-0

 

[Allreet?]

DDS looks a bit of a chubster these days.

 

[sydmariner]

🐍

 

[sydmariner]

game over pub team

 

[AJames]

Sydney on Friday or City on Sunday most likely, looking at ground availability.

 

[adz]

The steaks are DONE

 

[adz]

Or should it be

The steaks are COOKED

 

[Big Al]

I like that the A-League is trying things but what a very A-League thing to do with the ref mic'd up. Dude goes over to watch the little telly, comes back, makes an announcement that goes over the ground loud speakers "blah blah is getting a red" then wanders over and gives a red card. Poor kid had to hear a f**ken ground announcement that he was about to get sent off. What the actual f**k. Why can't they just mic them up like the AFL and NRL so we can hear what is going on? Why this shit?

FIFA don’t want you to hear the cash negotiations before the decisions are made

 

[Big Al]

Or should it be

The steaks are COOKED

They were red after 27mins. So needed to put them on a bit longer