A+ comedy. The umpire keeps calling, 'Brent, back two metres' to the GWS player on the mark.
The player on the mark - Xavier O'Halloran - doesn't react, presumably because his name isn't Brent.
And he gets pinged, 50 metres 🙈
#AFLGiantsSaints
Sheezel here in the last minute after the stoppage - realises what's going on, is the quickest to drop back, holds it up first, then the crucial toepoke away. Incredible composure
#AFLFreoNorth
This seemed to happen too much on Sunday to be a coincidence.
It looked like Richmond had a clear plan to work through Cripps' opponent at centre bounces ⤵️
Trying to figure out what Adrian Dodoro's starting point will be with Carlton in Saad discussions. So far I've got:
- Pick 7 & 27
- Cripps
- Carlton's AFLW licence
- Naming rights to Ikon Park
- 1999 Preliminary Final win
- The 1995 Blues all in their prime somehow
One of the most unbelievable T20 cricket finishes you'll see. Sixers needed 2 to tie off the last ball. They had only run one, when ... watch this
#WBBL03
A video on the last minute of Sydney v Collingwood: The choices teams make, how it unfolds, and all the 50-50 moments plus individual efforts in between
#AFLSwansPies
Had a tweet lined up about positives and negatives and running out of fit players and all that. Then you see this face smiling and realise that's all that matters
#AFLCrowsNorth
I'm a solid 48 hours late on this, but this 50 second glimpse of Steven May talking about how Melbourne's defence approach individual matchups is fascinating. Wish there was more of it.
Not sure what's better here - Pat Cummins' off-cutter to bowl Jonny Bairstow, or the slow pan up to a bewildered Bairstow trying to figure out what just happened
#ENGvAUS
Hunter Clark's last five minutes:
- Sidesteps everyone in sight in the back pocket to clear
- Big contested ball and clearing kick; chain led to Butler's goal
- Runs hard to get front and centre, then a turn and handball to Hill; that chain led to King's big mark
#AFLSunsSaints
Top: Not reported or seemingly even looked at.
Bottom: One week suspension.
Less than 24 hours apart, seems a little inconsistent. Either they're both one or both zero, no?
Caroline Wilson, Monday night: "I believe that Alastair Clarkson will coach the Essendon Football Club."
How many times can one person be wrong about North Melbourne 😂
Thought this was really interesting: Essendon show how to completely take the opposition's extra defender out of play. Bonus: Mitch Brown's ridiculous work rate
#AFL
Here's the final over of the WNCL Final. South Australia start it needing four runs with five wickets in hand, and Tasmania win by a run after bowling SA out. Unreal scenes
#WNCLFinal
Did the umpires genuinely make a mistake with the JHF three votes in Round 14? 13 disposals, 2 inside 50s, 2 clearances, 7 clangers?
#Brownlow
(This will probably read like North supporter having a go at him but I'm confused!)
Daisy with a really interesting question asking how Melbourne stopped the Bulldogs' movement, and a equally revealing (in a good way!) answer from Petracca
#AFLDogsDees
If Vandermeer doesn't put in these efforts here, every chance Gold Coast runs it back to 50 and gets a relatively high quality shot on goal
#AFLSunsDogs
My money is on Beveridge spreading the 'Lachie Hunter dropped' news as a way to catch an internal leak. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall when that plan came together.
I thought it was fitting in a Grand Final decided by small moments, Jordan De Goey’s go-ahead goal came from Collingwood being ultra switched on and knowing exactly what they want to do in every situation. An illustration:
Some Josh Bruce goal tallies to watch today:
- 9 to equal the Coleman lead
- 11 for a new career high in a game
- 14 to pass his most for a season
- 18 to equal Fred Fanning's record
- 63 to reach 100 for the season
- 1,139 to pass Tony Lockett's career tally
#AFLDogsNorth
When Mitch Wallis realises he's lost a shot on goal for the second time in three weeks because of the blood rule, despite his best efforts to hide it 😂
#AFLPowerDogs
St Kilda, July 16: "We expect to be playing finals in 2020."
St Kilda, July 18: "I think that's a fair question to raise (asking the AFL for a priority pick)."
I am incredibly confused. Where do they see themselves? Do they even know?
The strength of Rhyce Shaw in stepping away from a dream job is immense. To do that while not knowing what the future holds but realising the current situation is too much, more courage than 99% of us can fathom. Fingers crossed he's back on his feet in short time.
David Hale once kicked eight goals in a game against prime Geelong, in Geelong.
Given Buddy only kicked six goals in four games at the venue, using this logic I can confidently say Hale > Franklin.
How many other teams can absorb that Melbourne burst of 3 in a row to start Q3, then turn around and kick six of the next eight? Unreal from Sydney
#AFLDeesSwans
How Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti got into space from the stoppage which led to Cale Hooker's match winning goal
#AFLSunsDons
(Keep in mind how quickly this all happens and all the decisions players have to make in an instant)
New: West Coast's
#AFLFinals
Dossier:
• How West Coast attack
• How West Coast defend
• How to beat West Coast
• How West Coast beat you
Plus a handful of clips to illustrate it all
#AFL
North Melbourne have indicated to star midfielder Shaun Higgins that if he can find a deal that extends beyond his current contract they would be happy to consider trading him.
Melbourne with an extra player deep forward AND an extra player as a shorter hit up, Petracca about five metres away from Sparrow screaming at him to get it in there ... ball goes sideways instead. Just a broken, deeply frustrating forward half game.
#AFLPiesDees
I see lots of people hopping on the Tom Powell train and realising the type of player he is. Welcome to the club, the smart people have always known 🤝
(Yes this is a little bit of gate keeping and a *lot* of me being unbearably smug. No I will not apologise)
Highlights of Tom Powell's handballing and general composure + football smarts against Gold Coast. To be providing this in Game 2 is very encouraging
#NMFC
Huge, huge wrap from Brett Ratten for Brayden George, who North Melbourne drafted at pick 26 last year:
"He could be the most talented out of this year's (North draft) crop".
Given that crop includes Sheezel and Wardlaw ... very interesting.
Naive Q: Why are outlets publishing the Laidley photos right alongside the Victoria Police quotes about how the photos shouldn't be in the public domain? Do editors think posting the quotes somehow covers their decisions to post the photos? I'm lost. Where's the responsibility?
What Zurhaar needed to do with that last shot was kick it so hard the ball split. A seven point play to w̶i̶n̶ draw the game. Unbelievable.
#AFLNorthLions
I think a fair punishment would be to lose all their premiership points and finish the season on bottom. Just a second while I go find out who has Port's first round pick
My usual process when tweeting a game from the 7Cricket handle:
- Note what Ricky Ponting says
- Prepare something based around that quote for when it happens 60 seconds later
#AUSvIND