Even people you speak to he normally don't like Richmond still say that it should have stayed at umpires call. No one can tell if it was a goal or a point so as the rules state inconclusive & umpires call.The gaslighting is insane. They're all really trying to push the narrative that it was clearly a point. I can honestly say I'm still not sure one way or the other. This is infuriating.
*smile* I hope we stick it up them next season. They'll hate it.
This. Without integrity in a competition, there is no competition. Richmond members won't keep forking out their hard earned if they think the deck is stacked against us.The contempt for the fans is astounding. Hey morons, we fans fund this game, without our attendance and our eyes on the screen you have no revenue.
Even people you speak to he normally don't like Richmond still say that it should have stayed at umpires call. No one can tell if it was a goal or a point so as the rules state inconclusive & umpires call.
Everyone thinks it but the powers that be.
Yeh, its pretty depressing. Gary Lyon/Edmund/Watson all pushing the right decision/wring method. Lynch gave it away, blah blah. The Lynch reaction has been explained yet they continue. Like there is some AFL directive to keep repeating that line.
There is no doubt the AFL machine is pulling strings to control the messaging -
Jon Ralph - the goal umpire had no idea
Watson/Dunstall others - the Lynch reaction gave it away
Edmund on cruchtime and Lyon on SEN/OTC - right decision, wrong method
McLachlan - From where I was sitting it was a point
Whateley rails against the ARC - and thats it. No follow up. No demand that the AFL has a responsibility as custodians of the game to provide accountability and transparency. No request for the footage. No request for an explanation.
They know 90% of the football supporting world does NGAF. And in fact are happy to see the tigers out.
Tim Watson on SEN this morning still saying it wasn’t a goal. Nearly 2 weeks has passed and I am still as angry as ever. Media types continuing to lie to us doesn't subside my anger.
Often feels the media sycophants get emailed the agenda of the day. Very rare do you get media voices that don't sing from the hymn book for fear of being Mick Warnered.Yeh, its pretty depressing. Gary Lyon/Edmund/Watson all pushing the right decision/wring method. Lynch gave it away, blah blah. The Lynch reaction has been explained yet they continue. Like there is some AFL directive to keep repeating that line.
Gaslighting alright. Dimma looked like Ingrid Bergman.... WTF is a tour gonna do??? Sell *smile*?No other angles, no secret vision..just more gaslighting *smile* from the AFL's media puppets.
This is as close as Richmond will get to this administration admitting their failings (or worse).
The ARC's current goal review technology is currently nowhere near reliable or trustworthy enough to override the goal umpire's 'soft call'.
As mentioned by others it's not as definitive as the tennis hawkeye & until it is, then it still comes down to the human viewer's interpretation.
They'd need to improve what's in place right now by 1000% to build confidence in the tech. More to the point if the AFL's secret bunker has control of the vision & the ultimate say (over a soft call), it has the ability to manipulate results and that should worry every supporter from every club.
Bottom line is this season, for the first time in memory, the AFL decided in a high stakes elimination final to go against the protocols they've had in place for the past decade (umpire's call) & the result is Richmond is out of the finals.
Absolutely infuriating.
Yeh, its so frustrating. I hope the players feel the same way and it can fuel a bit of extra effort, even if just in pre-season.This will be the ultimate test of our collective EQ. I for one am failing. This is something we can’t change but it’s still in my head.
I got so pissed off watching the lions beat the demons even though I wanted the demons to lose and don’t mind if Brisbane win the whole thing. Talk about cognitive dissonance.
Even if the ball clearly went through the two big sticks first and then the trajectory made it go above the left goal post, it's a goal for the benefit of the doubt.I'm fine with the loss. We would've struggled to go all the way without Dion and Dusty fit anyway.
But the contempt by the AFL to lie, gaslight, and disseminate false information through their hand-picked media cronies about their involvement in our incorrect result that decided a final is unacceptable.
Unacceptable.
I fully support further investigation into this shocking abuse of power even at the cost of the AFL media further gaslighting the public and attempting to label the club whingers in retaliation for choosing not to keep our mouths shut.
It was a goal. Refer to images on an earlier page. The AFL overruled the goal, which altered the result of a final. Silence from the club would be seriously unacceptable, so I fully support the club continuing to be vocal on this serious issue on principle.
Ps. It was evidently a goal, don't accept the manipulative "wrong method, right decision" BS. They're just saying that to manipulate public opinion.
Even if the ball clearly went through the two big sticks first and then the trajectory made it go above the left goal post, it's a goal for the benefit of the doubt.
Yeh, I still don't know if it was a goal or a point. I doubt anyone does. But one things for sure, it was NOT DEFINITIVELY a point.The gaslighting is insane. They're all really trying to push the narrative that it was clearly a point. I can honestly say I'm still not sure one way or the other. This is infuriating.
*smile* I hope we stick it up them next season. They'll hate it.