No, I haven't taken to channelling Pauline Hanson. But I think it's a bit rich for the AFL to issue a "please explain" over "A character in the multi-chapter Harry Potter franchise"-gate (doesn't almost anything sound so much more sinister with "-gate" suffixed to it? NOT!).
It may have escaped notice at AFL House, but aussie rules is a collision sport and blood does get spilled. The pictures of a character in the multi-chapter Harry Potter franchise — I mean Chris Judd — hawking up blood after having his nose obscured with a roll of elastoplast weren't pretty, but let's think about the alternative.
Perhaps the good old navy blues could take a leaf from the book of the Azzuri: the Italian national diving team. As any true-blue aussie rules fan knows, those fudball pansies do a swan dive and roll around for hours if a bloke even looks like he might clip them. Do we want Judd and Co. going down in fashionable feints every time an opponent bumps them? Oh, sorry — Fevola's already doing that! Well, you know what I mean!
The Selwood footage was gut-wrenching, but doesn't it just say something about the extraordinary courage and determination of these men? Shouldn't we be celebrating the courage?
Come on Mike, Andrew, Adrian. At the elite level, our teams are playing for high stakes — although you'd never know it looking at Port and Freo most weeks — and having your key playmaker and team inspirator (new word — I like it!) on the park during a tight final quarter could be the difference between a few places on the ladder and making it to the third week of the finals. If people are upset by this imagery, they should be watching another vigorous sport — like extreme lawn bowls. . .
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Please explain!
It may have escaped notice at AFL House, but aussie rules is a collision sport and blood does get spilled. The pictures of a character in the multi-chapter Harry Potter franchise — I mean Chris Judd — hawking up blood after having his nose obscured with a roll of elastoplast weren't pretty, but let's think about the alternative.
Perhaps the good old navy blues could take a leaf from the book of the Azzuri: the Italian national diving team. As any true-blue aussie rules fan knows, those fudball pansies do a swan dive and roll around for hours if a bloke even looks like he might clip them. Do we want Judd and Co. going down in fashionable feints every time an opponent bumps them? Oh, sorry — Fevola's already doing that! Well, you know what I mean!
The Selwood footage was gut-wrenching, but doesn't it just say something about the extraordinary courage and determination of these men? Shouldn't we be celebrating the courage?
Come on Mike, Andrew, Adrian. At the elite level, our teams are playing for high stakes — although you'd never know it looking at Port and Freo most weeks — and having your key playmaker and team inspirator (new word — I like it!) on the park during a tight final quarter could be the difference between a few places on the ladder and making it to the third week of the finals. If people are upset by this imagery, they should be watching another vigorous sport — like extreme lawn bowls. . .
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So the AFL wants a please explain about why the vision of Judd throwing up blood was shown? Please tell me I am mistaken.....
Great comment Murph and agree with you 100%. Lawn Bowls IS a sport EVERYONE should watch (it is already one of the top rating programs on the ABC at 5pm Saturday twilight anyway). So many broken-down footballers now turn to Lawn Bowls because it offers them the fierce competition they crave without the physical pain. Now I expect you and your many readers to scoff at that comment of mine. But you see, until you actually TRY Lawn Bowls you don't know what the **** you are talking about if you knock it. Almost every person I have met in lawn bowls will tell you how much they wished they had taken up the sport in their earlier years. It is a natural for those with a fierce desire for competition. The skill level and concentration required to be really good at the sport cannot be imagined until you actually get into it. So by all means Murph, keep spruking the idea that people should watch Lawn Bowls. That will certainly help swell the numbers of young people now coming into the sport on a daily basis.
Here it is Jermayn.
Ha ha, Gordon. Sadly my readership isn't going to help take lawn bowls anywhere quickly — too bloody small! And here I was, worried I'd cop some stick from the "fudball pansies"!
Roll away, Gordon!
Hear hear. Was watching the Cowboys v Roosters match tonight and they replayed Anasta hurting his ankle many times including in SLOW-MO!! Is that the reason why the NRL seems to be getting increasing crowds, tv fans, membership..??!
We love seeing how tough our athletes are. So fingers crossed the AFL see to reason!!
Hmmm. I'm not a fan of multiple replays, especially of something graphic. I didn't see the Anasta ankle, but I'm remembering a good few examples of graphic moments that have been replayed to death.
The recent collision between Rance and Selwood has been replayed so many times we can all see it in our sleep. I don't see the point.
Had the footage of Judd spitting blood been replayed more then once, I would be joining in the condemnation. While it's live, and if it's pertinent to the game — as Judd's capacity to get onto the ground was at the time — then I think it's legitimate for the broadcaster to show it. If they start getting a bit voyeuristic and run it over and over, they should be called to account.
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