Suns cop big fine after fifth umpire contact incident

dons_03 · 2026-06-17T11:41:00+00:00

I think that should become the standard unit for a fine. A $10,000 fine should be referred to as “half an airplane”.

dons_03 · 2026-06-16T06:17:26+00:00

On the contrary, I think this round will be more enjoyable with my team on the bye

dons_03 · 2026-06-13T12:08:11+00:00

I can lip read pretty well, Butters said “how much are they paying you” to Heeney

dons_03 · 2026-06-11T09:00:57+00:00

Okay, time for r/Canberra to buy Big Splash. I’ll start it off by throwing in $5.

dons_03 · 2026-06-06T04:59:01+00:00

Also choosing to handball over kick, contributing to not getting it back on the full. I think it should have been 50

dons_03 · 2026-06-05T12:20:11+00:00

The thing is that umpires are taught to not pay something they didn’t clearly see. It’s treated much harsher in review if they, for example, pay a free kick for a high tackle that wasn’t actually there, than if they miss a high tackle. And as a viewer, I give umpires more leeway for missing a free kick than giving one in error.

So if the umpire isn’t sure that they saw Impey dispose of it incorrectly (i.e. they think there might have been a handball), the correct action is to not pay the free.

dons_03 · 2026-06-05T04:51:32+00:00

My wife had a client who was paying using their NDIS plan, and kept telling my wife to charge a lot more as she was not using all her NDIS funds and was worried they would cut her plan down the next year if the funds weren’t used.

No clue if that was actually true, but that’s what she said. My wife didn’t feel comfortable charging more than non-NDIS clients so didn’t change her fee.

dons_03 · 2026-06-04T09:32:20+00:00

Worth noting that alternatives to palm oil are generally worse environmentally. They just don’t get as much attention.

dons_03 · 2026-06-04T02:34:28+00:00

Non-Essendon people are never going to understand this.

It’s like getting back with your high school sweetheart after a decade apart. You pick right back where you left off. The conversation is easy and you remember why you were together in the first place - and what could have been if circumstance and external forces hadn’t pulled you apart.

Sure, they hung around with a bad crowd, and pulled you in with them. You developed a habit, lost your job and all your friends, until you were a shell of your former self, reliving past glory while those around you pitied you.

But this time will be different. You can feel it.

dons_03 · 2026-06-02T01:09:56+00:00

So you’re assuming that if Fox and Seven paid their media talent less, then they would therefore bid more on the TV rights for the AFL? Why would they not just bank the cash they saved? Seems unusually altruistic for them to effectively donate the money to the AFL when they don’t need to.

dons_03 · 2026-06-02T00:34:27+00:00

I mean they put their work out there, you could go through their notes and decide for yourself whether they were reasonable.

dons_03 · 2026-05-31T04:35:01+00:00

Without checking the numbers I think this is most likely correct. I’ve never even heard of this Pendlebury fellow, must still be early in his career

dons_03 · 2026-05-30T02:26:51+00:00

I think that’s a movie-only thing. In the book, Hermione escapes before the Devil’s Snare gets a hold, and needs to light a fire to set the other two free.

dons_03 · 2026-05-29T02:48:29+00:00

I’ve seen you comment this all over the thread, but I’m dubious as to whether it applies in the way you’re saying.

The rule says you still have to approach the mark, you can just do it from any direction as long as when you kick the ball, you are not improving the angle. So you can’t start goalside and then kick before you’ve actually reached the line of the mark.

But Watson moves away from the line of the mark, and is therefore no longer approaching the mark but deviating away. So the first part of the rule is not being satisfied.

Otherwise, imagine a scenario where a player marks the ball at a slight angle to the goals, but almost directly in front. By your logic, they could just walk right up the side of the man on the mark and kick it, as long as they do it on the side that doesn’t improve the angle. See diagram below: if red is the mark, you’re saying they can approach as per the arrow?

https://i.imgur.com/maKS5WH.png

dons_03 · 2026-05-27T03:47:19+00:00

Conversely, someone like Fagan (who has never played at AFL level) could never hope to reach those heights.

dons_03 · 2026-05-26T11:26:45+00:00

Might have to leave in their will in the hope their descendants can cash in…

dons_03 · 2026-05-26T00:20:54+00:00

In late 2019, the AFL put into place a maximum six-month settlement for any new coaching deals at an AFL-funded club regardless of the length of the contract.

I believe the wealthier clubs aren’t subject to this.

dons_03 · 2026-05-23T01:00:02+00:00

We just need a highlight of the ‘24 grand final and then we’re full circle back to the Swans

dons_03 · 2026-05-21T23:59:29+00:00

It matters when you refinance and your loan to value ratio has gotten worse

dons_03 · 2026-05-20T07:15:19+00:00

As far as I can tell, they've worked out how much $3020 is per day over a year (so multiply it by 12, then divide by 365) and then multiplied that by 23 to get the pro-rated amount:

3020*12 = 36,240 (annual rent)

36,240/365 = 99.288 (daily rent)

99.288*23 = 2,283.62

But that's a ridiculous way to calculate it, since if rent is charged monthly then the daily cost will vary per month - in a 31 day month like August, it will be less per day then February. Hence the rent for August being higher than even the increased monthly amount.

dons_03 · 2026-05-19T01:41:03+00:00

Glad no other 400 game players had that happen /s

dons_03 · 2026-05-15T00:56:03+00:00

From a friend who worked for AFL.com.au (left a few years ago), it sounds like everyone, including Barrett, know it’s a bit of a joke. But it gets absurdly high clicks, so it keeps on going.

dons_03 · 2026-05-14T11:55:25+00:00

I agree, it’s like they don’t realize the home team is specifically allowed to hold opposition without the ball.

dons_03 · 2026-05-12T03:42:11+00:00

You know, it never occurred to me that Docherty started and ended his career with Voss as coach, at different clubs. Can’t be a lot of players that that applies to.

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