Footyology Podcast: RoCo & Finey ruminate on Rnd 1

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   billy miller on March 29, 2022 at 12:56 pm

   It is now beyond dispute that ‘snicko’ rules test cricket. And rightly so. The AFL now has a version of it. Last season I was happy to see that snicko was used many times to decide whether a shot for goal had hit the post. Last Sunday, in the last quarter of the Stk. v Freo match, a goal by Freo’s sub cut the Saints’ lead to under two goals with 4 minutes left on the clock. The umpires decided to check if was a poster but, despite being perilously close to the woodwork, the goal was allowed. The AFL’s version of ‘snicko’ was not used. Was that because the technology was not available? If so, why? Is it because it’s too expensive for the AFL to employ it at all AFL grounds? If so, that’s a disgrace, and has the potential to shape the eight by making a team miss the finals due to an incorrect recording of their percentage.

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   Billy miller on February 15, 2021 at 11:51 am

   Hi Finey and Rohan, first let me say how much Footyology has sustained me and my son Eddie over the last couple of years. (Much as I love a lot about Gerard Whateley, my heart sank two years ago when it was announced that he’d be the new ‘boss’ of SEN Footy. To my son I moaned: “You know what that means Eddie? Finey and Finey’s Final Siren won’t be heard of again at SEN.” Of course I was right.)
   We still love SEN but I bemoan the fact that I have to put up with hearing myself singing and playing the guitar on the “Get the Power” Tyrepower ads every two minutes for the past six or so years. In the words of Rohan: “I’m pissed off with Tyrepower, Finey!” I’m pissed off because when I recorded it all those years ago I was paid the princely sum of $300 for the vocals and guitar, and, because I didn’t ‘compose’ the jingle I don’t get any royalties and rollovers.. I know, ‘first world problems’ . . .
   Anyway, back to Footyology. As Finey knows, we’re Sainter fanatics and we sit easily in Rohan’s political camp. All those Life Hacks and Rants about Trump were lapped up here in Yarraville. Another thing I despise nearly as much as The Donald is the rewriting of history that goes on in every field, but especially in footy. For instance: As a founding member of the (scariest place on earth) “Animal Enclosure” I can tell you that over all those years I never saw one fight or disturbance. Never. One of the races on the Animal Enclosure border was the Saints’ and the other was the umpires’. At half time there was a red-faced bloke (Finey probably remembers him) who always ran to the umpires to give them a piece of his mind, but that was it. Oh yeah, the only other sad occurrence there was the sight of poor old Jack Barker jumping the fence to go up our race to check on young Trevor, who’d been knocked out yet again. Love ya Barks.
   Lastly, on the other “Eddie” I reckon that the ‘King Kong’ incident was the last straw. He said it, then (a slightly shocked) Luke Darcy gave him the opportunity to walk it back, but Eddie repeated it AND ELABORATED ON HOW FUNNY IT WOULD BE! That’s disgraceful and no amount of “I was tired”; “I was only joking” etc can wash away the poison. (Much like Nathan Lyon’s dropping of the ball on a prone A.B.deVilliers after he’d been run out. The next game was ‘Sandpaper Gate.” That’s Karma). Thanks for listening, before signing off I’m a fusspot and just wanted to tell you that my email should be all lower case. Must be a glitch somewhere . . . Cheers, Billy

   P.S. – it’s not part of this post but if you’re interested in finding out what was the actual low point of the Adelaide camp, shoot me an email.

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     Rohan Connolly on February 15, 2021 at 9:53 pm

     G’day Billy, that was a very entertaining post indeed! Thanks. And re the PS, yes would be very interested to hear, you can email us at info@footyology.com.au

     Cheers mate,

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