Today at Brown Park I was privileged to watch some of the best football I’ve seen Swan View play in recent times.
It was a top of the table clash where one team was far superior than the other. From the outset Swan View dominated the contest and at qtr time were 8 goals up. The dominance continued in the 2nd qtr and with this came frustration from Roleystone and seeing as though they couldn’t win the ball they decided to niggle and play the man,didn’t work,Swan View kicked 9 goals to 1 in the term.
3rd qtr and the niggle continued and soon turned to snipering as the Roleystone boys couldn’t handle the strong tackling and clear skill advantage of The View..
When enough was enough and the weak pricks started snipering the young blokes the senior boys stepped in to let them know it was uncalled for,maybe win a hard ball instead of a biff.
It wasn’t an all in brawl but a melee between probably 8 from either side and 2 heroes from Roleystone decide to split a young bloke 2 on 1. The 3qtr time siren goes,the dust settles and the teams are headed to the huddles when they call the game off.
The umpires never consulted either coach or captains. It’s not hard to warn either team that if any further trouble occurs then the game is off.
However,Roleystone did seem happy that they stuck up for each other by giving a group clap soon after. Well boys,it’s probably better than giving a group clap for a solid team effort on the scoreboard instead of thinking you won a fight. Bunch of scum.
Catchya next time.
Shame on the umps calling that off. Swan view up 137-12 at 3rd qtr. A nothing scuffle stops the game. Shame on a dominant display. How ‘were’ Roley undefeated ? They were pathetic today. Shittest team we played so far
Coz I bet none of you blokes did a thing wrong.
Love how it’s always the other teams fault when a fight starts.
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Why would Swan View be interested in retaliating,having a melee and risk the game being called off when absolutely dominating? It does get to a point when they have blokes running in from everywhere to out number the 2-3 we had in there that enough is enough and you’ve got to go in and stick up for your mate ,especially when 2 of there bigger blokes are throwing cheap shots at a young bloke and split him.
We did have one incident up at the change rooms with a supporter of ours which we will put our hands up to and it will be dealt with but when your 20 goals up at 3qtr time it’s not because your more worried about niggling and snipering,it’s generally because you’ve made the ball the object.
Roleysyones demeanour,attitude and intent for winning the hard ball changed once they were 13 goals down late in the 2nd qtr and it was the younger players they tried to rough up,I can guarantee you that up until the melee there was no retaliation what so ever.
Anyway the melee went for probably 2-3 minutes with only a few punches thrown and both teams were heading to the huddle. IMO the umpires should’ve called both coaches and captains in,warned both teams that any further melee would result in the game being called and that red and ye
llow cards will be used. At the end of the day that is why they have them.
Surely Swan View gets the win as it will set a dangerous precident if the game is a determined a draw.
Yeah because a team who is winning by 120+ points at 3rd qtr is gonna start a brawl. Have a think about it viper. And the win has to go to swan view otherwise it sets the precedent that if you’re losing just start a brawl and you’ll get a draw at least.
Surely Swan View gets the win as it will set a dangerous precident if the game is a determined a draw.
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As the game was called off after 1/2 time the score at the time stands.
DB.
I’ll expand on my point.
In any game of football there’s 1 one team that niggles and the other pokes. At time one pokes too far and the other niggles back further.
Don’t get on here and tell everyone how much of a team of angels you are when no one believes it. 20 goals up I can guarantee your team were a bunch of mouthy fcks as much they were niggling snipering fcks. Deal with it instead of sooking online coz no one cares.
Have a look at 2 weeks ago Ballajura Vs Dianella. In the end there was so many stories do you know how many people care? NONE!! It ruined the game of AFL because it was called off and I’ve no doubt both teams are embarrassed by it like you should be.
You didn’t stick up for your mates. You had a game called off and now want to blame the other team.
I doubt swan view will get the points because our game was at half time and they didn’t even consider it trying stamp this shit out of the game we were told
Viper this would have to be one of the most stupid things I have ever seen you post.
You weren’t at the game so you can’t guarantee bugger all. Would you really stand there and watch a young player of yours get taken to by 2 of the oppositions players with more of them entering the melee?
IMO plenty of people care when a game gets called off and with reference to the game a couple of weeks ago being a draw,it was a 2 point margin at half time. By calling this game a draw it will not help to stamp it out. Instead it will encourage teams who are behind to go the niggle and the sniper when all else fails.
Say for instance a team needs 2 points to avoid relegation and is playing the top side and has no hope,then if getting flogged start a brawl,game called off and your saved. It’s not in the spirit of the game the way Roleystone conducted themselves from in the 3rd term and if it is to be stamped from our game then teams who are up by 20 goals should get the win.
The thing that really disappointed me was when they gave themselves a group clap for what they thought was a good effort. It clearly wasn’t for the effort they put in with regards to the scoreboard.
I didn’t say I wouldn’t have stuck up for anyone.
You’re asking me to believe it was all them and you had zero involvement.
You can believe what you want not being there but I’m telling you that Roleystones actions were unsportsmanlike,unwarranted and instigated the melee. Of course we had involvement in the melee,as any side who had men playing for them would have,sticking up for an outnumbered team mate. But once again let me remind you that in no way was there any retaliation by Swan View to the niggle up until that time other than goal after goal after goal. And that probably pissed them off even more.
In Mad Dogs defence, (I wasn’t at the game and all I know about this incident is by reading this thread) I don’t think he is claiming Swan View weren’t involved in the melee. Obviously he is coming from a Swan View bias but doesn’t mean his points about Roleystone apparently lauding themselves for a good fight aren’t valid, to say no one cares is pretty silly as why even have these forums if no one cares. You can go to the waafl website to get the scores, this forum is to discuss the games etc… everyone on here cares that’s why they are here.
Sounds like the umpires jumped the gun by calling the game off but at C4 level you can’t expect them to get everything right, you have to appreciate that the level you are playing you shouldn’t expect umpires to get everything perfect…
Playing both Roleystone and Swan view in the next 2 weeks. Better bring the mouthguard!
I had many close friends at that game and all having Swan View bias - they told me that more than sticking up for their mate Swan View went straight for the kill and thwoing donkey kong swings straight out.
One player who is the brother of the coach was seen to be bragging about how he was throwing hay makers and almost “knowcked out” several players.
No matter how it started this is behaviour that forced so many players to leave Swan View over the years forcing them to not field enough teams to stay in B Grade recently.
Umpires do need to be more understanding but with the actions that Swan View were clearly proud of and several witnesses telling me about I would say they had no choice.
Are you suggesting that all in brawls and melees are what has caused players to leave a club? I wouldn’t have thought Swan View would’ve been involved in any more brawls than the next C grade club. That seems a petty statement to make.
Are you suggesting that all in brawls and melees are what has caused players to leave a club? I wouldn’t have thought Swan View would’ve been involved in any more brawls than the next C grade club. That seems a petty statement to make.
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There are a number of clubs that behave this way more than some and View are one of them.
Players leave and go to other clubs not always other C grade clubs. Arent they C4 anyway? which is actually the real F grade. Most teams down there are social and not looking fight which makes it worse.
Your an absolute dreamer ‘MacAttack’!
For one you have very few friends at the Swan View football club and I’m not sure how any supporters other than those sitting near the Roleystone bench would have any perspective considering it was right on to of their bench. Most supporters didn’t even realise what was happening as it was so far away from where the majority were.
So instead of trying to shit stir maybe you should be more worried about getting your ‘beloved’ Swan Pathetic away from the relegation zone.
Once a gain I can guarantee you and everyone else out there that the brother you are accusing of throwing hay makers did not throw 1 punch. I’m guessing your still pissed at him for leaving you guys without a quality ruck man this year. The other brother who is probably the more hothead of the 2 was well clear.
So don’t you look like a twat!!
Mad Dog - these friends I apparently dont have are friends of many of your players as I am with some contrasting to what you think.
But I will take your word for the events as you must have been there.
Please dont start to compare Swan Athletic and Swan View as you are 5 grades below us and would lose a match by 20 goals against our league team.
A quality ruckman??? no quality ruckman left Athletic this year for Swan View. If you are referring to Watttleworthless… He was back up ruckman and 3rd or 4th option forward at best. He will shine is F/C4 grade.
Tall poppy syndrome? As a local, a strong View is what I would like to see, more options for players in our area to play for a club in a grade worth training for.
And just to add to that,I’ve been involved at the Swan View FC for over 25 years and not one game has been called off,definitely not since our inception back into the Ammos from the hills comp in 2001. We’ve rarely been involved in any melee’s and pride ourselves in the fact that we have had very few suspensions and or yellow cards throughout all grades. We’ve never been a club known for being dirty or brawlers and this will continue as we strive to go back up through the grades. The reason we went from E to B grade in 5-6 years was because of good football. The reasons we fell from there are something we’ve identified and hopefully we are on the right track so if we are good enough to one day reach those heights again we will be much better prepared.
Not sure where I compared both clubs or where I tried to cut yours down. Every time you post on here you are looking more and more like the fool that you are. You’ve talked shit for 3-4 posts now which clearly driven by your lack of respect which is demonstrated by the untruths you are telling.