Aussie Rules Football

by deadheaduk @ Monday, 26. Jun, 2006 - 22:45:42

The Aussies was robbed! - either by a cheating Italian diver or by a bad decision by a referee. In case you didn't see it a penalty was awarded in the very last minute allowing the Italians to win with the last kick of the game.

Curiously I was just talking about referees five minutes earlier saying either the referee's decision should be final and they should stop showing the incidents from every angle to prove the ref was wrong or more use should be made of TV to help make decisions on the pitch. After the Australia game I think I'm tending to the latter.

And as for red and yellow cards - there are so many being issued the teams in the final will be lucky if they still have 11 players eligible to play!!!

All in all I'm finding the whole competition a little dull and disappointing.

Soundtrack to today:

The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
Gorillaz - Demon Days

« Separated at Birth? (2)

Picture this »

Trackback address for this post:

Comments, Trackbacks: Hide subcomments

[Visitor]
http://anywhichway.blog.co.uk
26/06/06 @ 23:08

Behave!!! Lucas Neill deliberately went to the ground made no attempt to play the ball impeding Fabio Grosso. It don't matter whether he tripped over him or was brought down its still obstruction and a penalty, and seeing how Neill was the last man between him and the goalie it a red card offence. Marco Materazzi was red card for less. The Ozzie weren't up to it Italy pissed all over them in the first half and were the better team in the second with 10 men. Totti's penalty was justice done.