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Round 14: the badly poured beer games.
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That was incredible, even by afl terrible umpiring standards. It wasn't a soft 50, it was a blatant 50.
Apprantly they are saying he wouldve paid 50 but he played on
Absolute bullshiit
This will be another sheepish apology from the pricks saying they made a mistake. They don't care.
Total opposite of what actually happened. They ran over the mark anticipating he would play on, but he hadn't and the ump hasn't called play on. Thats why the rule is there! Truly amazing
Yep. Don’t think the ump had called play on/or signalled with his arms so still should have been 50.
Footy is getting so hard to watch.
Phillips blanketed Nick Daicos for 3 quarters but Clarke subbed him off at 3/4 time. Daicos went berserk in last quarter while Phillips sat on the bench. They said on telecast he wasn’t injured.
Any of the journos ask supercoach Clarko why he made that move?
Any of the journos ask supercoach Clarko why he made that move?
I guess I’m naive but I’m amazed there’s no uproar from all the clubs about the standard of umpiring and how ridiculous the different interpretations are from one game to the next. Everyone is on the receiving end of this rough pineapple at some stage. They ought to be united on this.
Common sense rule?
Funny how I can never find that rule in the AFL published rule book
DS
A myriad of reasons.
Some clubs still live off the AFL’s teat so would have no interest in biting the hand that feeds them.
Others will have executive level staff that don’t want to have doors firmly shut for sideways or upward cushy career moves into the AFL *smile* house.
Having the AFL’s ‘accredited propagandists’ write stories about how certain coaches or officials are whingers for having the temerity to speak frankly about obviously incompetent decisions would stop some in their tracks.
Or just knowing that all they’ll get in return is a statement the equivalent of ‘these are not the droids you’re looking for’ would create a certain level of ambivalence you would think.
If I was a North fan, Clarkson's presser would've made me want to vomit.
Had a real 'who cares' vibe to it, with pats on the back for a good effort.
Had a real 'who cares' vibe to it, with pats on the back for a good effort.
Said it once and I'll say it again - how the hell can the umpires of the peak tier of competition for a sporting code only be part-time employees? It's farcical.
Agree. Did a Dimma backing the flogs and how hard their work is. He was right in saying it was their own fault choking but still a lost opportunity in the last seconds should be questioned. Maybe he knows you can't win.
AFL will tick it off as usual.
Just send the same old document out. Just change the date on it.
