Just watching the Melbourne-Collingwood game and I seriously can't watch any more. Several times that quarter there were players who had an eternity to get rid of it, saw a tackle coming, ducked their head at the last second and were still hardly taken high (if at all) who were rewarded with a free kick. I know it was only one decision but I just can't get that decision late in the last out of my head...Ty Vickery's standing upright (all 200cm of him), nearly has his head ripped off and gets done for holding the ball. The inconsistency borders on unbelievable.
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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
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I think he's still pissed off that Jack wouldn't do an interview with him after his 10 against the Eagles.Chiang Mai Tiger said:
Stop blaming the umpires, they were crap but we didn't help ourselves either!
Houli falling over 100 times
Conca going the man instead of the ball
Rance slipping & falling over
Nahas not being able to Kick further then 30 meters
Should've destroyed them
Houli falling over 100 times
Conca going the man instead of the ball
Rance slipping & falling over
Nahas not being able to Kick further then 30 meters
Should've destroyed them
Jimmy_12 said:
The amazing thing is, I thought it was a professional free. We were out behind their press, and had players 'on' down the line at a critical time in the game. Initially I was crapped off that they'd held us up again, particularly after the Nahas incident, then just gobsmacked when he paid it against us. There's not too many times you see a crowd go absolutely chimpcaca like that, and rightly so, it was the cumulative effect of a days long rough end of the pineapple.
Yes, there were some rubbish decisions against Freo also - that convinced me the umpires weren't biased, just crap... and I don't give a rats' about Freo.
Big Cat Lover said:
Good bit of perspective. Pav capitalised on virtually every opportunity that he had. His conversion rate normally isn't that good at the 'G. Rance was on the wrong end of a bit of class'n'arse.
tigertim said:
and the funny thing is they were still booing the cr@p out of them at the game and calling in to SEN saying the umps cost them the game!!
And they reckon we're feral. :
Jimmy_12 said:
What made the above decision so unbelievable was that in almost exactly the same position in the 3rd quarter we tackled one of the Freo players aroud his biceps as we were surging forward and it was paid too high.
First time I'veever see somone's neck so close to their arse!
U reckon we bleat about bad umpires costing us plenty. Have a look at the massive whinge from Carltank after their game in Perth. Amazing how a couple of bad decisions and a blow out of frees in the first quarter gets sooooo much press when it is some other team. If we complain its pretty much too bad and the press dont give a toss....
percyms said:
LOL - the game was against West Coast in Perth. What did they expect? Impartial umpires??
The umpires were fair and impartial.
The umpires are not affected by the crowd.
The umpiring made no difference to the result.
West Coast wanted the ball more.
But obviously Ratten, Murphy, Laidler and Waite are just footy bogans like the most of us and are whingeing about poor quality umpiring when clearly there is no such thing. :
The umpires are not affected by the crowd.
The umpiring made no difference to the result.
West Coast wanted the ball more.
But obviously Ratten, Murphy, Laidler and Waite are just footy bogans like the most of us and are whingeing about poor quality umpiring when clearly there is no such thing. :
I saw quite a lot of bad decisions, though they went both ways.
The 50m against Judd was VERY soft....and for the ump to then go after him and berate him is totally out of line.
If there's an infringement, pay the free and shut the f$%k up. Enough with the God complex!
The 50m against Judd was VERY soft....and for the ump to then go after him and berate him is totally out of line.
If there's an infringement, pay the free and shut the f$%k up. Enough with the God complex!
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Live here in the West, and "try" to talk to a West Coast fan about footy. According to them ( of course) its sour grapes, by "east coast" supporters. Shows ya how bad it is when ya feel like barracking for "scum" teams when they come over and play the Eagles. Thier supporters a cross between the Demons courdaroy trouser bridgade and the collingwood mentatlity.
There is actually quite a difference between the crowd reactions at a West Coast game at Subiaco and that of most of the “feral” fans here at the MCG or at Etihad.
The West Coast fans try to almost umpire the match themselves, they are always on the lookout for a mark or a free to one of theirs and their volume rises in the second or so between incident and the umpire’s decision. They are almost trying to make it easier on the umpire by making his decision for him. When a favourable decision is given, they cheer wildly and enthusiastically, rewarding the umpire for “the right decision.”
Most feral Victorian fans are more reactive. They just boo when a decision goes against them and the crowd noises are mainly of frustration and disgust, with the constant calls of “balllllllllllllllllllll,” serving only to show their ignorance of the rules setting up a Pressure cooker situation for the umpire. When they finally get a decision, it is greeted with the “inevitable” Bronx cheer, which only punishes the umpire further.
If I didn’t know better, I would say that WC crowds have subtly trained umpires to please them, whilst Tiger, Magpie, Hawks and Blues fans have trained the umpires to dislike them over a very long period of time.
And that, my friends, is the Jungian explanation for why umpires give the home crowd a poultice of frees in WA but always go too far the other way at the MCG. They just want a bit of love, like the rest of us. WC fans are masters of the unconscious.
The West Coast fans try to almost umpire the match themselves, they are always on the lookout for a mark or a free to one of theirs and their volume rises in the second or so between incident and the umpire’s decision. They are almost trying to make it easier on the umpire by making his decision for him. When a favourable decision is given, they cheer wildly and enthusiastically, rewarding the umpire for “the right decision.”
Most feral Victorian fans are more reactive. They just boo when a decision goes against them and the crowd noises are mainly of frustration and disgust, with the constant calls of “balllllllllllllllllllll,” serving only to show their ignorance of the rules setting up a Pressure cooker situation for the umpire. When they finally get a decision, it is greeted with the “inevitable” Bronx cheer, which only punishes the umpire further.
If I didn’t know better, I would say that WC crowds have subtly trained umpires to please them, whilst Tiger, Magpie, Hawks and Blues fans have trained the umpires to dislike them over a very long period of time.
And that, my friends, is the Jungian explanation for why umpires give the home crowd a poultice of frees in WA but always go too far the other way at the MCG. They just want a bit of love, like the rest of us. WC fans are masters of the unconscious.
