Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!

[strachanie19]

I've been going to the footy for years and this season, I am just about convinced that the umpires have an agenda and a vendetta.

Someone else out there thinks there's an AFL conspiracy. Hooray!

I've been banging on about this all year. Keeping Richmond down is worth more to the AFL then seeing us reach finals. After 30 years of failure it's now too good of a legacy and the AFL is happy to perpetuate it. It keeps no end of media scribes in a job. Opposition supporters love it. 9th is about all the AFL will let us climb to.

 

[poppa x]

The free against Martin for pushing Wright in the chest after the rushed behind in the 3rd was a farce. The glee McBurney got from yelling - "prohibited contact 50m, prohibited contact 50m" was just a little annoying.

McBurney can't see 50 metres. This was proved when he missed an obvious free 10 metres away only to be over-ruled by the umpire 100 metres away.
He should retire ASAP.
He's go not no leg speed, no endurance and because he's tired he makes crappy decisions.

 

[waiting]

Until we become a finals side, a top 4 side will this tide turn.

I would like to know the ratio of frees For & Against sides that are top 4 compared to bottom 4. I think you will find the top teams get the better run with the men in white. Not only because they are first to the ball. Even when they are not you will find they still get the benefit of the doubt their way.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

I actually defended the Tuck decision to a fellow Richmond supporter yesterday, however as pointed out on another forum, the rule reads:

Rule 15.2.3 (c)
Except in the instance of a poor bounce or throw, a Player who takes possession of the football while contesting a bounce or throw by a field Umpire or a boundary throw in, shall be regarded as having had prior opportunity.

Explain your way out of this one, Giesch.

 

[Summerisle]

They've become completely arrogant aswell the way they deal with players, pisses me off no end.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

I wonder if some sort of formal complaint can be made at the end of the season? If Hardwick had a video compilation of all the howlers the umpires have made against the Tigers this year I think he may have a fairly compelling case. Maybe he can finally get that serial failure Gieschen sacked.

 

[bowden4president]

I actually defended the Tuck decision to a fellow Richmond supporter yesterday, however as pointed out on another forum, the rule reads:

Explain your way out of this one, Giesch.

he would describe the bounce as below average but not poor meaning "we think the umpire got that one right"

 

[Stuart]

Ok, lets concede Deledio infringed by remonstrating with the umpire, why though did the ump give a double penalty, ie a free & a fifty. Sure, it is a free kick, though what was the 50 for? To pay a double free kick is being pedantic & letting his ego get the better of him.
AFL umpires constantly engage in conversations with players & then turn around and penalise them what they don't like what they hear.

 

[Tommo37]

I wonder if some sort of formal complaint can be made at the end of the season? If Hardwick had a video compilation of all the howlers the umpires have made against the Tigers this year I think he may have a fairly compelling case. Maybe he can finally get that serial failure Gieschen sacked.

Just waiting for the return clash against freo, Newman will look at Ballantyne and tap his stomach and tells Ballantyne to do it while im looking and then the umpire pays a free to freo for unsportsmanlike behavior and when Newy questions the decision stating if it was last applied in 1907 he gets done 50m back to the goalsquare before the game has even started.

By the way this all takes place at the toss of the coin.

 

[Mr T.]

Someone else out there thinks there's an AFL conspiracy. Hooray!

I've been banging on about this all year. Keeping Richmond down is worth more to the AFL then seeing us reach finals. After 30 years of failure it's now too good of a legacy and the AFL is happy to perpetuate it. It keeps no end of media scribes in a job. Opposition supporters love it. 9th is about all the AFL will let us climb to.

I think something is going on too! Though I've been thinking that every time we've been in a winning position, say 4 goals up, that the powers that be always find a way to alter momentum. Yes it is our young and inexperience team, but doesn't take much to give the opposition a sniff and they lift. I've seen this many many times for many years. Or maybe I'm mentally affect that I'd believe in a conspiracy or that if betting is involved its all rigged.

 

[Tenacious Tiges]

Disagree. Cotch was following the ball along the boundary and would have collected it but he got shepherded over the boundary by a North player. It was not deliberate, he was actually trying to keep it in.

Agree with your assessment Knighter. Was right behind the line of play and his only other option was to carry it over the line which would have been deliberate, but he chose the only other option of kicking it forward and due to his position on the boundary and the NM player's pressure taking him over the line he managed to kick it as far into play as was possible before dribbling over the line. Applauded by all around me as perfect execution of skill only to be raped by the maggot for being so skilled to do the almost impossible.

Ok, lets concede Deledio infringed by remonstrating with the umpire, why though did the ump give a double penalty, ie a free & a fifty. Sure, it is a free kick, though what was the 50 for? To pay a double free kick is being pedantic & letting his ego get the better of him.
AFL umpires constantly engage in conversations with players & then turn around and penalise them what they don't like what they hear.

Straight to the naughty corner you petulant footballer.

Can you believe the maggots have footy cards! Who the flock would buy those? Fair dinkum.

 

[Jimmy_12]

I don't believe there's any conspiracy against us. I just believe umpires on the whole are incompetent morons with ridiculously oversized egos and more often than not in 2012 we've been on the receiving end.

 

[RedanTiger]

For those wanting the club to make another complaint about the umpiring, Hardwick's comments are about as critical as he can get.
He says that the decisions against Tuck, Moore and Deledio which all scored goals were the difference between losing by four points and winning the game easily.
All those decisions were contentious ones.
Spread the word and "Footy Confidential" might fill in the blanks for Dimma.

 

[YinnarTiger]

Ok, lets concede Deledio infringed by remonstrating with the umpire, why though did the ump give a double penalty, ie a free & a fifty. Sure, it is a free kick, though what was the 50 for? To pay a double free kick is being pedantic & letting his ego get the better of him.
AFL umpires constantly engage in conversations with players & then turn around and penalise them what they don't like what they hear.

The first was a free for abuse. The 50 was for him carrying on with the abuse after the initial free had been paid.

 

[DragicevicFan]

#24 has been demoted from AFL ranks this week if my mail is correct.

 

[TOT70]

#24 has been demoted from AFL ranks this week if my mail is correct.

We shall never speak his name again. Now and forever more, he will be known as only as #24.

 

[Rantnrave]

I actually defended the Tuck decision to a fellow Richmond supporter yesterday, however as pointed out on another forum, the rule reads:

Explain your way out of this one, Giesch.

pathetic...absolutley a mongrel of a wrong decision by that useless umpire....has giesch been asked about it...btw it was about the last kick of the first quarter..therefore that decision cost us the game ...
worst piece of *smile* umpiring i can recall

 

[tiges]

Was chatting to my Dad today on the phone about the game he couldn't make it Sunday but he watched it on TV and he actually said he rekons umpires bet on games.
It has happened in other sports and i do believe as well that it could happen in the AFL.

 

[tiges]

pathetic...absolutley a mongrel of a wrong decision by that useless umpire....has giesch been asked about it...btw it was about the last kick of the first quarter..therefore that decision cost us the game ...
worst piece of sh!t umpiring i can recall

This is the problem he won't get asked about it no is allowed to say anything about them or its a fine, Clubs/Media etc.
I mean seriously Robbo defended the umpires from Sundays game on SEN today, Lol.

 

[JR8]

If Hardwick had a video compilation of all the howlers the umpires have made against the Tigers this year I think he may have a fairly compelling case. Maybe he can finally get that serial failure Gieschen sacked.

Hehe, Dimma would have to spend a whole month working around the clock to get all the dodgy decisions made against us this year in a video compilation.

Dont know if he's got that much time on his hands!!