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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
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3 field umpires, plus the emergency umpire and the boundary umpires on that side of the ground. They could all have alerted the main umpires.
There has been a few comments about the free against Lynch when Jack marked in the last. Probably the free was there but we have to look at why he did it and what happened before.
DeKoning was shepherding Lynch from the contest, not allowing him to compete. That is a free.
DeKoning was shepherding Lynch from the contest, not allowing him to compete. That is a free.
If only everyone had of stood as the umpires wanted, then there'd have been no issue with play going on around Prestygiocomo at all. Bloody players, they never do what the umpires want them to.
Absolutely clear cut free. It, however been happening all day. DeKoning just held Lynch at every contest. So frustrating
Yep. De Koening was no chance of stopping Lynch, so he blocked, scragged and held him all night.
And why wouldn't you? When you know the umpires won't penalise it
But it’s all ok. TBR has previously stated that umps are allowed to show bias against forwards based on previous behaviours. For Jack and Lynch it’s their fault.
I actually like what TBR brings to this site but he’s nowhere to be seen when things dont align with his narrative.
The new AFL rules over the years (3 umps for one) was to rule out thuggery etc etc. Well it has failed the pub test big time after that moggy wimp Spewit took out Prestia. If Spewit aint sent straight to the Tribunal thy also will fail the pub test. The three blind mice also failed the Pub Test by not stopping the game after Prestia was felled.
You like narcissistic, know it all, patronising posting? That surprises me a little WT.
Yep, the commentators said if Grimes got the free at the other end this one had to be paid.
At one end Hawkins held Grimes out of the contest then shoved him in the back.
At the other end De Koning tried to hold Lynch out the contest and most the strength battle.
He also disappears when anyone brings up something that successfully contradicts him.
Talk back often enough and he puts you on ignore and you don't have to put up with the patronising arrogance any more
DS
I tend to never respond to him. It saves the aggravation.Talk back often enough and he puts you on ignore and you don't have to put up with the patronising arrogance any more
DS
This
This times a million.
Happens every week. Our forwards seem to be particularly targetted in being kept out of the marking contest illegally by their opponents, but it happens in all games, it happens to all teams and it is an absolute travesty. I saw a classic when we were playing Melbourne. May was holding Lynch back from getting to a marking contest in front of goal, this was literally a couple of metres in front of me. Not only that, but May was holding Lynch clear of the pack, at least a metre or two away so it was in clear sight. Plus, it was very obvious what May was doing, he wasn't facing the pack about to go for the mark, he was facing away from the pack, towards Lynch, and literally pushing and holding Lynch away from the marking contest. But, nothing from the umps. Unless you grab the jumper you get away with this and it is a blight on the game. It probably explains why Hawkins constantly pushes other players in the back, after so many years he would be just sick of being held without possession. The other rule here would be shepherding when the ball is not within 5m, that is an illegal shepherd but it happens all the time.
Yet again we played against angels this week, angels who only conceded 13 free kicks in a whole game, a hard fought game with 2 teams performing at a high level. Geelong should get a medal for being so scrupulous in abiding by the rules, it is an astounding performance they could be proud of. In spite of the fact they ironed out one player and gouged the eyes of another they still only conceded 13 free kicks, what bunch of angels.
DS
How the *** was that not a 50m penalty after Lynch took that mark in the 3rd quarter on the goal line and De Koenig threw him to the ground after ? That would have put Lynch directly in front and not on the acute angle.
This is the sort of stuff that we simply do not get like our opponents do. Tackling is the same - we make tackles and there’s no attempt, ball just drops to the ground, and it’s almost always play on.
We get absolutely hammered when it comes to getting a free kick.
This is the sort of stuff that we simply do not get like our opponents do. Tackling is the same - we make tackles and there’s no attempt, ball just drops to the ground, and it’s almost always play on.
We get absolutely hammered when it comes to getting a free kick.
There is something about losing games where you get reamed by umpires that turns me completely off footy media. I can barely read PRE after this one and Adelaide and Sydney just did my head in. Flags need some luck and so far this year we haven’t had much.
Imagine the deliberate oob against PA in the prelim didn’t get paid. We would just be talking about it like we are with these matches as maybe port played in a gf.
Imagine the deliberate oob against PA in the prelim didn’t get paid. We would just be talking about it like we are with these matches as maybe port played in a gf.
Baker. Couldn’t get a free for not one, but two head highs on him with about 2 mins to go in the 3rd quarter. The second head high even caused Gary Lyon to say watching the replay “That’s quite unbelievable he didn’t get a free for that.”
Baker even had to get the doctor out after the second one. But of course it’s Richmond so it has to be “Play on !”
Baker even had to get the doctor out after the second one. But of course it’s Richmond so it has to be “Play on !”
