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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
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Ian4 said:
Today was the most blatant display of diving forward to get in the back decisions as I've ever seen by Port. Plenty of teams do it but Port just aren't very good at it. Maybe because they are young but it was as plain as dog balls today. Umpires obviously couldn't see it but what do you expect.
Was at the Hawks and Swans game tonight and the umpiring was ridiculously bad for Hawthorn. When nearly a whole Southern Stand full of people chant '*smile*', you've got to wonder about the umpiring.
Unfortunately, the umpiring fraternity are immune to open criticism and constructive criticism from players, coaches, and officials, and when anyone does so, they are often sanctioned. It's an arbitrary arrangement where Geischen and co do not take on board any of the genuine umpiring concerns so in effect, it is incredibly difficult to improve.
Unfortunately, the umpiring fraternity are immune to open criticism and constructive criticism from players, coaches, and officials, and when anyone does so, they are often sanctioned. It's an arbitrary arrangement where Geischen and co do not take on board any of the genuine umpiring concerns so in effect, it is incredibly difficult to improve.
I don't doubt it.JR8 said:
When that many people disagree with a decision...especially those who keep the game up and running in $$$$, I hope Gieschen was taking notice.
Pre-match, a Port official was still grizzling about the 38-15 free kick count in favour of North Melbourne the previous week, and by coincidence Port's only two goals in the first term came from free kicks.
From the Age.
Explains the first quarter performance from the umps!
From the Age.
Explains the first quarter performance from the umps!
Heard a bit of that farce. Only two things need to happen to fix things. First get rid of K.B. from anything to do with rules then get Giesch to follow him. Five hundred rules n half a dozen sub clauses to every rule n K.B. wonders why the players in the heat of the game can't remember how to interpret them all. You'd need an interpreter or bloody lawyer just to understand the bloody rules while sitting quietly in an office never mind playing footy at a hundred miles an hour.Al Bundy said:
While we're on the subject of rules n bloody umpires can some one please please please teach the shed how to tackle or hold players who have gone to ground without falling into the middle of the players back.
You would think with a rules committee they would meet every 3 years or so to monitor the game. Changing rules every bloody year is a joke.
K.B....I love the bloke but listening to him defend everything makes me sick. Every man woman and child thinks all the constant changes suk but not KB. If communist Russia had a radio station back in the day it would be like KB on SEN.
K.B....I love the bloke but listening to him defend everything makes me sick. Every man woman and child thinks all the constant changes suk but not KB. If communist Russia had a radio station back in the day it would be like KB on SEN.
Saw an incident in the GWS V Adelaide game today. Dangerfield pushed his opponent out of the way and took the mark, he actually stopped and dropped the ball partway into goal because he was expecting to be called for a push out. Looked back, saw he wasn't and kicked the goal. When something like that happens you know something is very wrong. It's become apparent the players don't understand the rules anymore and are confused, some coaches have admitted that they are. I wouldn't be surprised if the umpires are in the same boat with all the rule changes. The rules committee needs to be disbanded, but we can't possibly have KB not thinking he's irrelevant to the game.
haveago said:
There shouldn't be a rules committee. Period.
Whenever there is a committee, they need to do something to justify its existence therefore we see changes for the sake of changes....not only the marking/hands-in-the-back rule but also, because of Gary Rohan's isolated incident, we have 100 years of having no real issue with people diving in and showing bravery and desperation now being punished.
Knee-jerk reaction personified caused by a committee feeling the need to do something.
Finally, I love my soccer (and various other sports) but whenever some people criticise soccer and how "Aussie Rules is the best game in the world"...if this is true, why do we change the rules so often and need a rules committee to facilitate this?
Leave the game alone and let it evolve itself.
Sick of sub rules, coloured vests, and soon limiting interchange rotations...its becoming a joke if it isn't aleady.
