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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
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Would be happy with the 3 St Kilda/Carlscum umpires each week, much better game to watch as they are only calling the dead certs....
How good was it?tassiedave said:
I reckon the AFL read Eddie Maguire's article in the Hun and actually listened for once.
If only the rest of the Presidents would get som balls and take the umpiring to task occasionally....we might actually get OUR game back!
As good as it was it was also really bad ;Dagincourt said:
How can the rules change so much in a week?? players and fans going to the game have no idea which rule book they will be playing under... Consistently inconsistent.
What do you have to do to be pinged for throwing the ball?
These days you can throw it, drop it, fling it, chuck it, hurl it, bowl it, underarm it, overarm it, toss it, pitch it, heave it, lob it, hit someone in the head with it, roll it along the ground, hand-pass it to yourself and slap it away with one hand, drill three holes in it and bowl a strike with it and still not give away a free.
Kinda defeats the purpose of the rule.
These days you can throw it, drop it, fling it, chuck it, hurl it, bowl it, underarm it, overarm it, toss it, pitch it, heave it, lob it, hit someone in the head with it, roll it along the ground, hand-pass it to yourself and slap it away with one hand, drill three holes in it and bowl a strike with it and still not give away a free.
Kinda defeats the purpose of the rule.
When did holding the ball stop getting paid when the ball spills (is thrown, dropped, dumped) out in the tackle
When there is no prior you are still a 50/50 chance of getting holding the ball if the ball is held in the tackle
When there is no prior you are still a 50/50 chance of getting holding the ball if the ball is held in the tackle
spook said:
I noticed that and had a fleeting bolt of fear go through me. Then I remembered that those ones tend to get paid against us.
I only got to see the last quarter tonight and I thought the Saints were a bit stiff with a few decisions but then I saw that the whistle was hardly blowing at all so all good. It was funny though to hear on the radio a Scum supporter debate umpiring decisions.
TOT70 said:
I've done a bit of umpiring in my time and foolow the rules pretty closely. I have to say I haven't got a clue any more about this one.
TOT70 said:
if the balls spills out of your hand in a tackle then while the ball is in the air you knock it on, then that is a throw. (despite it not actually being a throw.)
TOT70 said:
Biggest issue in the game IMO. I was shocked when the umpire gave us a free for a Port throw on the weekend, I think the crowd was too it was such a shock. The players were confused. I am so used to the umpire missing 10-15 throws a game you get a surprise when they pay a throw.
The other shock was that it went to Tucky, who is more often pinged for throwing it himself.Soda said:
In last night game as expected the umpiring in WA is let saying very questionable near the end of tight games. Its happening far too often and imo and is a joke. Roos would be filthy behind the scenes. This farce is getting out of control over there. Even after the game finished if anyone else saw the review on foxtel after the match, they were all were in disbelief too.
Lets fix the cause of the problem rather than constantly dealing with the effects of the problem. Best problem solving method.
Lets fix the cause of the problem rather than constantly dealing with the effects of the problem. Best problem solving method.
TigerMoz said:
And by far the biggest blunder of the season.
1. Goal umpire makes correct call and calls the ball that was marked but over the line, a point.
2. Field umpire questions goal umpire and asks boundary umpire what he thought.
3. Field umpire allows the boundary umpire to over rule the goal umpire.
4. Dustin Fletcher cooks it saying "the goal umpire called appoint!!!"
5. Review system absolutely shows the ball marked way over the line & therefore a point. It inexplicably, calls a mark.
6. Brown swings around and goal.
Incredible farce, joke & amateurism at its finest. Only thing missing was Essendon losing by a few points.
That would have been even better
Why?Al Bundy said:
There game against Port they had loads more frees and just got over the line.
Two week later it goes against them thats Footy.
