Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!

[Tigers of Old]

I agree,

except if they change it to a last touch rule,

they'll use Finger-Cam 20 times a game, and play 20 more Sportsbet ads.

Still going to be challenging to police no doubt.
The perimeter of the MCG is not a basketball court.
Strangely enough I never really had a problem before they introduced 'deliberate'.
All teams forced to the boundary & through the behinds so there was consistency.
Now there's none. Just another snowball effect of rule changes.

 

[spook]

I've come around to last disposal out of bounds being a free. But an indirect one (i.e. can't kick a goal from the free). But has to be a disposal leading to OOB. If it's rushed over the line, throw it in.

The insufficient intent is a joke. Grimes kicks the ball 40 metres to within a yard of Banks. Insufficient. Countless defenders in every game every week usher the ball over the line with no intention other than to get it out. Throw it in. Farce.

 

[Tigers of Old]

I've come around to last disposal out of bounds being a free. But an indirect one (i.e. can't kick a goal from the free). But has to be a disposal leading to OOB. If it's rushed over the line, throw it in.

Does Kane Lambert get a free kick in the 2020 PF when Hartlett forces it over the line?

 

[spook]

Does Kane Lambert get a free kick in the 2020 PF when Hartlett forces it over the line?

He handpassed it out didn't he?

I take back whatever I said that would mean that wasn't a goal to Lambo.

 

[Tigers of Old]

He handpassed it out didn't he?

I take back whatever I said that would mean that wasn't a goal to Lambo.

Maybe he did but if he punch or tapped or deliberately fumbled I guess that's where the grey is. Last possession won't be a perfect solution.

 

[tigersnake]

Last Q so bad. The trifecta of kicks to Sicily, the hold on Jack, the dropped mark, the staged dive, 2 should have been to Jack and one play on, in our fwd line, huge impact. You take one of those, but 3 in quick succession? King was gobsmacked, ropeable. Negligent.

The mark not paid to Soldo, could have gone either way, 50-50, but when you put it with the rest...

The Wingard being in Dusty's protected area at CHB. This one, and the 3 to Sicily, were all in the open with multiple umps looking right at them, no blindsiding, no confusing context, nothing. Obvious ones with the game on the line. They are *smile*.

 

[eZyT]

The Wingard being in Dusty's protected area at CHB.

Yeah i took that in real time as a perfectly unclear indication

That Protected Area doesnt exist anymore?

 

[TT33]

Balta being held by the arm as he's running for a loose ball on the back flank in the last qtr. I saw it from 120 metres away, how the he'll 1 umpy within 20 mtrs missed it is staggering.
Balta even looked at the flog & demonstrated what had happened. I was worried that he might get nailed for dissent. I guess the blind flog was too embarrassed to acknowledge his mistake.

 

[MD Jazz]

Yeah i took that in real time as a perfectly unclear indication

That Protected Area doesnt exist anymore?

But we got 2 x 50's earlier for this so it does exist.

It looked to me that Dusty played on in to Wingard? Wingard was actually running away from him? Haven't seen a replay so not 100%.

 

[eZyT]

But we got 2 x 50's earlier for this so it does exist.

It looked to me that Dusty played on in to Wingard? Wingard was actually running away from him? Haven't seen a replay so not 100%.

Fair enough, i only watched last qtr on the replay.

 

[123cups]

How frequently do they train? How part-time are they?

Might be a factor

I think they’d be a lot better if they spent more time thinking about the myriad of grey areas and training to more accurately make snap judgments when these grey areas arise

Snap judgments are easier when something is fresh on your mind

 

[Disco]

Last Q so bad. The trifecta of kicks to Sicily, the hold on Jack, the dropped mark, the staged dive, 2 should have been to Jack and one play on, in our fwd line, huge impact. You take one of those, but 3 in quick succession? King was gobsmacked, ropeable. Negligent.

The mark not paid to Soldo, could have gone either way, 50-50, but when you put it with the rest...

The Wingard being in Dusty's protected area at CHB. This one, and the 3 to Sicily, were all in the open with multiple umps looking right at them, no blindsiding, no confusing context, nothing. Obvious ones with the game on the line. They are *smile*.

I just watched the mini replay so I could review some of the game.
Came here to post this - 3 incidents with Sicily, all indisputably wrong. 50m stand call, grab of Jacks jumper and the dropped mark.
Thank Christ for Karma.

 

[Brodders17]

But we got 2 x 50's earlier for this so it does exist.

It looked to me that Dusty played on in to Wingard? Wingard was actually running away from him? Haven't seen a replay so not 100%.

The one to Soldo was cos a Hawk went between Soldo and the mark.
The one to Vlastuin was cos the Hawk ran went 3mtrs over the mark.

Neither was cos of the 'protected area' rule.

Right at the end when Pickett marked a Hawk was clearly over the mark when approaching him but they let that slide.

 

[btoz_01]

Lets compare the pair Jack vs Curnow
Total Free kicks for Jack 11 vs Curnow 29
Absolutely ridiculous how the umps favour Curnow anyone lays a finger nail on him its an immediate free

 

[graystar1]

Lets compare the pair Jack vs Curnow
Total Free kicks for Jack 11 vs Curnow 29
Absolutely ridiculous how the umps favour Curnow anyone lays a finger nail on him its an immediate free

The difference is that JR is a Tiger and therefore not entitled to free kicks.

 

[TT33]

Too many umpires, not enough coordination.

Consequently too many easy free kicks missed.

Go back to 3 umpires please.

Another stuff up by the Anti Football League

 

[The Mole]

Last Q so bad. The trifecta of kicks to Sicily, the hold on Jack, the dropped mark, the staged dive, 2 should have been to Jack and one play on, in our fwd line, huge impact. You take one of those, but 3 in quick succession? King was gobsmacked, ropeable. Negligent.

The mark not paid to Soldo, could have gone either way, 50-50, but when you put it with the rest...

The Wingard being in Dusty's protected area at CHB. This one, and the 3 to Sicily, were all in the open with multiple umps looking right at them, no blindsiding, no confusing context, nothing. Obvious ones with the game on the line. They are *smile*.

I would venture to say that those last quarter decisions possibly cost us one or two goals at least.

 

[MD Jazz]

The one to Soldo was cos a Hawk went between Soldo and the mark.
The one to Vlastuin was cos the Hawk ran went 3mtrs over the mark.

Neither was cos of the 'protected area' rule.

Right at the end when Pickett marked a Hawk was clearly over the mark when approaching him but they let that slide.

Haven't seen a replay but I think you are wrong Brodders.

 

[Brodders17]

Haven't seen a replay but I think you are wrong Brodders.

Unlikely.

 

[DavidSSS]

Same, I thought yesterday they were ok. Put the whistle away in the last 10, don’t mind that. Rather miss some (Sicily on Jack) then pay iffy technical ones.

That one on Riewoldt was hardly iffy or technical, blatantly obvious and clear cut would be my assessment.

In any case, what are you suggesting, they don't pay frees in the last 10 minutes? Fine, let's throw the rule book out, maybe they could sound a siren or the like with a 10 minute warning and no frees so do what you like. Do we have no reports too?

This wouldn't even be a question if they would only pay the frees which are there and follow the rules as decided upon by the AFL and written in the rule book published by the AFL.

DS