Haaarrrgh. We are talking about a bureaucracy hear Emo, never gunna happen.
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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
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Jeremy Cameron has the umps mesmerised, hypnotised. Out of bounds but want to have shot? No worries. Bit too far out to score, no worries jezza have a 50 for something-or-other. He has supernatural powers.
Its as if they want us to go off the game.
Its as if they want us to go off the game.
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Yep, I mentioned this at the game. Technically the Shai one was there, even though I’d argue that it just another ridiculous rule that detracts from the actual game (who wants to see these tiggy touchwood frees?) but the Dusty one should’ve been paid before the Shai one. Just reamed again, week in week out.
Yeah it was there, but they usually don't pay it. Lost count of how many times I've seen exactly the same thing happen this round, no 50, usually not even request to move back. For whatever reason the umps are consistently harsh on Shai for on the mark 50s. They are always technically there, but usually not paid against players who aren't Shai.
I wonder if it’s a payback thing for Shai, because he’s dared to question them by committing the unpardonable sin of pointing to the scoreboard to illustrate that they got it wrong.
This article is a good summary of everything that is wrong with the afl.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1119481
Game changing incidents over bureaucratic rule infringements leading to over officiating backed up by head office that brought in the stupid rules to begin with.
I don’t know how you can stand their with a straight face as an executive and say this *smile*.
I’m sure the sycophantic media will say the player should have known better. Except we will find that 50% of the time it isn’t paid.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1119481
Game changing incidents over bureaucratic rule infringements leading to over officiating backed up by head office that brought in the stupid rules to begin with.
I don’t know how you can stand their with a straight face as an executive and say this *smile*.
I’m sure the sycophantic media will say the player should have known better. Except we will find that 50% of the time it isn’t paid.
There was the most blatant toe poke from a cats player straight out of bounds 10m from the boundary with no one there. Play on. Couldn't believe it.
"There's a little bit of common sense that gets applied," Kane told Footy Feed Extra“
I laughed myself off the chair when I read that quote
Always for the cats. Been doing it for a couple of years at least now. As soon as they are tackled they let the ball drop. Every. *smile*. Time
yep, pies do it too. Ive also noticed the past few years that the pies players are very animated with body language and arms calling frees before the umps. Its clear they are trying to subconsciously influence them. Teams find their own little ways to exploit the game
Geelong are unreal for just dropping the ball and getting away with incorrect disposal. That very mediocre Koladudski did it 3 times in the space of about 6 minutes on Saturday and each time the umpires just called play on. Boos from the Carlton fans raining down.
(Welcome to our world every single week Blues.)
(Welcome to our world every single week Blues.)
And the Hawkins one. Both totally idiot proof had-a-week-to-get-rid-of-it-then-dropped-it-cold obvious
Yep the common sense that because two players are near the umpire told one of them to stay but because they didn't hear it or ignored it, and despite the fact the other one stayed there it is 50m. (and that if the stupid rule didn't exist we would get rid of a raft of stupid decisions and could just go back to properly enforcing players not going OVER the mark - the lack of which was the root cause of all this bs to begin with (and/or richmond tin foil hat theory))
I don’t care what the rule is and how the rule is interpreted but any game that requires an umpire to give a 50 for that has major issues with the way it is adjudicated.
That is garbage. I don’t care what the AFL says or the media says there is no justification that something like that should be penalised in that way.
Imagine if a team lost a final because of that bull *smile*
