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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
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Has the farce officially ended? I love this thread.
I know, they were actually vaguely consistent after a shaky start, although I was watching the game on a low res screen (scoreboard at Punt Rd) and haven't yet watched the game properly.
What's the worth of life if you can't slag the maggots?
To be fair, GWS's free kick count in the H&A was worse than ours so let's wait and see what happens when we meet the umpires favourites, Collingwood.
DS
Bizarre BR? Do you watch the game as an umpire or a fan. Certain both umpires and fans could see the on field umps were stunned and couldnt make simple decisions. It did change for the better but the start was pretty ordinary.
Early mark not paid to Jack could've swung the game.
On the other hand, Stevic and Ryan completed the 2017/19 double and should be invited to do all our grand finals.
-33 to the bye, +3 after the bye and didn't lose a match.
Yes, we can put to bed bizarre conspiracy theories to bed but we can’t deny the RFC have been on the receiving end of inconsistent umpiring for at least the last 3 seasons. Stats show that.
The thing that I like about our players is that they hardly ever complain about the umpires decisions, they accept it & then get back on with the game.
The same can't be said about a lot of other teams, especially the Sellwood led Pussycats.
The same can't be said about a lot of other teams, especially the Sellwood led Pussycats.
Though I think we all smiled when Dusty got a 50m against him on Saturday. It was well worth the 50m
I would be interested to know how many of our frees on saturday were when a gws player was caught with the ball.
We tackled so well and caught them so often it would have been hard not to win the free kick count
We tackled so well and caught them so often it would have been hard not to win the free kick count
I love this. I used to complain that dodgy decisions turned games against us. In reality what I now realise Is our players at that stage didn’t have have the mental fortitude and resilience they have now to ignore it and focus on the next passage of play. When you see opposition fans complaining about this you now know the main truth. Dimma has been preaching his for years and I think I finally got it. Sure you can get something like the west coast game this year but it’s pretty rare.
It is good that our players are focused on the next play rather than the umpire's decision, although I do think they need to be a little more vocal at times when we are getting shafted. They certainly don't need to be asking for frees like Geelong do all the time (plus, Geelong's free kick stats show it isn't particularly successful). All players will milk situations for frees, but some teams just seem more prone to pleading for frees a lot of the time and I blame their coaches.
As for fans, we don't have to make the next play. Part of our job is to make it well known when we see a decision which either does not accord with the rules or is blatantly inconsistent with other rulings in the same game. If you ever went to a game at Victoria Park you will know that crowds do influence umpiring. After the Hawthorn game earlier this year, and the obvious change in umpiring after half time, we now know that there is some awareness of and reaction to what is going on, even during a game.
DS
As for fans, we don't have to make the next play. Part of our job is to make it well known when we see a decision which either does not accord with the rules or is blatantly inconsistent with other rulings in the same game. If you ever went to a game at Victoria Park you will know that crowds do influence umpiring. After the Hawthorn game earlier this year, and the obvious change in umpiring after half time, we now know that there is some awareness of and reaction to what is going on, even during a game.
DS
Bennnny
Punt Road End. The best place to watch The Tiges.
As my friend at the G said, "Damn you replay screen for showing the umpires were right"
Agree. With 1-2 exceptions, I thought umpires were good. In fact, for most of the year, they’ve been good. We play unsociable football, like hawthorn of a few years back, so unlikely to win many free kick counts.
I’d generally prefer to focus on the players than the umpires.
"Baallllll!!!" is part of our game. Most supporters are well aware that they are over-egging the pudding when they do this. It's a bit of fun that everyone gets to be part of that isn't abusive. Lighten up I reckon TBR. If we are able to suck the ump in once in a while all the better.
It is fun, and it's also fun to bag umpires out on footy forums. But sometimes we have to admit that *gulp* the umps get it right.
Also they get it wrong in our favour sometimes. Marlion's attempt to balk the tackle and then losing the ball forward was incorrect disposal every day of the week.
I feel bad for saying that
It is fun, and it's also fun to bag umpires out on footy forums. But sometimes we have to admit that *gulp* the umps get it right.
Also they get it wrong in our favour sometimes. Marlion's attempt to balk the tackle and then losing the ball forward was incorrect disposal every day of the week.
I feel bad for saying that
You're forgiven, but don't do it again
I saw a fist that handballed.It is fun, and it's also fun to bag umpires out on footy forums. But sometimes we have to admit that *gulp* the umps get it right.
Also they get it wrong in our favour sometimes. Marlion's attempt to balk the tackle and then losing the ball forward was incorrect disposal every day of the week.
I feel bad for saying that
