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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!

MD Jazz

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Are there enough "good" umpires to go around?

The grand final is usually the best umpired game of the year - simply because it has the best umpires of the year.

There is already a lack of quality, can only see it lowering the standard.
 
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TigerForce

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45 cameras and zebras. “STOOOOP.” “STAAAAAND.” “WAIT”. “BOOTH REVIEW.”
“ON REPORT”. “75 METRE PENALTY”. “FREE KIIIIIICK”.

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:mhihi Could be truer than you think along with 'time outs'.

Flog: whistle blows, "number 10, offence Richmond, facemask....75 metre penalty"
 
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TigerForce

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Are there enough "good" umpires to go around?

The grand final is usually the best umpired game of the year - simply because it has the best umpires of the year.

There is already a lack of quality, can only see it lowering the standard.
Yep. Get ready for more 6 week short course Corn Flakes types.
 

The Big Richo

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Are there enough "good" umpires to go around?

The grand final is usually the best umpired game of the year - simply because it has the best umpires of the year.

There is already a lack of quality, can only see it lowering the standard.

From what I heard they are saying this will cut the running loads of the umpires down so much they will be able to do more games per round so it may have the opposite impact.
 

spook

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Hopefully one will be able to position boundary side to catch the blatant blindside throws. Or maybe they don't think it's worth it now Chuckwood's retired.
 
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shad

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Hopefully one will be able to position boundary side to catch the blatant blindside throws. Or maybe they don't think it's worth it now Chuckwood's retired.
I doubt it. But I am predicting that some time this season there will be a major crackdown on ducking now that he's gone.
 

HKTigerB

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How much testing and trialling do they need? They've been working on it for 4 months, and now they have a full range of intra club scratches and practice games to work through it, which must be about 3 or 4 rounds of footy.
Given the coaching being given to an umpire during a recent match sim (with 4 umpires) and the umpire department's own admission that talent is in short supply I'd say there will be teething problems.

And by coaching I mean an umpire's coach dragged an umpire off the ground and "lectured" on positioning, body angle and what field view to focus on. And yes we could overhear some of what was said.
 
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spook

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And by coaching I mean an umpire's coach dragged an umpire off the ground and "lectured" on positioning, body angle and what field view to focus on. And yes we could overhear some of what was said.
"When you're in Richmond's F50 you need to position yourself so that you can't see Lynch being held. This often entails positioning your head up your arse."
 
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Redford

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Guaranteed. Throws keep the ball moving, don't you know. Just as long as they're lateral or backwards. Anything to avoid a scrum, we don't want to be rugby.
Exactly. Keep it moving. We’ll turn a blind eye…just keep it moving you MOFO’s ….we got bills to pay !!!
 
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Redford

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I doubt it. But I am predicting that some time this season there will be a major crackdown on ducking now that he's gone.
No way Shadforths. They have a bunch down there who have been taught the craft well eg Dangerfield, Guthrie, Miers etc They all do it.

We should do it. Oh yeah….”PLAY OOOOON !!”
 
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With 4 field umpires the AFL needs to show transparency and publish what the Umps whistle KPI is. How many times must they blow their whistle during a match to meet their KPIs and be seen as effective.
 

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Hopefully one will be able to position boundary side to catch the blatant blindside throws. Or maybe they don't think it's worth it now Chuckwood's retired.
I reckon the introduction of the fourth umpire is directly related to the retirement of Selwood.
He was usually doing a lot of the umpiring when he was playing, so now they have to fill that gap.
 
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