The game was NOT over until Prestia had taken his kick. Therefore Swans player interferes by kicking the ball away. That is all that had to be considered. Technically, 50 metres. Umpire was right. Goon on the mike was wrong!!!!
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Umpire farce - Getting worse by the minute!
- Thread starter iLoVeNeWmAn
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Not quite sure how to write this up, but big-time trailblazing;
First side to lose a game as a result of an in-game umpire conference?
First side to lose a game after one ump pays a fifty that was technically there but have it overruled by another based on 'common sense'?
Yep between the free, and after Dion had kicked it and the ball was deemed dead, the game was alive. 50 everyday.
Just looking at the AFL Rules - 18.2 e) clearly shows a 50 metre penalty to be awarded .
- has not returned the football directly and on the full to the Player awarded the Mark or Free Kick; or
18. FIFTY METRE PENALTY
18.1 SPIRIT AND INTENTION
After a Mark or Free Kick has been awarded to a Player, a Fifty Metre Penalty will be awarded against the opposing Team that unduly delays or impedes the play, or behaves in an unsportsmanlike manner.18.2 WHEN IMPOSED
Where a field Umpire has awarded a Mark or Free Kick to a Player, the field Umpire shall also award a Fifty Metre Penalty in favour of that Player if the field Umpire is of the opinion that any Player or Official from the opposing Team:- has encroached The Mark;
- when in the immediate contest, unreasonably holds a Player after that Player has Marked the football or been awarded a Free Kick;
- when not in the immediate contest, holds a Player after that Player has Marked the football or been awarded a Free Kick;
- enters or does not clear the Protected Area, except when the Player is accompanying or following within two metres of their opponent;
- has not returned the football directly and on the full to the Player awarded the Mark or Free Kick; or
- engages in any other conduct for which a Free Kick would ordinarily be awarded.
And Gaff was going for the chest and missed, breaking Brayshaws jaw and knocking out teeth.
Buddy is a *smile* sniper.
Just ignorant, jealous ferals.
Still amazes me when the Shiel incident comes up...his eyes were on the ball 100%, after contact Shiel was holding his shoulder and didn't touch his head, he played on and later that qtr got a high one from DTLD and then went off.
When he was free to play in the GF, I heard callers on the radio literally crying at the injustice of him being able to play.
Forget the crap umpiring.
We blew it pure and simple. Poor discipline, dropping intensity in 3rd qtr, no urgency to respond to Longmire’s positional moves at half time.
Yeah it should have been fifty. But we were quite frankly stupid enough to put ourselves in that situation in the first place.
We blew it pure and simple. Poor discipline, dropping intensity in 3rd qtr, no urgency to respond to Longmire’s positional moves at half time.
Yeah it should have been fifty. But we were quite frankly stupid enough to put ourselves in that situation in the first place.
Yep. Being 5 goals up was our protection against he umpiring and we blew it. What is it they say in boxing about leaving it in the judges hands?
The inconsistency from one week to the next is utterly crazy, it lends to the notion that the AFL has preferred outcomes.
Last week Dusty and Shai were both penalised 50 meters when it was absolutely clear that they never heard the whistle.
No one spoke of using common sense then, the rule was black and white and we got penalised. Less than 7 days later the rule isn’t black and white and the umpires are able to apply their own interpretation.
i dont reckon the umps were too bad- a few howlers as always- their 1st goal, the free against Rioli and the deliberate against Gibcus stand out. we could got a couple of holding the balls late near goals. but we also got a few.
If you watch the replay the players around the ball, including Prestia, clearly did not hear the whistle. Grimes did, but he was right next the umpire.
The issue shouldnt be that was 50, the issue is all the times they penalise someone who probably didnt hear the whistle.
If you watch the replay the players around the ball, including Prestia, clearly did not hear the whistle. Grimes did, but he was right next the umpire.
The issue shouldnt be that was 50, the issue is all the times they penalise someone who probably didnt hear the whistle.
Especially this year when they have been paying them for very small indiscretions.
P.s I'm not angry about the 50.
I'm angry we let them score 6 goals without a response.
We lost 10 goals to 4 after half time
If The People's grandparents were filthy stinking rich,
Yes.
They can have it.
*smile*.
To rub salt into the wound last night,
nathan brown, sportsbets *smile*,
Was advocating multi'ing an 18yo kid in his 2nd game FFS.
Its over i reckon.
Ill smoke a pipe and recite the poetry of Our Game to the grandkids, after i tell them about Koalas.
Thats like getting done for double murder and getting 2 life sentances,
And saying 'forget the second murder'
