I think the Cats have exchanged their free kick vouchers for MRP vouchersSo given it has been widely accepted that there is an AFL and umpire led conspiracy to prevent Richmond having success by manipulating free kick counts, we can only assume that campaign now sees Geelong as a bigger threat and is focussed on them.
I'm sure there will be no shortage of PRE posters ready to join me in demanding a fairer go for Geelong from the umpires, a necessary piece of bipartisan support to maintain football's integrity.
Said it before and I'll say it again - our pressure game style means we'll concede more frees than we win. I don't care, I'd prefer to win games than the free kick count.
Glad to see your onboard about the umpires and Richmond but I don’t really care what happens to Geelong.So given it has been widely accepted that there is an AFL and umpire led conspiracy to prevent Richmond having success by manipulating free kick counts, we can only assume that campaign now sees Geelong as a bigger threat and is focussed on them.
I'm sure there will be no shortage of PRE posters ready to join me in demanding a fairer go for Geelong from the umpires, a necessary piece of bipartisan support to maintain football's integrity.
Is that umpire number 10.Stevic, O'Gorman and Gavine are our umps this week. O'Gorman seems to be getting plenty of Tigers games this year!
Said it before and I'll say it again - our pressure game style means we'll concede more frees than we win. I don't care, I'd prefer to win games than the free kick count.
So given it has been widely accepted that there is an AFL and umpire led conspiracy to prevent Richmond having success by manipulating free kick counts, we can only assume that campaign now sees Geelong as a bigger threat and is focussed on them.
Said it before and I'll say it again - our pressure game style means we'll concede more frees than we win. I don't care, I'd prefer to win games than the free kick count.
Some umpires just seem to be biased in their judgements. Who knows what the reason is? There have been several studies that showed sporting teams with predominantly black uniforms were umpired/refereed/judged more harshly than other teams.
I view it as the 50/50 call. When it's a 50/50 decision, some teams get the benefit of the doubt, others don't. Not malicious or predetermined, but whether it's the fear of a Eddie or Clarkson media outburst, or something more deep rooted, it definitely happens. Also, being 50/50 it's very easy to defend whatever decision was made
A lot of truth in that. For the most part we've been too busy winning to complain. But the incidence of neutrals who actually believe we get a charmed run from umpires and that it's a component of our success is surprisingly high.
I perceive umpiring to be poor this year - possibly in part due to COVID - but I don't think our games have been adjudicated worse than average.
A lot of truth in that. For the most part we've been too busy winning to complain. But the incidence of neutrals who actually believe we get a charmed run from umpires and that it's a component of our success is surprisingly high.
I understand this point of view, but I would just like to see some consistency in umpiring, at the moment it's a bloody circus.
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they were? It was 24-19.yeah i think that's down to neutrals mostly seeing us in finals or grand finals where surprisingly we tend to break even on free kicks or not do as badly at least. I know 2017GF neutrals couldn't believe how many frees we got, particularly to Rance but also a lot of jumper holds were paid to us.
they were? It was 24-19.
Rancey got 4, then JT and Dusty got 3 each.