What's with this "holding the ball" rule

[graystar1]

No less than five times tonight we were pinged for holding the ball. Sainters...not once. Correct me if I'm wrong, but how can that be??

Not only that, the decisions cost us big time. Apart from that I thought we got a fair deal from the umpires.

There were a lot of times we deserved a free for holding. It seemed the umpies could not wait to blow the damn whistle.

 

[IanG]

They were really hot on holding the ball tonight. It must be their special rule for this week.

 

[Mrs Richo]

grrr the rule that p1ssed me off the most.. does the word CONSISTENCY mean n e thing??.. the worst desision against us was against richo in our forward line.. pathetic... i too was actually fairly happy with the umps in the first half but after the second half that u have to come to the same conclusion that they r all white maggots!!!

go on Andrew D.. fine me! its worth the $$$!!!

 

[mopsy fraser]

i`ve been screaming about this since round one,it`s clear that the umpires have different criteria when we are tackled.

 

[cam]

I think we did get one.

It annoyed me too, especially the one in one of the pockets, the saints player was tackled, went to ground still had the ball, no whistle, then finally it comes out to a saints player and in the space of a couple of kicks = a Saints goal.

Yet Richo is tackled, spun around HANDBALLS it (although late) and gets pinned.

Now, both should have either been frees, or both let go.

They are just two examples of many.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Didn't think the umpiring was all that horrible tonight. Pains me to say it but Richo looked pretty ordinary a few times when he was caught with it.

Something that annoyed me was how often our players slipped over, e.g. 2nd quarter in front of goal when Richo tapped the ball sideways to himself then lost his footing.

 

[Tigerfan]

just on Raines: who would be the richmond player coming 2nd for getting pinged holding the ball?

1: Raines (not sure how many but probably about 30)
2: daylight
3: someone else

 

[Redford]

The Sydney Geelong game was much worse.

Yet again goes to prove that as the game gets played by the rules more and more and there is subsequently less need for the umpires to be involved as much, that they still can't help themselves and have to apply their own rules and unique interpretations just so they can continue to feel like they have an influence and are as important as the players.

 

[RfC77]

it seemed like a repeat of the west coke game all over again

 

[Bunnerz]

i watched the vfl game yesterday and geel v syd and it was shocking there too

 

[Liverpool]

i`ve been screaming about this since round one,it`s clear that the umpires have different criteria when we are tackled.

Exactly what I was going to post.

I think the umps have been consistent all season, as we have been treated with contempt all season by the umpires....holding the ball being just one of these "consistencies"

 

[Curtiger]

just on Raines: who would be the richmond player coming 2nd for getting pinged holding the ball?

1: Raines (not sure how many but probably about 30)
2: daylight
3: someone else

Edwards was going at 2 a game, I thought.

 

[pokey]

I hate to be a party pooper, but I actually thought that we got the rub of the green when it came to umpiring decisions last night.

Perhaps not with the examples that you guys have chosen, but there were a few others the went our way.