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Offline Diocletian

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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1845 on: August 01, 2021, 07:52:44 PM »
I see the "Can't hold a player off the ball unless they're Richmond" rule is still in full effect....  :banghead
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1846 on: August 01, 2021, 08:14:32 PM »
Frees:  12 - 20  ::)

Umps were a joke tonight making up the rules as they went.

"If you attempt to soccer the ball and it goes out then bad luck."

They were also coaching the Freo players.

"Stay out or it'll be a free"

Then add their HTB russian roulette decisons. Hot for us as soon as we took possession whereas a Freo player could try to avoid 3 Tigers and not get pinged.


Still despite all that we've only got ourselves to blame. We were as bad as the umps. So many stuff-ups of our own making that cost us the game.
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1847 on: August 01, 2021, 08:15:08 PM »
I have seen some terrible umpiring in my time (this year in focus) but this was absolutely disgusting. The comp is stuffed with the current admin in charge.
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1848 on: August 01, 2021, 10:08:32 PM »
Disgusting. The game is completely stuffed
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1849 on: August 01, 2021, 10:18:23 PM »
All you can do is laugh
And lose any faith you have
Not blaming the umps as pathetic circus clowns they are
But we don’t deserve finals
Love my tigers 🐅
Merry xmas one eyeders I’m over it
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1850 on: August 03, 2021, 04:56:57 AM »
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1851 on: August 07, 2021, 05:46:22 PM »
NOT why we're losing but not helping:

Norf players moving on the mark all game - not one 50 :banghead

Norf players given an eternity to get rid of it :banghead

Cotchin coathangered off the ball - no free :banghead

Bolton cops the most blatant front on contact -would've had a shot.. - no free :banghead

etc etc etc.... :banghead :banghead :banghead



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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1852 on: August 07, 2021, 05:57:47 PM »
How was that not a free to Nank?  :banghead
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1853 on: August 07, 2021, 06:32:46 PM »
I try not bag umps as they have a tough job even more so now with the ridiculous rules Hocking has bought in

But geez they've been pathetic again this week

A  different set of rules for each team it seems
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1854 on: August 07, 2021, 07:16:25 PM »
Once again it's the frees that we should get but don't that are the issue.

HTB is a complete joke.

AFL claims it wants to protect the head yet our players can have their head almost ripped off and it's called play on.

SHocking's legacy in full show  :thumbsdown.
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1855 on: August 07, 2021, 07:17:07 PM »
They should be better considering there’s no crowd bias to sway their decision making process.

But clearly they are just as blind as any Carlton supporter  :rollin
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1856 on: August 07, 2021, 10:18:27 PM »
Quote from: Tigeritis™©® on August 07, 2021, 07:17:07 PM
They should be better considering there’s no crowd bias to sway their decision making process.

But clearly they are just as blind as any Carlton supporter  :rollin


Umpiring and the game is at an all time low thanks to Hocking and Co.  :thumbsdown
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1857 on: August 07, 2021, 10:50:02 PM »
The stuffholes
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1858 on: August 08, 2021, 08:19:35 AM »
I am always thinking I am probably biased BUT I watched Geelong v GWS, on Friday night, GES were bent over severely by the umpires.

Is there an agenda ( not so hidden) being directed to the umpires??
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Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Reply #1859 on: August 08, 2021, 08:51:17 AM »
There are two football people who could improve the current state of the game tomorrow given the chance. Eddie and Grant Thomas see the game like most of us see it. They like us are so frustrated with the non frees to HTB, push in the back, ducking and receiving a free, the ridiculous taking out the legs rule which has evolved to something completely different than what is was meant to be, throwing is allowed, standing still on the mark :banghead, and the list goes on.

The current standard across the board is at an all time low and people are turning off. The boofheads at AFL house will disagree sadly :banghead
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