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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: mightytiges on August 23, 2008, 07:38:58 PM

Title: Umpiring today
Post by: mightytiges on August 23, 2008, 07:38:58 PM
I was nervous before the game with dreaded #17 Schmitt being one of the umps but Ellis topped him today for one-sided decisions  :help  :scream.

Nice of them too to bring back the hands in the back rule for us today after ignoring it all season  ::).
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: 2JD on August 23, 2008, 07:47:53 PM
A lot of the decisions were certainly questionable :banghead
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Stripes on August 23, 2008, 07:54:56 PM
Bloody joke! Particularly in the first half the umpiring was deplorable. I was expecting to see something written about the umpiring in the match summaries but nothing. I didn't listen to the commentors during the game - was anything said?

Stripes
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: moose on August 23, 2008, 10:14:33 PM
gieshen has had it in for us as soon as he took on the umps job. it is damn disgusting how week in week out we get crucified, it is time the club stood up, copped a fine and said enough is enough
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: tiga on August 23, 2008, 10:29:22 PM
One of the worst umpiring displays I've seen all season!! :banghead They basically let Richo get molested every time the ball went near him!!
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: cub on August 23, 2008, 10:32:26 PM
One of the worst umpiring displays I've seen all season!! :banghead They basically let Richo get molested every time the ball went near him!!
Reckon Mcpharlin had his way with him several times in contests. :banghead
Richo will have a sore butt tonight.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on August 24, 2008, 01:17:33 AM
Todays umpiring was deplorable. IIt evened up slightly in the 2nd half for us. Yes Richo was crucified many times today and yes Thursty was penalised in the last quarter with the hands in the back rule something that has not been called for all season. Yet despite this I don't feel Giesche has it in for us. Overall I feel have had more free kicks than the opposition in most games this season. Last week we had a fairly good week from the umps.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Smokey on August 24, 2008, 09:07:02 AM

Overall I feel have had more free kicks than the opposition in most games this season. Last week we had a fairly good week from the umps.


We have had more frees in 7 games, equal in 1 game and less frees in 13 games.  Of the 7 games our record is 4 wins, 3 losses and of the 13 games our record is 6 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses.  Given the 'generalised' view that you should get more frees in a winning team because theoretically you are first in, the most glaring discrepancies have been the Melb game 8 - 18 and yesterday's 17 - 24.  We haven't had a significant 'benefit' in any game we have lost, the best being 23 - 18 against St Kilda (and we all know the reality of who played better in that game).

So interestingly, I think we have copped a raw deal over the course of the season.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Tigermonk on August 24, 2008, 10:18:53 AM
Shocking Umpiring
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: 2JD on August 24, 2008, 10:21:56 AM
it's not the amount of frees, its where they are given and what they are given for that infuriates me :banghead
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Ox on August 24, 2008, 11:44:30 AM
glad it's not just me.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Ekto on August 24, 2008, 08:23:02 PM
Yesterday's umpiring was nearly as bad as the commentators on MMM and CH10.

Scmidt, I don't care how you spell this anti-can's name, is a disgrace.

Pretty parents would be abusing this guy at junior footy for the type of decisions he makes.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: mightytiges on August 31, 2008, 08:12:10 PM
We'll at least they're consistent ..... consistently terrible two weeks in a row.

The Richo mark that first wasn't paid and then he got crunched high taking the mark and received no free kick plus the deliberate out of bounds against McGuane were absolute doozies  :help  :banghead.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Smokey on September 01, 2008, 08:52:09 AM
20 - 19 in our favour in a game we won by 80 points.  Given that most frees are/should be paid to the player in front going for the ball, you can only assume that Melbourne were desperately unlucky to lose.  And the technicolor clowns wonder why they have so little respect.
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: Tigermonk on September 01, 2008, 08:54:45 AM
Umpiring l have to say was shocking again for both clubs
Title: Re: Umpiring today
Post by: mightytiges on September 01, 2008, 05:38:17 PM
Umpiring l have to say was shocking again for both clubs
Yep it was terrible for both sides but that doesn't make it right. Even the goal ump stuffed up having his big feet in play as the ball was heading through for a point :wallywink