Damien Hardwick says Tigers need to push boundaries (Herald-Sun)

[Jacosh]

Its good that Hardwick is trying to stop them from copping it lying down, but not the best idea to go to the press. Umps will be looking for excuses to give 50s against us.

Come on Jake, they already do now. We get so may rubbish Free's & 50's against us it isnt funny.
Why not bring it out in the open, the media coverage make even work to our abvantage which could then be passed onto the powers to try and get some consistacy in the umpiring.

[the_boy_jake]

Come on Jake, they already do now. We get so may rubbish Free's & 50's against us it isnt funny.
Why not bring it out in the open, the media coverage make even work to our abvantage which could then be passed onto the powers to try and get some consistacy in the umpiring.

Reckon we got especially massacred by the umps at the restarts every little grab was pounced on... whether or not this article had anything to do with it, i don't know...?

[Penelope]

Is this hardwicks first big mistake? Surely these statements in the media made the umps watch extra close last night. They seemed to pick up every little scrag the boys put on Essendon.