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Richmond forward Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch

    Jon Ralph and Chad Van Estrop
    From: Herald Sun
    June 18, 2012


RICHMOND forward Shane Edwards faces a fine for making contact with umpire Matt Stevic during the Tigers' narrow win over Greater Western Sydney.

Edwards seemed to initiate contact with Stevic, touching him on his chest in the third quarter while contesting a decision.

While severe or intentional contact with an umpire sees the match review panel refer the incident to the tribunal, there are fines for lower-level contact.

Negligent contact with an umpire draws a fine of $1200, with reckless contact incurring a $2600 fine.

Carlton has up to five players who may need to respond to the AFL's request for an explanation after they used social media to criticise the umpiring in Perth on Thursday night.

Marc Murphy and Jeremy Laidler have apologised for their criticism after David Ellard conceded a free kick for holding the ball.

Teammates Zach Tuohy, Andrew Walker and Jarrad Waite then either continued the criticism, retweeted it or complained about being gagged by the AFL.

The incident came as Hawthorn's Jordan Lewis said his teammates were reluctant to make the ball their first objective at times because of the holding-the-ball interpretation.

Lewis told 3AW the readiness of umpires to penalise players who dive on the ball meant they sometimes sat off contests.

"We know if you dive on it and drag it in you will get done for holding the ball," he said.

"You are in a better position to keep your feet and the other player may dive in and you can get him holding the ball."

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt yesterday called on umpires to discuss their mistakes at the end of the round publicly.

"Something that might appease the players and supporters a little bit ... is if on a Monday or a Tuesday the umpiring department came out and said: 'This decision was wrong'," he said.

Players have questioned their right to free speech but the AFL have maintained a zero tolerance approach - fining players in recent times for criticising league decisions.

"I understand the argument about free speech, but as a player you just know you can't comment on it," Riewoldt told Channel Seven's Game Day.

"Players make mistakes, umpires make mistakes, but you can't criticise them- so just don't."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/richmond-forward-shane-edwards-faces-fine-for-umpire-touch/story-e6frf9jf-1226398051455
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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2012, 07:57:12 AM »
so it seems the afl is getting their wish, players are starting to deliberately be second to the ball.
The disintegration of the fabric of the game is well under way.

Andy d and cohorts I applaud you :clapping
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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2012, 08:47:12 AM »
so it seems the afl is getting their wish, players are starting to deliberately be second to the ball.
The disintegration of the fabric of the game is well under way.

Andy d and cohorts I applaud you :clapping

Yep. Disgraceful the way the ball player is punished of late.
You reap what you sow.

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2012, 10:33:55 AM »
Should have gave him a shiner!
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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2012, 12:11:38 PM »
A nothing incident

He'll get fined and we move on

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2012, 01:45:37 PM »
Deserved more than a touch for his pee poor effort. Knew Stevic hated us but stuff me what was that on Saturday?

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2012, 04:14:55 PM »
All Clear  :thumbsup

Ump couldn't remember Titch touching him.

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2012, 04:16:43 PM »
All Clear  :thumbsup

Ump couldn't remember Titch touching him.

Obviously he hasn't watched the replay  ;D
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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2012, 05:57:26 PM »
Official MRP report:

Contact between Richmond's Shane Edwards and umpire Matt Stevic from the third quarter of Saturday’s match was assessed. After viewing all available video evidence and interviewing umpire Stevic, who said he could not recall if player Edwards made any actual contact with his motion to reach towards him, it could not be determined that any umpire contact had occurred. No further action as taken.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/138857/default.aspx

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2012, 05:59:01 PM »
Edwards is such a rag doll the umpire couldnt feel the attempted nipple cripple

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2012, 06:03:09 PM »
or he enjoyed it, in a gimpish sadomasochistic way.
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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2012, 06:16:08 PM »
Hats off to the umpy. Didn't try to make anything of it

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2012, 06:33:21 PM »
Hats off to the umpy. Didn't try to make anything of it

x 2.  Reading between the lines that is exactly how it comes across - a nothing gesture that he felt shouldn't be penalised.

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2012, 07:19:29 PM »
Hats off to the umpy. Didn't try to make anything of it



Agree..

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Re: Shane Edwards faces fine for umpire touch [Update: cleared]
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2012, 07:39:53 PM »
Hats off to the umpy. Didn't try to make anything of it

fug him, tosser! dont want his charity now after the crap he dished out during the game, prick prob had some $ riding on the margin