I seriously was left wondering if the umpires had money on West Coke. Every single decision was going their way. As for the Selwood's, I'm seriously wishing their mum had practiced birth control. For the most part the umpires this round have put the whistle away, which is mostly a good thing, and the trend continued in this game. The one trend that has irritated me for weeks though is the absolute refusal to reward a good tackle, or penalise incorrect disposal as a result of good tackling. I've seen players drop, throw, fling and simply put the ball on the ground when tackled , and get away with it.
This continued last night. The Saints in particular must have laid a dozen brilliant tackles that went unrewarded. Then in the dying seconds, with the Saints mounting one last roll of the dice attack, Saad I think it was gets dragged down, and lo and behold, the umpires decide to finally pay one.
When Scumwood roll the Dees today we will once again find ourselves in 9th spot. God I hate the bye.
