State of Umpiring [merged]

[MintOnLamb]

It’s very strange,

My observations are :

A) it seems they either give a lot of frees against us early game, then when it is obvious we are going to win they even it out

Or

B) They give us frees early on, then give frees against us
 to try to make us lose

I try not to be one eyed but FMD, a guide dog would be howling all night for what blind Freddy cannot see!!

[JP Tiger]

The umpires don't even bother to even it up, that's why we are 61 free kicks in the hole after 9 rounds this year! 
By the end of the season we could be around 150 odd free kicks down!  How good does that look?     

[Tiger Khosh]

If you add up all the other teams in the red you’d get -80 which would be closer to our total then the next worst team….

[Knighter]

The one thing Dimma should have a strong opinion on and radio bloody silence as usual.  Happy to put his foot in his mouth about everything else but not this issue.

[camboon]

We will be victimised and fined if Richmond officially criticise the AFL dictatorship in any way. This is no longer our game but the game of the elite and media clowns and is a dictatorship.

[The Machine]

We will be victimised and fined if Richmond officially criticise the AFL dictatorship in any way. This is no longer our game but the game of the elite and media clowns and is a dictatorship.

Sadly this is true 

[pmac21]

Wish we got the run Carlton is currently getting tonight. 
Swans will be super human if they win this.

[mightytiges]

Wish we got the run Carlton is currently getting tonight. 
Swans will be super human if they win this.

20 frees to Carlton in the first half  .

It's this sort of crap where a player (Weitering) just drops the ball in the tackle and then gets a free for holding the man that is wrong with the rules and game now. Should be illegal disposal every day of the week instead.

https://twitter.com/Buckets82/status/1527606410854289408

[mightytiges]

Once again we are getting screwed by the umps. Especially from #4. We Blatant frees to us not paid that Essendon are getting   

[TigerLand]

I have no words for the display tonight.

50m against Bolton and Dusty were ridiculous
. Get an understanding that it's loud and 90% of time players think they are taking advantage. This is also never consistent.

Dangerous tackles. As disgraceful as I can remember. Just because you swing someone doesn't mean it's dangerous. If the head isn't driven into the ground its not dangerous.

The dusty disallowed goal. Where was the snicko? Where is the consistency.

Then there is the non paid. I counted 3 clear holding the balls not paid towards us. Which compounds frustration that it goes unrewarded and yet get penalised on others.

As bad a umpiring night I can remember and got an almighty negative reception on way off which was more than deserved. Enough is enough.

[MintOnLamb]

I have no words for the display tonight.

50m against Bolton and Dusty were ridiculous
. Get an understanding that it's loud and 90% of time players think they are taking advantage. This is also never consistent.

Dangerous tackles. As disgraceful as I can remember. Just because you swing someone doesn't mean it's dangerous. If the head isn't driven into the ground its not dangerous.

The dusty disallowed goal. Where was the snicko? Where is the consistency.

Then there is the non paid. I counted 3 clear holding the balls not paid towards us. Which compounds frustration that it goes unrewarded and yet get penalised on others.

As bad a umpiring night I can remember and got an almighty negative reception on way off which was more than deserved. Enough is enough.

👍🏿

[julzqld]

I have no words for the display tonight.

50m against Bolton and Dusty were ridiculous
. Get an understanding that it's loud and 90% of time players think they are taking advantage. This is also never consistent.

Dangerous tackles. As disgraceful as I can remember. Just because you swing someone doesn't mean it's dangerous. If the head isn't driven into the ground its not dangerous.

The dusty disallowed goal. Where was the snicko? Where is the consistency.

Then there is the non paid. I counted 3 clear holding the balls not paid towards us. Which compounds frustration that it goes unrewarded and yet get penalised on others.

As bad a umpiring night I can remember and got an almighty negative reception on way off which was more than deserved. Enough is enough.

totally agree. Absolutely horrible

[Andyy]

I am lost for words disgusted by tonight's example of cheating.

Hobbs goal, that crap ruckman of there's and another all off the most peeweak non-existent frees.

Then the disallowed goals our way. Bolton, Dusty, Tarrant.

And they wonder why people stuffing hate them? AFL needs to get their act together. The game is stuffed and the spectacle is long dead. Utter trash to watch.

[mightytiges]

I have no words for the display tonight.

50m against Bolton and Dusty were ridiculous
. Get an understanding that it's loud and 90% of time players think they are taking advantage. This is also never consistent.

Dangerous tackles. As disgraceful as I can remember. Just because you swing someone doesn't mean it's dangerous. If the head isn't driven into the ground its not dangerous.

The dusty disallowed goal. Where was the snicko? Where is the consistency.

Then there is the non paid. I counted 3 clear holding the balls not paid towards us. Which compounds frustration that it goes unrewarded and yet get penalised on others.

As bad a umpiring night I can remember and got an almighty negative reception on way off which was more than deserved. Enough is enough.

Totally agree

Nank bear hugged in the ruck not paid then next ball up free to the Essendon ruck which gifts them a goal.
Tarrant arm chop not paid.
Bomber players moving on the mark no 50.
Draper drops the ball in our goalsquare no HTB.

Absolute disgrace tonight! 

#cheats

[wayne]

Tarrant arm chop not paid.

Just seconds before this Essendon get the softest arm chop free you'll ever see.

Also, Laverde just ducking straight into Aarts, gets a free, then remonstrates with Aarts for some reason