State of Umpiring [merged]

[tony_montana]

thing that's always shitted me to tears with the umps is the extra  leeway they give to the bigger names in the game. For example, when Bartel shoved Rance to the ground after his clumsy tackle on Selwood,  as he was getting up to stand the mark. If that was one of the young blokes or an average run of the mill type, that would have been reversed 100% of the time

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That's right.

Some blokes can get away with more.

Typical dumb stuff mentality of the whole poo fight

[bojangles17]

The decision against rance on Hawkins was a bloody disgrace , was a textbook spoil, and against cotch taking the knees out, he was already on the bleedin ground the silly idiot 

[🏅Dooks]

The decision against rance on Hawkins was a bloody disgrace , was a textbook spoil, and against cotch taking the knees out, he was already on the bleedin ground the silly idiot 

The Rance vs Hawkins decision was the worst ive seen in a long long time.

[Penelope]

the greatest indictment on how the umps treat players differently could be seen when the umpire went to selwood and pointed out the blood on his forehead, selwood made a token effort to wipe it, but all that did was smudge it, but still allow him to stay on.

simply amazing.
the selwoods must swallow, for sure

[Chuck17]

the greatest indictment on how the umps treat players differently could be seen when the umpire went to selwood and pointed out the blood on his forehead, selwood made a token effort to wipe it, but all that did was smudge it, but still allow him to stay on.

simply amazing.
the selwoods must swallow, for sure

And then the flogs in the media saying how RFC players made a fundamenetal error in not having him taken off.

After he was already inspected by the umpire, FFS we have been getting it raw from them over the years and now have to do their stuffing job

[Judge Roughneck]

Its been pretty funny for a few years now but the norr game was a new low ...

The gerkin couldn't even pretend he could bounce the ball

[Lozza]

Really hope our guys have revisited the holding the ball rule this week. I think against North it was the most times I can remember one team pinged continually for holding the ball, I think we only caught them once. Either we are doing something horribly wrong or our interpretation is way different to the umpires. From what I could see some looked almost identical where we were pinged and North were not, very frustrating for the players and supporters.

[Phil Mrakov]

Malthouse at least complains about the umpiring. What about Dimwit

[Dice]

Really hope our guys have revisited the holding the ball rule this week. I think against North it was the most times I can remember one team pinged continually for holding the ball, I think we only caught them once. Either we are doing something horribly wrong or our interpretation is way different to the umpires. From what I could see some looked almost identical where we were pinged and North were not, very frustrating for the players and supporters.

Worst umpiring I've seen in many a year. We were simply robbed. There was one rule for Norf and another for Richmond when it came to holding the ball.
 We would get tackled and dragged to the ground and the umps would just wait and wait and wait and then ping us for holding the ball yet when we tackled Norf the ump wouldn't wait at all ! He would immediately blow the whistle and call ' held to him , no prior opportunity '
That was a disgrace !
Also 51 free kicks paid in our game yet only 18 paid in the Coll V Melb game ?  How can that be possible ? It's the same rules in both games isn't it ?

[Mr Magic]

Have been ok with the way the umpiring has been this year.
Have liked the way the game has been allowed to flow.
The umpiring is the least of our problems.

[WA Tiger]

Couldn't give a stuffing poo about the umpiring, it has absolutely nothing to do with our crap play.

[Dice]

Have been ok with the way the umpiring has been this year.
Have liked the way the game has been allowed to flow.
The umpiring is the least of our problems.

So I'll ask you then , how can there be 51 free kicks paid in Sunday night's game and then only 18 paid in a game the following day ?  We are playing the same game. AFL football.

[Judge Roughneck]

I get what your saying. But when football is generally ugly boring and low scoring - an umpire decision to remove and goal which results in a goal the other end - in a game where one side only scores three goals has a significant impact... To use the queens bday game as an example.

In regards to richmond. When we are on a 3/4/5/6 goal momentum raping. And the umps start pulling out strange free kicks / non free kicks / 50s, it might not be the reason for our crap but it does not help

[Judge Roughneck]

Have been ok with the way the umpiring has been this year.
Have liked the way the game has been allowed to flow.
The umpiring is the least of our problems.

I can see your point too

But they cannot pretend the rules off the game don't exist (ie. correct disposal) for free flowing reasoning