State of Umpiring [merged]

[🏅Dooks]

The first half was an absolute disgrace. The inconsistency around holding the ball/ball up/too high was a farce. Not to mention West coast players blatantly holding on during the contest.

At one stage in the second quarter my normally placid Brother in law turned to me and said "chairs are going to get ripped out here and end up on the field if this keeps going." He wasn't wrong as our supporters were as furious as I've seen them.

[Diocletian]

Never been one to blame umpires  but I've really noticed it this year.....AFL doesn't help their cause though with the conatant rule changes...must do theie heads in.....also need to stop making celebrities out of certain umpires like "Rayzor" Ray Chamberlain....they need to realise that the only people who ever go to the football to watch the umpires are their families...

[cub]

Think they are part of the show, can't stand them. They must be very sad people!

[one-eyed]

Spot the team getting the rough end of the stick from the umps so far this season ....


Free kick differential for the first 3 rounds

West Coast  +5.7
Carlton        +4.3
Gold Coast  +4.3
W.Bulldogs  +4.3
North Melb. +2.6
Coll'wood    +2.3
Port Adel.    +2.0
Melbourne   +0.7
Hawthorn    +0.6
Fremantle   +0.3
Brisbane        0.0
GWS           -1.4
Essendon    -0.4
Geelong      -3.0
St Kilda       -4.3
Sydney       -4.4
Adelaide      -6.0
Richmond   -7.3

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We are averaging 18 frees for (3rd worst) and 25.3 frees against (the worst).

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/fts_team_rankings?type=TA&year=2017&sby=9

[MintOnLamb]

Thanks for those figures, I thought I may have been being a bigotted OERite so that relaxes me a fraction.

With those differentials, especially against the teams we have played so far who all have positives...quite impressive methinks.

[Diocletian]

In the umpires defence; maybe they just aren't used to seeing a Richmond side going in hard & actually tackling....

[tony_montana]

 

[Penelope]

I think the issue is they were outsmarted by us playing the rules.(as opposed to playing to the rules)

After 7 years at the helm, Is there any reason to believe Hardwick was the mastermind behind this tactic?

I'd put my money on one of the newbies coming up with it,  probable Blake.

you missed the point.
Collingwood were outsmarted on that one, and were not clued onto having to nominate a ruckman on another occasion.
Isnt that a reflection on their coaching?

History with this team suggests otherwise.
Taking into consideration all that I've seen over the last seven years, ie. the worst 90 seconds ever seen & the worst 3 minutes ever played.
Then I put it down to a fluke of circumstances & the Collingwood players were just too stupid to realise that our second ruck was injured.

It doesn't mean Hardwick was the mastermind.

I was hanging poo on Bucklys's coaching ability, not pumping up hardwick you dumb stuffer
 

[Chuck17]

 

[Andyy]

Have to say the umpiring VS WCE was disgraceful.

Why the F don't they crack down on tossers like Shuey ducking their heads? I just wanna see him get knocked out so that they decide to pay frees against people who do that garbage...

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Interesting to note that the top 3 teams are in the bottom 5 for differentials.

Maybe St.Kilda the outlier as they played WC and got the usual -6 type treatment.

[Yeahright]

How was that tackle on Dayne Beams "holding the man"

[WilliamPowell]

How was that tackle on Dayne Beams "holding the man"

How was Martin Street,  tackle  on McInto  :huh3sh when he wasn't in possession not holding the man 

[🏅Dooks]

Not good umpiring. Again 

[Chuck17]

Stuff me how come when they are tackled and drop the ball it's play on but it's an auto free to them when we do it

Also is there a new rule that holding the ball from a head high tackle is paid as holding the ball