State of Umpiring [merged]

[pmac21]

The state of umpiring for the want of a better word is.  poo. 

[Lozza]

Our ratio of tackles made to free kicks awarded must be the lowest in the competitions history. There are clearly two interpretations of HTB, one for us and one for every other team.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Our ratio of tackles made to free kicks awarded must be the lowest in the competitions history. There are clearly two interpretations of HTB, one for us and one for every other team.

I don’t understand it. If a player gets tackled and doesn’t correctly dispose of the ball it’s supposed to be a free kick. The umps just won’t pay them 

[JP Tiger]

The difference between our game up against Brisbane V Gollywood couldn't be greater.  The filth got every single soft free kick under the sun & then  few more to make sure, but we couldn't buy a free kick if we had a fist full of gold nuggets!  It is hard to watch two games over a weekend & have them umpired so differently!  Get a clue AFL!   

[mightytiges]

Funny how the rules and interpretations change into just two days from Thursday night when Collingwood plays  .

Our mistakes stood out more in the second half but that first half of umpiring was a joke as far as holding the ball. It didn't exist! When we tackled Swan players they just dropped the ball all night and got away with it. Even when they had a heap of prior opportunity or it was chase down tackle, the umps still waved their arms and called play on  .


Edit: Beat me to it, JP  .

[Chuck17]

With the amount of throws the Swans did I thought I was watching league

[mightytiges]

This was paid a free kick to Buddy against Grimes:



And here's Buddy pushing Astbury in the back of the head yet called play on:

Watch here: https://twitter.com/TasoKatsionis/status/1120107927539335168



Source: BF, TasoKatsionis.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

With the amount of throws the Swans did I thought I was watching league

Was about to put my Storm’s guernsey on at the game!

[Chuck17]

Well we probably came level with frees and possibly in front but that umpiring was shocking. Some of the lowlights were;
* Tom Lynch being victim of the new non mark Tom Lynch rule
* Multiple throws and drops by them in a row then I think Balta gets pinged for doing exactly what they done about five times in a row
* A clear 50 not paid

Even though we’re winning I hope the RFC is being loud about this to the AFL as it will
cost us in close games

[Owl]

No such thing as Incorrect disposal when being tackled by Richmond players.
In compensation to butt hurt opposition supporter general Richmond Jealousy, All opposition players with have an extra five seconds after Lynch marks to attempt to spoil and or tackle him without a mark/free being paid.  Play on will be called unless Lynch is caught with the ball at which time a free will be paid to the opposition for holding and 50m if he complains about not being paid the mark.

[Diocletian]

Every full forward cops a non-mark decisions like that every now & then...but only a Richmond one would cop it twice in the same match within a few minutes of game time...

[mightytiges]

It was a farce in today's game. Aside from the typical Collingwood charity, twice all the players stopped in the last quarter expecting a clear HTB to be paid and it wasn't. Bomber fans lost it post-game over the umpiring which carried on to booing Pendlebury.

[Tigeritis™©®]

It was a farce in today's game. Aside from the typical Collingwood charity, twice all the players stopped in the last quarter expecting a clear HTB to be paid and it wasn't. Bomber fans lost it post-game over the umpiring which carried on to booing Pendlebury.

Last nights and today’s game!

I’m starting to think there are some umpires that don’t actually know the incorrect disposal rule.

How can someone who is tackled and doesn’t correctly dispose of the footy by either hand or foot not be penalised for incorrect disposal? 

It’s a bloody joke.

And that free to Cox for “blocking” against Hooker was mind boggling. But I’ve got to say that I don’t think most umps actually understand the rule. You’ve got to dispose of the footy in a legal way.

[big tone]

It was a farce in today's game. Aside from the typical Collingwood charity, twice all the players stopped in the last quarter expecting a clear HTB to be paid and it wasn't. Bomber fans lost it post-game over the umpiring which carried on to booing Pendlebury.

Yep, I dislike both Collingwood and Essendon equally but watching the game Collingwood was on the best end of the umpiring.....Again.
The numbers don’t really say that but it was pretty clear for me as a neutral observer.
Again, like in our game last week, it wasn’t the free kicks that were paid but the free kicks that weren’t paid.

I’m not a boo-er but I can understand why the Essendon crowd pooed at the end.

We as supporters all pay good money to go and watch our teams play, all we want is a fair game, win lose or draw, and the umpiring in the last couple of years has be “pro” Collingwood from all the games I have seen them play.

It’s time teams spoke up IMO.

[mightytiges]

It was a farce in today's game. Aside from the typical Collingwood charity, twice all the players stopped in the last quarter expecting a clear HTB to be paid and it wasn't. Bomber fans lost it post-game over the umpiring which carried on to booing Pendlebury.

Last nights and today’s game!

I’m starting to think there are some umpires that don’t actually know the incorrect disposal rule.

How can someone who is tackled and doesn’t correctly dispose of the footy by either hand or foot not be penalised for incorrect disposal? 

It’s a bloody joke.

And that free to Cox for “blocking” against Hooker was mind boggling. But I’ve got to say that I don’t think most umps actually understand the rule. You’ve got to dispose of the footy in a legal way.

I thought over the offseason, Hocking and co. said they were cracking down on illegal disposal. The umps seemed hot on their HTB interpretation during the preseason. It's now gone back to "knocked out in the tackle" or "he got a toe to it" when the tackled player is run down and just drops it.

As for the two Lynch marks that weren't paid  . That is clueless umpiring .