State of Umpiring [merged]

[one-eyed]

No impact on the result as it happened in the last minute, but Buckley tonight called out Hugo not receiving 50m for Witherden running into his protected area almost one metre right in front of Hugo, as the worst non-50 call of the year.

[Andyy]

No impact on the result as it happened in the last minute, but Buckley tonight called out Hugo not receiving 50m for Witherden running into his protected area almost one metre right in front of Hugo, as the worst non-50 call of the year.

Saw that and was furious for a brief moment before not giving a F anymore

[mightytiges]

The umpiring in the last quarter was a disgrace. As usual it was the clear frees we didn't get that stood out. There were two different HTB interpretations for each side. Then we had the umps allow Sicily (granted who's a gun & beat Jack comfortably otherwise) to push Jack in the back, have a handful of Jack's jumper in the contest, and get paid a mark despite the ball hitting the ground .

[camboon]

Until the cowards who don’t want to upset the AFL point out the bias, it will continue.
Consistency is the minimum

[TigerLand]

Hopper jumper hugely grabbed and dragged in final centre bounce right in front of 32 who didn't pay it. Couldn't be a more obvious free.

[Fluffy Tiger]

Those couple of deliberate out of bounds when our players got to a couple of foot of the ball were rediculus. We really need to get explanations of some of these decisions.

[one-eyed]

Some serious questions need to be asked to the @AFL Umpires. 30 seconds to go, Vlaustin marks the pickett kick, does not deviate from his line and within 3 seconds of marking it, the umpire calls play on. Why ? That is not in the rules, its actually against them.

https://twitter.com/Tiger7192926603/status/1682659827208830976

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The 3 insufficient intent frees against us today?
Two with Richmond players within 2m as they went out.
One Bolton being tackled and off one step and kicking forward!

Should any of those been paid?

https://twitter.com/VeteranDave/status/1682645863355781120

[Tiger Khosh]

Yes! I’ve always thought that we get shafted by the umpires who call play on for no damn reason. Does my head in 

[WilliamPowell]

Some serious questions need to be asked to the @AFL Umpires. 30 seconds to go, Vlaustin marks the pickett kick, does not deviate from his line and within 3 seconds of marking it, the umpire calls play on. Why ? That is not in the rules, its actually against them.

https://twitter.com/Tiger7192926603/status/1682659827208830976

I hate to stick up for the umps but the Vlastuin call was correct. Watching the replay, camera angle is from behind Nick makes a small movement to kick to his right left hand side and them moves back on his line. Granted they rarely get called but it was the right call

As for the insufficient intent ones my God what a farce... one was right but 2 were pathetic, especially the first one against Grimes in the first. All because as suggested by David King Jack G didn't make enough of an attempt to touch it before it went out. Clear running 20 odd metres full tilt isn't enough of an attempt. Seriously, you can't make this dribble up. 

What made that decision even worse was the controlling ump looked back at the ump near the goal square to ask what to do... . This happened at least 3 times at the Ponsford end. What a shambles.

Then in the final qtr you have an ump closer to the ball than apparently Jack G was to the ball standing watching a Hawks player handball it straight over the boundary line and no insufficient intent or deliberate there we will have a throw in lads.

 

[MintOnLamb]

It is a shambles, our game pitiful, pies / port game was shocking, pies were very favoured, Davies ducks and gets a free, Ppepper, nearly gets his head ripped off nothing.
All we want is consistency.

What really annoys me is when someone is holding the ball and they get taken over the boundary line.

I think the team that last touches the ball when it goes over the boundary line, the other team gets to handball it in.
When ootf the other team can kick it in.

[one-eyed]

"I’m guessing this is the standard now.
Full forward takes a mark on 50.
Defender can take 3-4 side steps on the mark with the ump yelling STAND and that’s OK.

The more I look at this, the worse it gets.
Have you ever, since the Stand rule came in, seen such leeway given to a player who has chosen to STAND?
Mark is on the left of the logo.
Look where Sicily finally stops moving sideways.

BTW, Jack is clearly trying to kick it to Coulthard, and Sicily is clearly moving to stop that kick down the line.

Remind me again why the STAND rule was brought in."


https://twitter.com/VeteranDave/status/1682874453762666496

[pmac21]

The umps in the Melbourne Crows game clearly favouring Melbourne. 

[Andyy]

"I’m guessing this is the standard now.
Full forward takes a mark on 50.
Defender can take 3-4 side steps on the mark with the ump yelling STAND and that’s OK.

The more I look at this, the worse it gets.
Have you ever, since the Stand rule came in, seen such leeway given to a player who has chosen to STAND?
Mark is on the left of the logo.
Look where Sicily finally stops moving sideways.

BTW, Jack is clearly trying to kick it to Coulthard, and Sicily is clearly moving to stop that kick down the line.

Remind me again why the STAND rule was brought in."


https://twitter.com/VeteranDave/status/1682874453762666496

Jack was so far off his line moving to the right, not sure I am anywhere near as aggrieved as some for this one.

[one-eyed]

No surprise we are again down near the bottom of the free kick count  .

THE 2023 FREE KICK LADDER - ROUND 19

Andrew Slevison
SEN
25 July 2023

Least frees for
1 - GWS (270)
2 - Richmond (285)
3 - Hawthorn (298)
4 - Essendon (305)
5 - North Melbourne (306)

Worst differentials
1 - North Melbourne (-51)
2 - Port Adelaide (-48)
3 - Richmond (-43)
4 - Adelaide (-32)
5 - Hawthorn (-31)



https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/07/25/the-2023-free-kick-ladder-round-19/

[Chuck17]

Umps doing their best to get Melbourne over the line