State of Umpiring [merged]

[JP Tiger]

Frees 9 to 11 for the match?  It seems the only decisions being made are when to stop play for a ball up.  I don't know how many tackles were laid (I'm guessing it was plenty from both sides) but when Gawn is constantly allowed to push Soldo square in the back & help himself to an easy hit out 40+ times, a ball up call is actually just handing Melbourne the ball ...     

[one-eyed]

https://twitter.com/SENGiddyUp/status/1685806483047628801

[one-eyed]

How does the umpire possibility miss this free kick on Pickett?


https://twitter.com/The_Inside_Word/status/1685551866216927232

Dan Rioli's reaction says it all.

[Hart4Jack]

If Marlion laid that tackle he would be reported.  Front on contact, head high contact nothing to see here, play on.

But remember that the head is sacrosanct. 

[Fluffy Tiger]

No excuses for the errors we make as they are the prime reason we are loosing but the frees we don't get that the opposition get every week are making the games almost unwatchable. It must be so down hearting for the players to go though it every week.

[MintOnLamb]

Watching port v Gee, port getting totally reamed by umps, disgraceful

[pmac21]

Tha actual game is now a complete farce. It's gone completely soft and is over officiated. 

[WilliamPowell]

Watching port v Gee, port getting totally reamed by umps, disgraceful

That good bloke Stewart dives and gets a free for in the back. Horne-Francis goes off, cops 50. Gamer changer right there

[one-eyed]

Watching port v Gee, port getting totally reamed by umps, disgraceful

As well as the Cats leading the free kick count 31-19, the Power were intrigued as to why umpire Brendan Hosking paid 15 free kicks alone to Geelong.

Coach Ken Hinkley alluded to the lopsided free kick count post-game and Kane Cornes says the Power even called the AFL umpire’s department on Sunday to seek clarification on why Hosking awarded so many free kicks to one team.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/08/07/port-adelaide-sought-clarification-regarding-free-kicks-in-wake-of-geelong/

[camboon]

Hosking = Geelong, they are taking P1ss now, surely

[Diocletian]

Wish our coaches would at least "allude" to the umps every now & then after a reaming instead of giving us the "it's a difficult game to umpire" bollocks.

[JP Tiger]

I want somebody like Benny to issue a 'please explain' to the AFL about why the umpires never pinged the Bulldogs for throwing the ball ...     

[Diocletian]

Best to just wait until Geelong complains about it - they obviously haven't yet.

[Francois Jackson]

ooh but they are doing a great job, you know its very hard to you know, award 15 free kicks to one side.

well done Hinkley.

[one-eyed]

Every free kick Charlie Curnow has received in 2023 so far

WATCH HERE: https://twitter.com/1116sen/status/1689124901683388416