Simmo reported for front on bump - thoughts?

[one-eyed]

Reports: Simmonds (Richmond) reported for front on bump on Murphy (Hawthorn) in the first quarter by umpire Nicholls


What are your ppls thoughts on Simmo's report and his chances of being suspended?

[Smokey]

Disgraceful mistake by an umpire that appeared to have a serious attitudinal issue early on in the game.  Won't get past the video review, probably won't even make it that far.  Commentators laughed at it.

[cub]

If it was the 1 I'm thinking of, put his hand up to protect himself and the dawker headbutted it.

[Francois Jackson]

this thread should be deleted. Disgraceful report.

If simmo gets done for that ill begin a petition to sign TW up for 5 years.

[Smokey]

Hawthorn player was lying over the Richmond player trying to get up from a pack.  Simmonds went in and pushed him backwards (from front on) in the upper chest/shoulder region which he is quite entitled to do in order to keep play moving our way.  The Hawthorn player looked as surprised as anyone and the umpire just made himself look like an absolute fool.

[WilliamPowell]

A joke

ALthough Simmo might be in trouble..............

Spudley Frawley said it was joke of a report

This could mean he gets 10 weeks

[Ekto]

A joke

ALthough Simmo might be in trouble..............

Spudley Frawley said it was joke of a report

This could mean he gets 10 weeks

Spot on Bill. Nichols deserves 10 weeks for this report.
Bugger it, give him life.
Surely the AFL is embarrassed by this sort of MAGGOT bringing the game into DISREPUTE.

[WA Tiger]

Absolute crap, if Simmo even turns up I will be surprised. It will be thrown out before the tribuneral even meet. Stupid idiot umpire or as my young son used to call them...... vampires.

[Tigermonk]

That umpire had a really bad day
would expect him to de dropped next week for poor performance 

[one-eyed]

It's been thrown out.

The match day report against Richmond's Troy Simmonds for engaging in rough conduct against Hawthorn's Tom Murphy was assessed. It was the view of the panel that Simmonds' action was neither a bump and nor was the contact forceful. No further action was required.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65758

[cub]

So the over officiating red maggot should cop the suspension, sounds fair to me ....

[Francois Jackson]

no idea these umpires. They have lost the plot!!

50 metre penalties for pointing at them.

what's next FFS?

[Ox]

Geischen the turd should bench idiot,egotistical umpires at quarters end,possibly for the rest of the game.
 
Why don't they introduce a system such as this?

[Hellenic Tiger]

Geischen the turd should bench idiot,egotistical umpires at quarters end,possibly for the rest of the game.
 
Why don't they introduce a system such as this?

Cause then they will have to pay the interchange maggots match payments when they do eventually come onto the ground for a period of time whilst the  umpire who started the game on the ground officiating goes to the bench to get a flogging from the umpiring coach for being an idiot.

[one-eyed]

Joke of a report and rightly didn't see the light of day.

It's all the rules committee and Geischen's fault. How the game is umpired is farcical at times. Richo got robbed of a win last year due to that stupid strict hands in the back "interpretation" and now it doesn't get paid at all. Well is it a rule or not for heaven's sake?!