Umpires killing Melbourne at the moment.
Melbourne player gets down to pick the ball up near his defensive goal square and a passive Fremantle player falls over the top of him to win a free kick for the Melbourne player apparently taking out the legs. Goal to Freo.
Next center bounce, Freo player takes on the tackle and gets caught HTB, not paid, ball up, goes forward, goal to Freo.
For anyone not watching, you might have guessed--Melbourne were dominating, now the scores look a little more even at quarter time and we may be "in for a classic."
Just atrocious understanding of the game from the umpires. No feel. They need to get this garbage out of the game. No one wants to notice the umpires. Just let me drink beer and watch footy unperturbed by the incessant bureaucracy going on around me. They're even infringing on my escape leisure activities now.
If I could rouse my fellow beer-swilling, couch-inhabiting crew to do something about it I would, but I don't think we have it in us.
