State of Umpiring [merged]

[Lozza]

https://twitter.com/RichmondDynasty/status/1639545557088628736

Great desperation and tackle by Young on Walker but yet another example of the umps taking forever to make an obvious decision. And they wonder why the tackled player ends up getting slung into the turf. Yes, the players have a duty of care in the tackle but so do the umpires with their decisions.

perfectly stated, if the umpires were consistent with the amount of time deemed to be adequate to provide a player opportunity to dispose the ball a lot of these more physical tackles wouldn't eventuate. As someone else mentioned on another forum and probably here, if Dusty gets caught the umps can't get the whistle in their mouth quick enough.

[camboon]

As I watch the Dogs and Lions i can’t  but think Richmond is not the only side where an umpire is close to cheating
And I don’t care who wins

[mightytiges]

Increasing the number of umpires doesn't improve underlying poor umpiring and interpreting stupid new rules.

Also, the umps this year stay in their group of 4 from week to week apparently. So, if you have a 'bad' group, how are they meant to learn and improve?

[MintOnLamb]

https://twitter.com/RichmondDynasty/status/1639545557088628736

Great desperation and tackle by Young on Walker but yet another example of the umps taking forever to make an obvious decision. And they wonder why the tackled player ends up getting slung into the turf. Yes, the players have a duty of care in the tackle but so do the umpires with their decisions.

perfectly stated, if the umpires were consistent with the amount of time deemed to be adequate to provide a player opportunity to dispose the ball a lot of these more physical tackles wouldn't eventuate. As someone else mentioned on another forum and probably here, if Dusty gets caught the umps can't get the whistle in their mouth quick enough.

Conversely Dangerfield gets a month to dispose of it.

Another huge anomaly is that herb is very rarely played in a f 50 zone

[crackertiger]

The early play on calls are shafting us tonight.

There need to be an enquiry into how they get looked after. Deadset.

[TigerLand]

The early play on calls are shafting us tonight.

There need to be an enquiry into how they get looked after. Deadset.

I have noticed this. Happened at least twice where we have look inside to pass and barely moved and they've called play on. Why?

[mightytiges]

We actually won the free kick count 26-20  .

There were a couple of dodgy non-decisions, but we didn't cop the usual shafting we normally get against Collingwood. At least they didn't get the charity frees they usually do in front of the sticks.

[camboon]

Some minor inconsistency , but fairer tonight without too many howlers unlike the game last night

[WilliamPowell]

Umpires were OK

I actually like this team of 4, keeping them together plan

They will get used to umpiring together and understand each better IMHO

[Tigeritis™©®]

We actually won the free kick count 26-20  .

There were a couple of dodgy non-decisions, but we didn't cop the usual shafting we normally get against Collingwood. At least they didn't get the charity frees they usually do in front of the sticks.

It really goes to show how much we’ve fallen in regards to our ferocious pressure and tackling.

The pies on the other hand were copping the free kicks against we used to cop when we used to gang tackle in numbers and third bloke in would hit a head on the way down.

We are a shadow of our former selves and if we can’t get back to that we will struggle to break even let alone make finals this year.

We also aren’t as fit and prepared to work hard both ways preferring to hang in between the arcs.

Lazy footy IMO.

[Fluffy Tiger]

Umpires were OK

I actually like this team of 4, keeping them together plan

They will get used to umpiring together and understand each better IMHO

I agree. They we much better than some groups. The one thing I don't get is some of the rushed play on calls we get where our player hasn't moved of the mark.

[Chuck17]

I thought we got stiffed with some bad decisions but I think I’ve seen the worst double stuff up ever

In the GWS and Blues game Mackay got tackled and dropped the ball so blatantly but there was no free, a GWS player put his hands out and got penalised in front of the Blues goals

Absolutely poo house decision, if i was the GWS president I would be asking for a formal apology for the umps gifting the game to the blues

[MintOnLamb]

I thought we got stiffed with some bad decisions but I think I’ve seen the worst double stuff up ever

In the GWS and Blues game Mackay got tackled and dropped the ball so blatantly but there was no free, a GWS player put his hands out and got penalised in front of the Blues goals

Absolutely poo house decision, if i was the GWS president I would be asking for a formal apology for the umps gifting the game to the blues

Disgraceful

[MintOnLamb]

The Hawtorn match was well umpired I thought.
Our game had heaps of head high contact which seemed to be rubbish

[camboon]

I don’t mind if they do the rushed play on’s if the applied the same interpretations to Collingwood
Is consistently to much to ask