View Full Version : Who will the umps favour in the Grand Final?
matty p
25 Sep 2006, 03:49
After clearly favouring West Coast and Sydney in their finals on the weekend, which team are the umps gonna wanna win the Grand Final?
I reckon theyll go for West Coast this time judging by the number of pathetic decisions in the Crows vs Eagles match and the fact they love their midfield.
Ben's Cousin
25 Sep 2006, 04:00
After clearly favouring West Coast and Sydney in their finals on the weekend, which team are the umps gonna wanna win the Grand Final?
I reckon theyll go for West Coast this time judging by the number of pathetic decisions in the Crows vs Eagles match and the fact they love their midfield.
Clearly favouring West Coast on the weekend????? Dont be a sore loser mate, everyone's talking about how the umpires favoured Adelaide but they still weren't good enough.
West Coast were robbed of 2 goals that was rightfully ours! Both were touched after they went over the line, yet strangely were not treated as goals.
Having said that, teh Umps will favour Sydney on Saturday.....no doubt!
matty p
25 Sep 2006, 04:07
Clearly favouring West Coast on the weekend????? Dont be a sore loser mate, everyone's talking about how the umpires favoured Adelaide but they still weren't good enough.
West Coast were robbed of 2 goals that was rightfully ours! Both were touched after they went over the line, yet strangely were not treated as goals.
Having said that, teh Umps will favour Sydney on Saturday.....no doubt!
Im not being a sore loser cos i didnt say it was the reason we lost, I, along with many others, just believe we got a rough deal as usual from the umps.
In reference to your other point, 1 of them was over the line and 1 wasnt i think, but thats beside the point cos i wasnt talking bout goal umpires. How do you explain stenglein's free kick at the end of the match? or the 50m in the 3rd quarter where we didnt go over the mark or touch your player? or the numerous times a west coast player dropped the ball when tackled?
music_2000
25 Sep 2006, 10:15
it depends if that bloke umpire Mclaren will be there, seldom favours Sydney
I`m hoping it will be West Coast this game.
PrideofSA
25 Sep 2006, 11:01
Clearly favouring West Coast on the weekend????? Dont be a sore loser mate, everyone's talking about how the umpires favoured Adelaide but they still weren't good enough.
West Coast were robbed of 2 goals that was rightfully ours! Both were touched after they went over the line, yet strangely were not treated as goals.
Having said that, teh Umps will favour Sydney on Saturday.....no doubt!
no offence mate, but although Adelaide shouldn't have let West Coast back in to the game. West Coast clearly got an armchair ride by the umps. Thats the general opinion of everyone I've spoken too after tha game.
It's not the reason Adelaide lost. We simply have trouble against West Coasts midfield and Matty Clarke couldn't keep down 2 ruckman most of the game. That's football
sydney eagle
25 Sep 2006, 11:40
Who will the umps favour ? Depends on who the AFL TELLS them to favour doesn't it ?:p
West Coast clearly got an armchair ride by the umps. Thats the general opinion of everyone I've spoken too after tha game.
You mean the guys on 5AA?
otis_david
25 Sep 2006, 14:22
no offence mate, but although Adelaide shouldn't have let West Coast back in to the game. West Coast clearly got an armchair ride by the umps. Thats the general opinion of everyone I've spoken too after tha game.
It's not the reason Adelaide lost. We simply have trouble against West Coasts midfield and Matty Clarke couldn't keep down 2 ruckman most of the game. That's football
You are surely joking?
bulldogrob
25 Sep 2006, 15:01
No one. You find that the umpires umpire the Grannie different. Last year the perfect case. I thought the umpiring was fantastic. They paid the obvious ones and let the 50/50 ones go. I just wish all umpires umpired like this week in week out.
No one. You find that the umpires umpire the Grannie different. Last year the perfect case. I thought the umpiring was fantastic. They paid the obvious ones and let the 50/50 ones go. I just wish all umpires umpired like this week in week out.
Strongly agree.
Tredders66
25 Sep 2006, 15:28
no1 idiot
They'll try to be impartial as always, but i'm sure Sydney will again get away with numerous HTB decisions where they lie on the ball, happens all the time, and the eagles midfield generally get a few soft frees. Lynch and Hall will again be crucified, as has happened for most of the year.
Well i reckon the eagles will get more free kicks, due to the fact that we have the ball in contested situations more often. If we get favoured as well, great!!
While some decisions were poor in the adelaide game, the 50m penalty was spot on as he was about 5m in front of the mark harassing the player after being warned by the field umpire. Correct me if that is not good enough reason to give away 50
PAFC2004
25 Sep 2006, 17:00
After clearly favouring West Coast and Sydney in their finals on the weekend, which team are the umps gonna wanna win the Grand Final?
I reckon theyll go for West Coast this time judging by the number of pathetic decisions in the Crows vs Eagles match and the fact they love their midfield.
What a load of crap. I watched the game, and they did not favour WC. Do you realise the crows kicked 1 more goal from free kicks than the Eagles did?
You lost, enough with the pathetic excuses.
Ben's Cousin
25 Sep 2006, 17:45
no offence mate, but although Adelaide shouldn't have let West Coast back in to the game. West Coast clearly got an armchair ride by the umps. Thats the general opinion of everyone I've spoken too after tha game.
It's not the reason Adelaide lost. We simply have trouble against West Coasts midfield and Matty Clarke couldn't keep down 2 ruckman most of the game. That's football
Armchair Ride my white butt!! And everyone you spoke to after the game were,...... let me see,..... aaah,..... hang on, ...... Ooh I got it, Crows supporters?
No offence taken Dude but really, in no way did the umps favour West Coast!
Im not being a sore loser cos i didnt say it was the reason we lost, I, along with many others, just believe we got a rough deal as usual from the umps.
In reference to your other point, 1 of them was over the line and 1 wasnt i think, but thats beside the point cos i wasnt talking bout goal umpires. How do you explain stenglein's free kick at the end of the match? or the 50m in the 3rd quarter where we didnt go over the mark or touch your player? or the numerous times a west coast player dropped the ball when tackled?
High contact is not allowed in the game of AFL, if you didnt know the rules
pies/eagles girl
25 Sep 2006, 18:11
High contact is not allowed in the game of AFL, if you didnt know the rules
nice :) i knew there would be a thread grizzling about the umpiring by now. seems it's the only reason they win... because, of course, it couldn't possibly be that they were the slightly better team on the day, now, could it?
nice :) i knew there would be a hundred threads grizzling about the umpiring by now. seems it's the only reason they win... because, of course, it couldn't possibly be that they were the slightly better team on the day, now, could it?
Edited for accuracy.
matty p
25 Sep 2006, 19:45
nice :) i knew there would be a thread grizzling about the umpiring by now. seems it's the only reason they win... because, of course, it couldn't possibly be that they were the slightly better team on the day, now, could it?
You knew there'd be a thread grizzling about the umpiring tends to suggest that you that that the Eagles got favoured.
Ben's Cousin
25 Sep 2006, 20:10
You knew there'd be a thread grizzling about the umpiring tends to suggest that you that that the Eagles got favoured.
Nah it's just with all the other whinging going on by Crow supporters that it wasn't long before the the bad umpiring whinge started.
Oh yes we got handed our place in The Grand Final on a silver platter!! We didn't have to work hard for it!
pies/eagles girl
25 Sep 2006, 20:34
You knew there'd be a thread grizzling about the umpiring tends to suggest that you that that the Eagles got favoured.
no, actually, i worked out that sore losers like yourself would eventually run out of excuses. this means that due to severe lack of originality, they fall back on the umpiring excuse. because its very likely the eagles were favoured at adelaide's home ground. its even more obvious that the eagles are only in the grandfinal because of umpiring. of course, we are all so silly to not realise this conspiracy.
philhawk
26 Sep 2006, 03:07
I was wondering this the other night. As much as I hate to say it, I think West Coast will be given the 'fairer go' this time.
After clearly favouring West Coast and Sydney in their finals on the weekend, which team are the umps gonna wanna win the Grand Final?
I reckon theyll go for West Coast this time judging by the number of pathetic decisions in the Crows vs Eagles match and the fact they love their midfield.
Wasn't the final free kick tally in the Crows-Eagles game 18-17 the Eagles way? Hmmm, yeah, that's favouritism at its worst. :p
apollo_creed
26 Sep 2006, 12:21
I love how West Coast fans are saying they'll favour Sydney when in every recent West Coast v Sydney game it has been exactly the opposite.
Mozza1972
26 Sep 2006, 12:29
Boo fn hoo the Eagles play at home and people scream the umps favoured them because of the crowd noise , Eagles play in front of 50,000 at Adelaide ,and guess what Crows supporters think the Eagles were favoured again. Get over it ,your team were beaten by a better side on the day........:D
Eagles Crue
26 Sep 2006, 17:16
nice :) i knew there would be a thread grizzling about the umpiring by now. seems it's the only reason they win... because, of course, it couldn't possibly be that they were the slightly better team on the day, now, could it?
Correction: Better team on LOTS of days against Crows in recent years. :D
jacko57
30 Sep 2006, 19:10
To quote J.A. Samaranch : "And the winner is............Siddee!"