Regardless of the result

[Supercoach Bargain]

I've just seen the U-12's umpiring.

One side gets too far up, so we'll give kicks to the other side.

This is professional football, and when the going got tough, we started umpiring for a result.

 

[master bate]

Or maybe the team that started to control the game and win more of the ball started to get the rub of the green as so often happens. Did you consider that one?

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

No. The OP is right. That game was horrendous to watch and the umpiring was a huge part of it (although it didn't influence the result).

As a supporter you're angry for the BS decisions that go against you, and then you harbour guilt for the ones that go in your favour. They really need to move Chamberlain on.

 

[BF Tiger]

What was the count in the end?

Seemed, as a Richmond supporter, that we gave away a lot of frees in the ruck, either some sort of blocking or third man up infringement. Hardly any were replayed for me to see if they were really there. Sydney supporters might see it differently.

Was a niggly match. Just players being held and pushed. Just happened all the time and possibly led to some of the other ugly incidents later in the match because it wasn't nipped in the bud when it first occurred.

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

What was the count in the end?

Seemed, as a Richmond supporter, that we gave away a lot of frees in the ruck, either some sort of blocking or third man up infringement. Hardly any were replayed for me to see if they were really there. Sydney supporters might see it differently.

Was a niggly match. Just players being held and pushed. Just happened all the time and possibly led to some of the other ugly incidents later in the match because it wasn't nipped in the bud when it first occurred.

Thought it went for the Tiges in the ruck, especially early. Derycx (sp?) is a back up and struggled against Maric.