Essendon fans booing.

[Lavender Bushranger]

I think Pendlebury is. Idiot

?

They weren't booing Pendlebury.

 

[Pavlovs Cat]

2020 ANZAC Day no Essendon.

Keep Essendon, but those umpires can * right off. The worst officiated match I've seen in my four decades as a fan. The fans, and more importantly the players, had no ******* idea what was going on out there such was the ineptitude and confusion surrounding multiple calls.

As for the booing, Of course they weren't booing Pendlebury, but Buckley's podium speech was excellent. He stood by his man and refocused an angry crowd back to what the day is really about. The coaches did their bit, the players did their bit, but the umpires humped the dog and should all be in the VFL next week.

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

i dont mind a bit of booing. Yes im a west coast fan.

Seriously though fans are allowed to show their emotions. They pay their ticket and can make whatever noise they like.

 

[Mootsy]

Look, the Pendles and Brown free kicks were shocking and changed the game completely.

 

[Cdog71]

I have never been as confused by umpires in my life...
If the afl want people to be invested in the game and they show that they don’t like the way it’s being treated, don’t blame the people.

 

[rhaz]

In 2017 when Melbourne knocked off Collingwood on Queens Birthday, the booing of umpires at the end of the game was loud enough to drown out the Melbourne song.

Bit rich of Collingwood supporters to have a go.

 

[Jobe]

If i could have the moment all over again, id boo even louder.
That was the most corrupt umpired game ive ever watched.

Don't @ me

 

[Saint Shags]

They are “allowed” to boo but **** them if they try to claim they were booing the umps during Pendlebury’s speech. Laughable spin.

Handled perfectly by Buckley. Class.

Bingo. Umps had left the field before that happened.

 

[Cdog71]

There's a time and place to boo though. Booing pendles while he was talking is just uncalled for.

I don’t think it was directed at him

 

[Bunk Moreland]

What happened? I left on the siren

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Umps seemed bad both ways.

Some terribly obvious free kicks missed.

Bad am sure Hocking will blame the fans, not the fact he's confused the umps so much and not trained them appropriately, that they are all interpreting the game differently and missing the obvious stuff.

 

[Luv_our_club]

I loved the booing.

Normally the Dons are booing their own players, but they shared it around today.

 

[Adz]

Look, the Pendles and Brown free kicks were shocking and changed the game completely.

Baguley and Stringer frees that weren’t there.

 

[Yidaki]

I don’t think it was directed at him

Again, time and place. Let him him speak and then boo.

 

[Turnover]

Let’s talk about fans booing instead of a decent game of footy. Booring.

 

[Summer Nights]

It was difficult to watch during the speeches, that’s for sure.

 

[Tex9798]

Who cares? Honestly, should the Essendon fans just sit there and cheer Pendlebury after being royally screwed by the umps?

Soon we will all have to sit there in silence and only golf clap.

I'd boo him too after he ducked to get a free at a critical time.

 

[Cdog71]

All well and good to boo the umps off the ground. But the fact that there were loud sections who were happy to boo over the top of RSL reps on a day like today, speaks volumes for the type of people they are.

I think it shows whats at stake

 

[revo333]

Handled perfectly by Buckley. Class.

Not sure it was, however he redeemed himself very quickly after adding more fuel to the fire.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Look, the Pendles and Brown free kicks were shocking and changed the game completely.

The Baguley one whiffed too. Poor day for the umps again.

I’d be looking at Shiel before I blamed the umps though. Some very costly moments late.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Show some respect at the end of the game. Pretty disappointing really, but not unexpected from such a club.

 

[Captivating]

Boo during the game, boo the umpires, but don't boo the post game presentations.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

i think whats more stupid is how people think booing will be eradicated.

sport creates emotion. booing is part of it.

whoever wants to make this game or any sport just clap clap at the end after a close loss is *en stupid. borderline delirious. people will express themselves freely as long as it isnt racial or discriminatory. i genuinely believe the fans booed not at pendles but the situation as a whole.

bad timing but still booing is part of the sport. deal with it. foxtel soft utensil brigade.

 

[Billy Not Really]

What, we're not allowed to boo anymore? Is that how far its come? Bucks handled it aptly and thats as far as it deserves to go, no ""action"" needs to be taken.

I don't even want to defend Essendon in any way, but the umpiring was all over the joint, very poor. Players are so used to it they literally stop in the middle of the ground before the whistle is even blown.

Someone should clip that because it sums up where the game is at.

 

[Fadge]

It was almost as bad as Collingwood supporters jeering Andrew Mcleod when he went down injured in the 2002 PF.

Bollocks. Did not happen.