What the heck? AFL umpire working for betting agency

[quotemokc]

If we as fans had any organisation we would be creating chants to bag him out at every game for this.

 

[craffles]

Sigh, how can the AFL possibly green light this

 

[javaguice]

This wouldn't surprise me. Some of them couldn't possibly be as inept as they appear on TV.

 

[Waca Jr]

Shit umpire, shit tipster, and more importantly a shit bloke. AFL weak as piss as usual

 

[rdhopkins2]

How does this pass the pub test?
Footy supporters: it doesn’t
AFL: nothing to see here.

Not suggesting the ump is dodgy but the optics are mistic.

Can’t have this conflict of interest.

The review here will be like the VicPol police commissioner:-
1wk ago: All clear.
1 week later: hmmm it seems the plebeians are unhappy
1 day later: on second thoughts we’ve changed our mind…now choose umpiring or sports betting.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Sigh, how can the AFL possibly green light this

Unfortunately it’s just the way things are across the board. Business, sport, politics. Corruption and conflicts of interest and barely blinked at. Integrity was never a nebulous concept, but it has purposefully been made so.

 

[craffles]

Unfortunately it’s just the way things are across the board. Business, sport, politics. Corruption and conflicts of interest and barely blinked at. Integrity was never a nebulous concept, but it has purposefully been made so.

Agree but a registered non profit has legal requirements to be apolitical, I would love to see that extend to non promotion or affiliation with things that cause social harm such as gambling but unfortunately the gubmint makes too much $$ off it.

 

[mightypowerrrr]

Similarly, did you see the guy who won the kayo call up - Jarra - had formerly worked for kayo before

 

[smasha]

Boy's Club at it again.

 

[Mudhoney]

2 pages. No one gives a ****. That’s why corruption keeps happening. Jack watts likes swimming and boobs, people go wild, an umpire works for a betting agency no one cares.
Major war crimes going on in the world, but the world goes mad over some chick spitting on blokes junk. Worlds ****ed, no point getting upset about it at this point.

 

[HTPunter]

Can’t wait for a player to lose their temper & bring this up to them. Will be automatic 50m for abuse/dissent but **** it would be worth it if you’re a player with ethics

 

[Cyclops]

Can’t wait for a player to lose their temper & bring this up to them. Will be automatic 50m for abuse/dissent but **** it would be worth it if you’re a player with ethics

You'd have to tee it up with both sides, when he pays a free they could all whip out betting slips and ask him to cash them out. Free kick reversed 36 times, he'd get the message.

I don't like or dislike this bloke but it's atrocious conflict of interest.

 

[Elixuh]

Did anyone see Dillon’s comments at the presser? Corporate gobble-de-gook speak that was meaningless. I normally don’t care because whoever you have in these jobs there will inevitably be some downside - but the current AFL administration is genuinely terrible and weak, it’s getting borderline incompetent. I thought Gil was actually ok and got us through COVID well, he had obvious downside but he was a smooth operator.

The current administration can’t explain or justify half the decisions they’re making. It’s crazy.

 

[rumply]

Similarly, did you see the guy who won the kayo call up - Jarra - had formerly worked for kayo before

It's all rigged

 

[What is a cakewalk]

It's scary that this has been:
A) allowed in the first place
B) not been meet with such an outcry that it was "reconsidered".

We are as bad as third world countries for corruption in sport.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

It's fairly obvious Andrew Dillon is a weak puppet appointment put there by betting companies because they know he will just be their lapdog.

yep, and why 'nailed on favourite' Benny Gale disappeared without a trace for the top job, IMO; anti-online gambling (but pro-pokies - not good enough!)

 

[Jon#]

Iv seen the AFL as corrupt for years.
Love watching footy but they make me sick. They all talk bs.
This doesn't surprise me this. I believe there has been corruption in the umpires for a long time.

 

[Denno]

Iv seen the AFL as corrupt for years.
Love watching footy but they make me sick. They all talk bs.
This doesn't surprise me this. I believe there has been corruption in the umpires for a long time.

Pretty sure it started in 2016.

 

[Sentinel]

Good to have Sportbet's own Nick Foot in charge of the Bulldogs vs Collingwood game tonight and what a MAGNIFICENT job he and his fellow brethren did in not influencing the result

 

[BigPond101]

Umps were getting back to their 2016 form for the Bulldogs early

 

[Brad Goodman]

Umps were getting back to their 2016 form for the Bulldogs early

I was relieved by the turnaround, was looking like it was gonna be a huge win for Footscray/Rosebury

 

[marcus1232]

The NRL has a policy that if your employed within the league anywhere club league official ect. You cannot work for a sport betting agency. I find it unfathomable that the same thing isn’t in place for the AFL

 

[Waca Jr]

This campaigner needs to make a decision. You're either a shit tipster or AFL umpire. No longer on RSN, but that would be down to RSN now in bed with Bet 365

 

[Big Bryza]

Shit umpire, shit tipster, and more importantly a shit bloke. AFL weak as piss as usual

Please elaborate...

 

[Big Bryza]

Good to have Sportbet's own Nick Foot in charge of the Bulldogs vs Collingwood game tonight and what a MAGNIFICENT job he and his fellow brethren did in not influencing the result

You were lucky to be within 8 goals half way through the last. Sit down.