Player Watch Lachie Schultz

[Exambolor]

Why am I not shocked that Dil and his cronies would lie about it

The AFL are a bunch of utter campaigners

 

[Doc1763]

Why am I not shocked that Dil and his cronies would lie about it

The AFL are a bunch of utter campaigners

they say all the right things about concussion & protecting the head, then lie through their teeth about this.

 

[Dtennent94]

they say all the right things about concussion & protecting the head, then lie through their teeth about this.

They’re just trying to shift the blame and avoid any risk of being sued.

Kinda hope Lachie can quietly pocket a few 100K off the AFL.

 

[Pistol Night]

They’re just trying to shift the blame and avoid any risk of being sued.

Kinda hope Lachie can quietly pocket a few 100K off the AFL.

How about we settle our of court for a few double ups against West Coast and North going forward

 

[Pistol Night]

Hilarious (not) all round ar#e covering

Do we expect any less from the gaslightingFL

 

[NMBB]

They already looked like incompetent lying clowns with that statement. Now this response just doubled down on it.

As if she didn’t know they have audio recorded.

Would have been best to stick to the truth. Statement should have read something along these lines:

“The umpires were confused as to whether they should stop the game and made an error in judgement. They have now all had training to ensure such an error will not happen again in the future”.

Hard to come up with simple logic when first response is to bury oneself in a pit of denial

 

[Apex36]

Finally they posted it on Instagram so I can share the video.

Laura Kane is an absolute blight on this comps administration. what an absolute liar.

 

[manicpie]

Laura Kane is an absolute blight on this comps administration. what an absolute liar.

 

[jmac70]

Wow, that is shocking to see. Umpires should have to explain why they didn’t stop the game despite clearly seeing Schultz injured. It’s unacceptable for the AFL to just apologise. Umpires must be held to the highest standards.

 

[Doc1763]

as a former cricket umpire, I can accept errors of judgement. but errors concerning the rules, laws or conditions of the game are unacceptable. all 4 of them should be dropped from the panel this week.

 

[jmac70]

as a former cricket umpire, I can accept errors of judgement. but errors concerning the rules, laws or conditions of the game are unacceptable. all 4 of them should be dropped from the panel this week.

Precisely. There is no room for falsehoods in umpiring. Who knows? Maybe they didn’t stop play because one of them was hoping Freo would gain an advantage.
These are questions that can be asked when umpires lie, which is what they have done here.

 

[BigVic]

Laura Kane and Andrew Dillon needs to go

 

[Fat Jesus]

Laura Kane and Andrew Dillon needs to go

They will just be replaced with other w***ers.

 

[sideswipe]

Current AFL administration = lawyers. The arrogance and disingenuous interaction with clubs and the public in general is plain to see.

What about lawyers who played more footy than you?

 

[Scodog10]

Potting the leaders for the blatant lying of field umpires is a bit of a stretch! AFL house is definitely not infallible, but Kane didn’t have access to that footage when the initial statement was released and took the word of the umpires. What else could they have done??

 

[jmac70]

Potting the leaders for the blatant lying of field umpires is a bit of a stretch! AFL house is definitely not infallible, but Kane didn’t have access to that footage when the initial statement was released and took the word of the umpires. What else could they have done??

Her fault lies with the apology. These umpires need to be held accountable, it’s not acceptable to say they simply can’t remember.

 

[JLC]

When I watched the highlights over the weekend it was pretty obvious the umpires would have seen it.

I can almost handle the AFL lying /bending the truth over free kick decisions etc

But ffs this incident involved player safety.

 

[JLC]

Potting the leaders for the blatant lying of field umpires is a bit of a stretch! AFL house is definitely not infallible, but Kane didn’t have access to that footage when the initial statement was released and took the word of the umpires. What else could they have done??

Let's see what the punishment is for the umpires lying? Or is lying something the AFL ticks off on.

Why should we believe anything that comes from AFL house in the future?

 

[TradeDraft]

They will just be replaced with other w***ers.

There mates

 

[NMBB]

Laura Kane and Andrew Dillon needs to go

Good luck with that

 

[BillyElliott]

When you know the umpires are mic'd up, it's truly bizarre the AFL they didn't check this first before releasing their statement.

Particularly when (if) the umpires said they couldn't remember..

 

[Pistol Night]

When you know the umpires are mic'd up, it's truly bizarre the AFL they didn't check this first before releasing their statement.

Right? Jesus how amateur is this show

 

[stormskye]

 

[NMBB]

Right? Jesus how amateur is this show

 

[jmac70]

All four field umpires must be stood down.