Umpiring 2025 Umpiring Trends

[amazingjoshy]

13-4 to Hawks in 2nd half.

32-12 to Victoria in first half of 2025.

1st knocked off 3rd in a thriller tonight

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Its amazing how Hawthorn manage to completely change their game play in the second half and no longer give away free kicks.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Its amazing how Hawthorn manage to completely change their game play in the second half and no longer give away free kicks.

121-67 in 2nd halves for the year is quite a "trend"

 

[PenfoldsFan]

32-13-1 in Victoria's favour

4 games in this rd featuring Vic v Interstate, all close FK counts.
GWS v Freo, FK blow out.

Funny how the scores are constantly close now the FK swings have disappeared.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

33-15-1 to Victoria

Dee's with 8 in last 20 minutes including 6 straight for a 20pt turnaround to win.

 

[amazingjoshy]

The 2025 AFL Free Kick Ladder - Round 10

The best and worst differentials.

www.sen.com.au

Hawks over twice as big a differential as the 2nd best after 10 rounds. Top 3 all Vic teams and 6 of the bottom 8 non-Vic teams

I imagine if we flipped this upside down there would be some sort of inquiry

 

[eddiesmith]

The 2025 AFL Free Kick Ladder - Round 10

The best and worst differentials.

www.sen.com.au

Hawks over twice as big a differential as the 2nd best after 10 rounds. Top 3 all Vic teams and 6 of the bottom 8 non-Vic teams

I imagine if we flipped this upside down there would be some sort of inquiry

Sydney’s is surprising given our only game against them was extremely one sided free kick count to Sydney.

But I’m sure this won’t stop the trolls saying Collingwood is looked after in every single game thread…

But Collingwood is the outlier as the rest of the bottom half are bottom sides, you’d expect them to be second to the ball and second in fee kicks.

Carlton the outlier the other way as simply looked after every week.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

But Collingwood is the outlier as the rest of the bottom half are bottom sides, you’d expect them to be second to the ball and second in fee kicks.

As a Port fans its strange how this never works out on the occasions that we smash a side.
Beat Richmond by 72 points, free kick count was 14-20 in Richmond's favour.

Last year
112 point win over Sydney, 25 more contested possessions, free kicks 18-22 in Sydney's favour
48 point win over the Bulldogs, 24 more contested possessions, free kicks 20-24 in Bulldog's favour
69 point win over Essendon, 4 more contested possessions, free kick 9-20 in Essendon's favour.

 

[Vindicater]

Give Hawthorn lots more free kicks then their opponents is the current trend.

 

[kickazz]

They blew the whistle promptly last night especially for ball ups which was really good. And happy to see some 50s paid for late crude challenges after a mark is take. That rule has been forgotten.

Still don't think having four of them helps with decisiveness but was ok last night.

 

[amazingjoshy]

 

[PenfoldsFan]

36-16-1 advantage Victoria.

 

[pugsville]

There have now been 37 games featuring Vic v Interstate teams this season.
The free kick count is now 27-10 favouring the Vic team including all 4 games on the weekend.

Why would the free kick counts be even?

 

[D-N-R]

One thing I have noticed lately is players over the boundary line starting their run up to kick the ball, then changing direction while still over the line and not being called play on. Or starting to walk off their line and then stopping while still over the line.

In last night's game (30/05 hawks vs pies) player picks the ball up and runs from near the centre of the square to the edge of the square while shaking off a tackle, no whistle. Easy to gauge the distance in that instance.

The stand rule is dead. Sometimes players can leave the 5m zone, sometimes not and it's 50. Stand, stand, STAND! Player doesn't stop , oh well play on. The amount of times I see 2 defenders on the mark when the second defender is supposed to be 5m back from the motm. No penalty.

Inconsistency is the biggest problem.

 

[Vindicater]

One thing I have noticed lately is players over the boundary line starting their run up to kick the ball, then changing direction while still over the line and not being called play on. Or starting to walk off their line and then stopping while still over the line.

In last night's game (30/05 hawks vs pies) player picks the ball up and runs from near the centre of the square to the edge of the square while shaking off a tackle, no whistle. Easy to gauge the distance in that instance.

The stand rule is dead. Sometimes players can leave the 5m zone, sometimes not and it's 50. Stand, stand, STAND! Player doesn't stop , oh well play on. The amount of times I see 2 defenders on the mark when the second defender is supposed to be 5m back from the motm. No penalty.

Inconsistency is the biggest problem.

The stand rule should just die. It sucks.

 

[western royboy]

The stand rule should just die. It sucks.

I like it if it’s policed properly

Community Footy umpires are turning into cannon fodder because of the shit show at the top

 

[Tarkyn_24]

One thing I have noticed lately is players over the boundary line starting their run up to kick the ball, then changing direction while still over the line and not being called play on. Or starting to walk off their line and then stopping while still over the line.

In last night's game (30/05 hawks vs pies) player picks the ball up and runs from near the centre of the square to the edge of the square while shaking off a tackle, no whistle. Easy to gauge the distance in that instance.

The stand rule is dead. Sometimes players can leave the 5m zone, sometimes not and it's 50. Stand, stand, STAND! Player doesn't stop , oh well play on. The amount of times I see 2 defenders on the mark when the second defender is supposed to be 5m back from the motm. No penalty.

Inconsistency is the biggest problem.

We cop a fifty at least once a week for it.

Also acknowledge that we seem to push the envelope further than a lot of our opponents. Definitely can’t say that it isn’t being penalised though. Penalised consistently might be a different matter.

 

[D-N-R]

We cop a fifty at least once a week for it.

Also acknowledge that we seem to push the envelope further than a lot of our opponents. Definitely can’t say that it isn’t being penalised though. Penalised consistently might be a different matter.

We agree. By 'dead' maybe I should have said broken.

 

[eddiesmith]

One thing I have noticed lately is players over the boundary line starting their run up to kick the ball, then changing direction while still over the line and not being called play on. Or starting to walk off their line and then stopping while still over the line.

In last night's game (30/05 hawks vs pies) player picks the ball up and runs from near the centre of the square to the edge of the square while shaking off a tackle, no whistle. Easy to gauge the distance in that instance.

The stand rule is dead. Sometimes players can leave the 5m zone, sometimes not and it's 50. Stand, stand, STAND! Player doesn't stop , oh well play on. The amount of times I see 2 defenders on the mark when the second defender is supposed to be 5m back from the motm. No penalty.

Inconsistency is the biggest problem.

The problem seems to be some teams they’ll call the opposition to stand despite them already being more than 5m off the mark. Last nights 50 was a classic, player was never in the contest and was already 5m behind and when he tried to move further back he got pinged.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Why would the free kick counts be even?

No one said they should be 'even', the question is, why are they so 'uneven'?

 

[ferball]

Twice in three weeks the umps have payed a free for deliberate/insufficient intent after the ball has been kicked and touched or smothered.

I guess its part of the broader trend of general incompetence...

 

[pugsville]

No one said they should be 'even', the question is, why are they so 'uneven'?

Still assumes an uneven count means something is wrong, It does not,.

Could be a lot of factors.

 

[eddiesmith]

Still assumes an uneven count means something is wrong, It does not,.

Could be a lot of factors.

Especially when Gold Coast and Brisbane are getting a free ride every week. But the umps hate the non Vic sides…

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Still assumes an uneven count means something is wrong, It does not,.

Could be a lot of factors.

Sure, but since I highlighted it, its gone 9-7-1 (36-17-1) which is much closer to even and with hindsight makes you wonder how or why it ever got anywhere near 27-10.

The numbers dont lie mate, Vic clubs were getting a massive leg up from the umps and its suddenly slowed.

 

[pugsville]

Sure, but since I highlighted it, its gone 9-7-1 (36-17-1) which is much closer to even and with hindsight makes you wonder how or why it ever got anywhere near 27-10.

The numbers dont lie mate, Vic clubs were getting a massive leg up from the umps and its suddenly slowed.

correlation is not causation.

You assuming your conclusion without any real evidence.

You keep quoted stats that don't actual mean anything at all. There is no real reason for free kicks to be even.

Assuming there must be some malign influence at work, is solely just assumption.

Your making definite statements and the only evidence presented is something that you admit proves nothing.

All clubs have some fans had theories why their clubs in particular is being screwed over by the umps.

Yeah your flying spaghetti monster is the one true one.