AFL 2019 Round 9: West Coast v Melbourne, 6:10pm AWST Optus

[gavaniacono]

Umps doing well.

 

[Jamurp]

We’ll run out of gas at some point and probably fall in a heap, but good signs early.

The officiating is so bog standard though, not even having a dig at the bias, just free kick city out there.

 

[blured]

This standard of umpiring is officially dog s**t

 

[CFC2010]

Good to see the WC umpires at home are as consistent as ever.

 

[kaiserchief13]

WC defensive pressure is non existent from midfield. Unfit or lazy?

 

[Dez!]

Petraca's kicking was his strong point last year, but he didn't work hard enough. This year the opposite.

His kicking in general play is good, he goes to s**t on set shots inside 30m.

He would have nailed that if he was at the 50.

 

[masai]

It's just flat out illegal to handball like that, because the rules state that the ball must be on the supporting hand and that the force which moves it has to be the punch. That's physically impossible if the hand is on top of the ball like that.

I’ve been saying the same for years.

Seriously, it’s a throw, pay it.

 

[HBF]

Why can't we just get non WA umpires to do Eagles games.

 

[Sleutheren]

Didn't really make any effort, think he might have taken him on too.

Yeah, he took his opponent on. It was brief, but there was a balk in there.

 

[bzparkes]

Great to see the tears about the umpiring in here. Quite enjoyable.

 

[Strange Cat]

WC defensive pressure is non existent from midfield. Unfit or lazy?

You don’t need a defensive side to your game when you got the umpires on your side

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

Are Eagles fans not embarrassed by Dean Marghetts?

Why would we be embarrassed? Our direct debit payment to the umpires went through, yours declined (insufficient funds).

 

[gavaniacono]

Outback truckers.

Id prefer election adds.

 

[Cold Sober]

Poor handball

Worse umpiring.
If the last 40 secs. of that quarter were at the other end WC would have received 6 free kicks

 

[kaiserchief13]

Why can't we just get non WA umpires to do Eagles games.

Why not non vic doing vic games?

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Hmm. You realise the issue here is there are no spare buses just lying around? All cities have enough buses for peak hour and in non peak times there are spares. But no spares in peak time so cant put on extra services.
Same would apply in adelaide, Melbourne, sydney and brisbane. But games there start at 750pm (720 SA)

Adelaide's Footy Express buses run on weekdays.

 

[projectv]

Why can't we just get non WA umpires to do Eagles games.

Does that mean Victorian umpires can't officiate Victorian teams games? Good luck with that.

 

[mxett]

Great to see the tears about the umpiring in here. Quite enjoyable.

really? It's pretty tedious

 

[projectv]

Adelaide's Footy Express buses run on weekdays.

Game started at 6pm local though.

If there are buses, they're getting people from work home, not to get people to the footy.

 

[Billy ray]

Adelaide's Footy Express buses run on weekdays.

What time do games start? You realise there are timezones

 

[bzparkes]

really? It's pretty tedious

That's the point. People piss and moan even when we lose the free kick count.

 

[blue harvest]

They pay those yet not the ones where someone gets tackled from behind and drops the ball.

You can drop the ball if you had no prior, as long as you make an attempt to kick or handball.

I think this one the ump thought he made no attempt to dispose and so pinged him. Could argue he had prior too so then he must dispose.

 

[HBF]

I miss Jeffy

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Didn't try kicking it like an idiot this time.

 

[NonPhixion]

Jeff Garlett doing his best josh Jenkins impersonation