Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 1 - Blues v Tigers Thurs March 14th 7:30pm AEDT (MCG)

[aCunningPlan]

3 gifted goals from the umps killed the Blues momentum

Genuinely no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Mr Meow]

I wouldn't say the umpiring has been awful in any instance, it's more that about 10 line ball decisions have all gone Richmond's way and a few were responsible for goals.

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

Bogey side? We’ve owned them for the good part of a decade and been the best team in the comp for 3-4 years of that time. Hardly a bogey side for Carlton to have lost to us.

Also Carlton have been turd for much of that decade

 

[Ambrosia]

Just me or has there been quite few sling/dump tackles? Not looking for suspensions but i though the AFL would be red hot on the free kicks for them this year?

 

[Billy ray]

Are we the only sport where umpires are mic’d up for live play?
I mean record it and use it in replays but what does it add?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Blues with 7 out
Richmond with an extra 3 in (+ the hecking boundary umpire)

Ridiculous officiating

 

[YeoShuey]

Hopefully the umpiring improves next quarter and we lift our game like last week.

 

[Chism]

Umps getting their way.

Tigers aint losing this.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Bogey side? We’ve owned them for the good part of a decade and been the best team in the comp for 3-4 years of that time. Hardly a bogey side for Carlton to have lost to us.

Is this post supposed to disprove richmond is a bogey team for carlton?? Whatever reason, you guys play them well

 

[Carringbush2010]

Pretty honest though. Commentators speaking like the players are budding physicists and Richo keeps it real “I dunno, just kicked the ball at the middle and hoped”

Yeah but let's not pretend Richo would just kick in hope with nfi.

You don't hold the ground record for goals if you've got nfi

 

[Ice-Wolf]

100%. Whenever richmond essendon or carlton are the away team against a big 4 its shizenhousen
Credit to Collingwood who wear their mainly white when away in big 4

Collingwood's current "mainly" white is s**t house too.

AFL have just let them all take the piss.

 

[Nicho50]

I wouldn't say the umpiring has been awful in any instance, it's more that about 10 line ball decisions have all gone Richmond's way and a few were responsible for goals.

It’s been pretty bad but we normally get reamed weekly so I’m glad we are on the right end of it so far.

 

[Vikingnz]

3 gifted goals from the umps killed the Blues momentum

Was Short not held? Was Lynch not pushed in the back?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Just me or has there been quite few sling/dump tackles? Not looking for suspensions but i though the AFL would be red hot on the free kicks for them this year?

Hewett definitely slung Nankervis I think it was. Don’t mind that being paid.

 

[YeoShuey]

Are we the only sport where umpires are mic’d up for live play?
I mean record it and use it in replays but what does it add?

I think it is great they are mic’s up.

Some of the best moments are when they pay a free, try to explain it, a replay is shown to criticise the decision, and the crowd boos when it is clearly wrong.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Weird game to watch. Entertaining for sure - slippery skills but some good chains of play.

The 3 soft Richmond goals make it hard to tell who's really on top. I'm guessing it'll bea first half arm wrestle then a blowout Carlton's way.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Umpiring has been disappointing to be honest.

 

[SplintWhisky]

Drop the ball cold and get a free for being tackled , you must be as blind as the umpire

He was juggling the ball and it came out and Hewitt hung on to him. Soft yes but it is paid as soon as an ump sees the sail in the jumper

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

Corrupt qtr by the men in baby blue..

Blues supporters are a different breed

 

[Chism]

Was Short not held? Was Lynch not pushed in the back?

Pay em both ways.

 

[Ambrosia]

Hewett definitely slung Nankervis I think it was. Don’t mind that being paid.

Thought Lynch slung someone as well

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Umpiring has been disappointing to be honest.

Soccer like free kicks to lynch.

 

[branedotorg]

Was Short not held? Was Lynch not pushed in the back?

Short dropped the ball, should have been incorrect disposal.

Lynch was there

 

[g_TRAIN]

Not sure what it is, but richmond seem to be a bit of a bogey sixe for carlton. Much like fremantle with geelong

Nah I would say its the fact Richmond have been a way better team for most of the last decade.

 

[Gak Attack]

I wouldn't say the umpiring has been awful in any instance, it's more that about 10 line ball decisions have all gone Richmond's way and a few were responsible for goals.

Wouldn't be AFL without umpires being a talking point. Who would've thought in a league where the umpires are not professional, the league changes rules every year and interpretations of their rules every week.

Now one may hope to fix it by making umpires full time professionals or maybe even more popular just stop ******* with the rules, neither of which all fans would be opposed to. Yet, the boys club in AFL house would rather Dutch rudder and tell each other how clever they are and how dumb we are.