Enough!

[bedford]

Who's kicking him ?

 

[AG]

Who's kicking him ?

Everyone demanding change. The logical time for change is this offseason because it's the end of the Roos and Kirk era. Roos has recognised his time is up and is stepping aside, so I don't get why you would target him with a paltry 4 rounds remaining.

 

[bedford]

Are you saying i targeted him, if you are i will accept your apology. I have said i love the bloke for what he has done, but he is not perfect.

 

[AG]

What is the point? If this thread was started earlier in the year maybe it might make sense but with 4 rounds left in his coaching career it's pointless.

 

[willingnable]

Are you saying i targeted him, if you are i will accept your apology. I have said i love the bloke for what he has done, but

That's like saying Im not a racist but....

 

[Leg End]

"Question" umps??? That's being kind. Leg End shoots umps first ...

When I see a bloke walk up and shoot another bloke, I call him a murderer. That's a fact.

When I see umpires constantly giving unfair advantage to our opposition, I call them cheats or incompetent. I comment on what I see. Over many, many years.

Now, let's accept that we get a bad run from umpires. the big point is WHY.

To me, an arguable point is that if Victorians, mainly Melbournites, regard Sydney as a protected species (even hate them) - an interloper in what really is still the VFL - and there is a subliminal disrespect or leaning against Sydney, then this will be a part of every Victorian umpire's psyche.

They're cheating us - and they don't even realise they're doing it.

 

[bungee]

When I see a bloke walk up and shoot another bloke, I call him a murderer. That's a fact.

When I see umpires constantly giving unfair advantage to our opposition, I call them cheats or incompetent. I comment on what I see. Over many, many years.

Now, let's accept that we get a bad run from umpires. the big point is WHY.

To me, an arguable point is that if Victorians, mainly Melbournites, regard Sydney as a protected species (even hate them) - an interloper in what really is still the VFL - and there is a subliminal disrespect or leaning against Sydney, then this will be a part of every Victorian umpire's psyche.

They're cheating us - and they don't even realise they're doing it.

Perhaps there should be a 'cost of umpiring' allowance for non-Victorian clubs. Say an extra percentage added to the scores of interstate teams to cover natural bias. A half reasonable psychologist could interview the umpires, perhaps under hypnosis, and determine the average loading applicable.

A similar system could be applied to the MRP though this would have to take into account both the victim and the accused, eg, 50% reduction of sentence applied to Mumford plus another 50% as the charge was against Gablett - nett result = no charge to answer.

 

[BIGBEZ]

When I see a bloke walk up and shoot another bloke, I call him a murderer. That's a fact.

wow you must live in a pretty rough neighborhood..

 

[TheMase]

Perhaps there should be a 'cost of umpiring' allowance for non-Victorian clubs. Say an extra percentage added to the scores of interstate teams to cover natural bias. A half reasonable psychologist could interview the umpires, perhaps under hypnosis, and determine the average loading applicable.

A similar system could be applied to the MRP though this would have to take into account both the victim and the accused, eg, 50% reduction of sentence applied to Mumford plus another 50% as the charge was against Gablett - nett result = no charge to answer.

Very good!

I don't think it is Victorian Bias.
The umpires at some stage would have been placed under instruction to crack down on us taking the ball to ground. Some teams / players are given an eternity. It seem we are given less time sometimes...

Our key forwards always seem to get given a hard time too.

Other than that we seem to get given as fair a run as anyone. We have our days where we get the rub of the decisions. Have to take the good with the bad.