Is it getting better?

[The Fireman]

Is the umpiring improving? Just watching the Eagles Hawks game and I can't believe what I am seeing.
If there ever was a case for a public lynching West Coast supporters would be well within their rites. Over the last few weeks I honestly believed I could see a marked improvement, it may have been because the Umps were letting the game go on to a certain extent but tonight it is back to blowing the whistle for the most incredibly non existent situations and in this case very one sided.
Just one example...a 7 metre kick paid a mark, opponent sees that and goes to hold the player..50 mtr penalty. So many more equally as poor.

Not improving.

 

[AG]

The past few weeks it was pretty good. A few strange decisions this weekend though.

 

[jonoman89]

WCE have been absolutely sodomised so far. I don't care for WCE at all, but i feel incredibly angry for them.

 

[Chadwiko]

I watched the Freo/Collingwood game today, and the umpiring was terrible.

 

[Dimension]

Tonight the umpiring has been terrible.
i actually feel angry for west coast

 

[Sweaty]

yeh that 7m kick was the worst of it, the player obviously believed it wasnt long enough and went to lock up the hawk, 50m penalty totally not warranted, a ball up was the appropriate call.

 

[Knife Wrench]

The umpiring in this game has been absolutely shocking towards westcoast If they lose by a small margin, west coast supporters have every right to kill.

 

[Forrest Gimp]

I wish this bold maggot nothing but bad things. ****ing DISGRACE AFL!!!!

 

[wallyt99]

You know..... I actually thought the umpiring had been pretty good tonight.

 

[The Fireman]

It's hard to believe but it's actually getting worse, a dead set holding the man decision not paid one end ....goes the other end and Buddy gets a soft one.
This is bordering on criminal. I never want to hear anyone say to me again that the umpire can't influence a game.

 

[Lach72]

Much worse.
Number 24, may as well pull on a Hawks jumper

 

[RUNVS]

West Coast have been murdered by the umpires tonight.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Haven't seen a game umpired so biased to one side for a long time. Didn't think I'd ever cheer for the Coasters, but tonight I am.

 

[AG]

Haven't seen a game umpired so biased to one side for a long time. Didn't think I'd ever cheer for the Coasters, but tonight I am.

Only time I cheered for them was in the 05 and 06 PF. I feel sorry for them tonight though.

 

[Salt Lake Cities]

If Hawthorn get up in this game it is only down to umpiring, plain and simple! I can't remember a match in recent times where the officiating has been so blatantly one sided, the umps don't even appear to be trying to hide the fact.

I'm not big on conspiracy theories but if this isn't a directive from the AFL to get the Hawks up at all costs then i'm watching a different game

 

[The Fireman]

well that win was more about justice than anything else, the 2nd and 3rd qrts were the worst I have seen in a long time, the result of the game didn't go the way the Umps intended.

 

[damochandler]

honestly no. some easy free kicks that they would normally pay at the start of the year. they dont bother with. they do it every year