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"In play".
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Most Controversial Umpiring Moments In AFL History?
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Libba's point in the 97 Preliminary Final.
NRoo's dive in the 09 Preliminary Final. Aker's deliberate in the same game. NRoo's last goal in the same game. Saints first goal in that match....
Max Rooke on B Johnson in the Prelim in 2008.
You always remember the ones that cost you, you seem to forget the ones that go your way.....
NRoo's dive in the 09 Preliminary Final. Aker's deliberate in the same game. NRoo's last goal in the same game. Saints first goal in that match....
Max Rooke on B Johnson in the Prelim in 2008.
You always remember the ones that cost you, you seem to forget the ones that go your way.....
I don’t know if we would have won in 06 if we beat them in 05 but that was one of the all time Tribunial hatchet jobs. ‘In Play’ indeed. Could have argued it was low impact or something but to treat us all like idiots and claim ‘in play’...far out.
It was further compounded by them clearing Travis Gaspar for elbowing Ken McGregor, thus entering the GF with Gaspar and Gardiner as key forwards....probably had more of an impact than Barry Hall!
Every free kick that has ever gone against my club
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"Betts was held, Betts was held, BETTS WAS HELD!!"cracks me up every time
Funny cause I always think it’s better to win on merit rather than celebrate incredibly biased umpiring that benefits your side. But hey some people enjoy cheating.....
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A few doozies for sure, but if you go into slow motion and close in freeze frames then I think you could find hundreds of missed frees like this in every game. But I dont think the 2017 grand final was poorly umpired.
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Agree, Grug_ thought the GF was umpired spot on.
Of course if you put the slow motion on any game free kicks appear. It comes down to the feel of the game, and quite obviously a lot of Adelaide posters have never played at all. Fortunately the umpires had a great feel for the game and umpired accordingly
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Why? The definition at the time of 'in play' included a player who could reasonably be involved in the next passage of play, which Hall was.
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Ahh yes, the guy who thinks that Adelaide should have gotten "40 or 50" more free kicks their way in the GF.
LOL.
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That's because Mooney is an idiot.
What part of that tackle was in the back?
The part where Mooneys landed on the ground to the left of him?
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One of the most controversial is between Diesel and Coates. The ump had no issues whatsoever, but the AFL stepped in, handed down a bizarre, never to be repeated, 9 game suspension that ended Diesel’s career.
I’d been an avid football attendee for years and geez, must’ve been at least 5 years before I attended another game after this. I was filthy. I only really started following the game again when Carlton stumbled and needed support, but I’ve never gone back to the level of support I was at previously, probably never will.
I’d been an avid football attendee for years and geez, must’ve been at least 5 years before I attended another game after this. I was filthy. I only really started following the game again when Carlton stumbled and needed support, but I’ve never gone back to the level of support I was at previously, probably never will.
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Yup, whispers in the sky was cheating, simple
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The worse call in AFL history would have to be when Russo refused to award Diesel Williams any votes in the game against Melbourne.
The other umpires wanted to give him votes but Russo had a vendetta.
44 possessions and BOG.
Cost a Brownlow.
Story here
The other umpires wanted to give him votes but Russo had a vendetta.
44 possessions and BOG.
Cost a Brownlow.
Story here
The entire game between port and north in hobart, 2013.
http://m.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/6/nmfc-v-port
38 free kicks to 15. The most blatantly corrupt umpiring you'll ever see in a game of footy. After awarding north yet another free kick in the last quarter, the ump gives the north player a little pat on the bum as if to say well done mate.
http://m.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/6/nmfc-v-port
38 free kicks to 15. The most blatantly corrupt umpiring you'll ever see in a game of footy. After awarding north yet another free kick in the last quarter, the ump gives the north player a little pat on the bum as if to say well done mate.
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Phil Carmen and Graham Carbery.
Could you imagine an umpire these days fronting up to a player like he did and chesting them?
Timmy Watson, who would have been about 18 at the time, coming up and pulling Carmen away.
Could you imagine an umpire these days fronting up to a player like he did and chesting them?
Timmy Watson, who would have been about 18 at the time, coming up and pulling Carmen away.
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I know there was no malice in it, but it's interesting to see umpires come up and put their hands on a player, particularly when the player is in such a volatile state.
When John Bourke sat the umpire on his arse in the Army Reserve Cup all those years ago, just looking at it again now and all of the umpires come running in and put their hands on Bourke.
Which match is referred to as the "whispers in the sky" match?
Well I think that you’ve answered your own question. It wasn’t in play and that definition is complete bunk.
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