Controversy reigns as AFL umpires turn blind eye to common sense | Jonathan Horn
An umpire’s job is to apply the rules. But many of us want our officials (and those who instruct them) to have a better feel for the game’s big moments.
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I read this morning the AFL is saying there is nothing wrong with how the game is being umpired and its all the coaches fault. LMAOControversy reigns as AFL umpires turn blind eye to common sense | Jonathan Horn
An umpire’s job is to apply the rules. But many of us want our officials (and those who instruct them) to have a better feel for the game’s big moments.www.theguardian.com
Holding the ball is a rule in crisis, and the AFL refuses to accept it
Every part of holding the ball is broken.
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Bit of a yawning gulf...massive disconnect..occurring between the AFL...Clubs...Umpires...
Time for a clearing of the air committee meet!
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The AFL are a very touchy organisation
Thats a funny way of spelling corrupt.
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I just can't get my head around why the umps have clearly been instructed to minimise the paying of holding the ball.
Just makes no sense. Pay it more often and the games moves more quickly, it's a better spectacle and less stoppages.
It defies logic - but I suppose the nongs at AFL house are experts at defying logic
AFL believes that a free kick stops play and slows the game down. They are looking at it all wrong, a free kick although stops play causes the field to spread out and less congestion. It makes no sense to me why they can't see that.
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Cats lost 4 in a row not a peep from the media
Easiest way to fix the game is get rid of prior opportunity and make HTB simple: if you don't Handball or Kick the footy, it's a free kick. If you drop it straight after being tackled, it's a free kick. If it's knocked out in a tackle, it's a free kick. A harsh rule but it applys to every team, so teams should train to better dispose of the ball in those situations.
Sure there might be 50+ free kicks each game but at least the rule is no longer up to shitty umpire interpretation, and it will reduce stoppages and make teams spread out more knowing that they could get a free kick at any moment instead of setting up for repeat stoppages.
Sure there might be 50+ free kicks each game but at least the rule is no longer up to shitty umpire interpretation, and it will reduce stoppages and make teams spread out more knowing that they could get a free kick at any moment instead of setting up for repeat stoppages.
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thats how it was until there was a couple of GF's that were umpired like it is now and everyone got a boner.
Its simple really.
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what really halts play are ball-ups. for sometime their modus operadi has been to give the player going for the ball priority. that's fine, but it has gone to ridiculous lengths where they rarely reward legit tackles.
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I don't think there would be, players would look to dispose of the ball a lot quicker.
Now apparently there gonna try make Dusty do media interview for his 300 th
There shit beat a banged up Richmond vfl side by two goals and took them until 25 mins into the last to beat us
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But I bet Weakley isn't still saying "This is the best season ever!"
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Would be an upgrade on it
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And the worst news? Saints have nobody on their injury list. I’d be so depressed if I was a Sainter, as they thought Ross the Boss, Lenny, Goddard and friends were going to save their club.
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Jack who? Jack won the Coleman in 2010 with 78-goals as a 21yo…. in a second bottom team.
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Yeah everyone says don't cut deep look at Norf but Hawks did it a couple of years back and rebounded fine. Norf just picked duds.
Dont look now, but apparently Pies have injuries.
Cox out for 4, wouldnt that make them better?
Cox out for 4, wouldnt that make them better?
