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Umpiring is a frustration because people see a free kick get paid for one thing and then expect every time something similar happens to their team that the same free kick should be paid when it shouldn't.I’m certainly not” of that view, was pretty clear to me that in form players didn’t bring it to AO for reasons unknown . Umpiring is a frustration and watching other games we aren’t alone
Firstly the umpires aren't in the exact same position for every decision, they don't see the same thing every single time so they can never give the same decision every single time. Secondly when watching at the ground, you could be on the complete opposite side to what the umpire is and you see high contact, but the umpire sees a legal tackle, so we all get frustrated. When watching on TV the majority of decisions are shown from cameras perched high up in the stands, where as the umpire is at ground level trying to see through up to 10 players in a pack or pinpoint something from 20+ metres away while running at full tilt in a split second. The sooner people understand that the less frustration they'll feel from umpiring. I've looked at it that way for years especially after I spent a couple of seasons umpiring local footy and got a better understanding for how hard the job is.