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MRP / Trib. Scotty "Boo-urns" Thompson

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ilovethelegs said:
I have just had another look at the footage and am absolutely convinced that he didn't see it. After the non-controlling umpire pays a free to Dangerfield for holding, McInerney blows his whistle, signals time on and says "Hold on ..... High contact ...... High contact Geelong". He completely ignores the free kick awarded by the other umpire and gives the free to SJ. You can clearly see in the footage that he wasn't watching the collision and he is clearly not confident when awarding the free kick, as evidenced by the confused pauses. Had he seen it, his response would have been an authoritative "Free kick, high contact, Steve Johnson".

What made him pay the free and overrule the decision of the other umpire if he didn't see it and it didn't come via the non-controlling field umpires?

I'll probably get shot down from all directions for suggesting this, but is it possible that he was instructed to pay the free through his earpiece? By the video umpire? The gap between the collision and the free being awarded is a clear 2 seconds, ample time to be fed the instruction.
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i agree he didnt see it, he guessed. the question needs to be asked then, what gives that idiot the right to overule the other umpire without consulting?

which free kick gets priority?
is there a rule that covers a hierarchy of free kicks and determines which takes precedence when both are committed at the same time?
should they have balled it up?
does which ever gets committed first get the free?

i dont think there was time for 4th umpire intervention there. it was a delayed free but not delayed enough to suggest it was relayed via the video review. have you seen how long it takes them to review a goal:eek:
 
BigLefty said:
i dont think there was time for 4th umpire intervention there. it was a delayed free but not delayed enough to suggest it was relayed via the video review. have you seen how long it takes them to review a goal:eek:
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I'm not suggesting that it was looked at on video, just that perhaps the video umpire saw the incident live and relayed that info to the central umpire.

Given that he didn't really seem to know what it was for and actually said "Hold On" before pausing as though being fed an instruction and then calling "High Contact".
 
Johnson wasn't lining up Dangerfield. He receives a push from Wright, almost stumbles into Dangerfield as a result, naturally braces himself for the impact he (narrowly) avoids, and in the process does not see Thompson in his stumbling path and gets knocked to the ground.

If anybody is to blame for the incident, it's Wright, but only incidentally. It was just an unfortunate footy collision and, for once, the right decision was made by the MRP.
 

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What a load of bullshit Scott was going on about the doubt on Stevie J playing tonight after the Scotty Thompson "episode!!!

1st goal to Stevie J tonight, first 5 goals to Geelong vs the Hawks!!
 
ilovethelegs said:
I'm not suggesting that it was looked at on video, just that perhaps the video umpire saw the incident live and relayed that info to the central umpire.

Given that he didn't really seem to know what it was for and actually said "Hold On" before pausing as though being fed an instruction and then calling "High Contact".
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actually, are the boundary and goal umpires mic'ed up to the field umpires now and able to make decisions? or was that just the nab cup?

if they can, i'd say it's much more plausible that one of them gave the indication for the free.
 
FR0GGY said:
Pretty sure McInerny did it again last night with the J Pod, blew the whistle after he saw him on the ground. There was certainly a delay from incident to whistle.
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I thought that an umpire off the ball saw it and paid it? Mcinerny relayed it. Could be wrong.
 

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Enviable Tradition said:
Here is a youtube for you.



He definitely collected his head with the point of his shoulder. You can see it arounf the 18s mark if you pause it and scroll back and forth.

Having said that there is no way it should be reportable. Footballing collision, he barely saw it coming, kept his shoulder tucked, didn't jump. Nothing in it.

With this tribunal though, who knows....
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What about this one?





I think Mr thompson is a Lucky boy...Rekon he might be really in with a chance of the brownlow medal.

:rolleyes:
 
Time will tell how important essendon fans will find rnd 18-19.....
 

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