Opinion The AFC equalisation Request

[little graham]

I've said this before on the Board but I'll say it again ...

I used to be involved in umpiring and was in the changerooms quite a few times for AFL games at Footy Park. Every single Victorian umpire came over saying 'we can't listen to the crowd, we can't listen to the crowd' so they ended up just not paying anything on the basis they didn't want to give in to the crowd ... even the 90% of the time the crowd was right.

Both Port and us.

I know, the crowd would simply be involved in the game and the umpires would make their decisions based on this because Victorians like Mguire whinge and people listen. Really demented shit. I dare say its mutated. I hear time and time again the home ground advantage of umpiring, except when we play in Victoria, according to the Victorian run television broadcasts,the umpiring is always fine.

Did you notice that last nights fox footy team consisted of 40 % Geelong supporters and 100 % Victorians? Yet last night was so blatant at times the Footscary bloke was heard numerous times in the background when we were ripped off.

 

[Ravenous Crow]

I'm done blaming umpires. It's completely pointless. Australian football is one of the most difficult sports to adjudicate. There are howlers all the time on both sides. Luck balances itself out over time. There is no grand conspiracy to favour one team over another.

Shit teams blame uncontrollable factors for their lack of success.

Good teams do all they can to win regardless of circumstances.

If you think you're supporting an 'unlucky' team, you're actually supporting a shit team.

Please don't give examples like 'we got bad decision x at specific time y and that caused us to lose the game'. There's a billion hypothetical situations that can arise for either team. It's pure arrogance to think only of instances that favour the side you're supporting.