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Came across this earlier today and had to have a bit of a chuckle. I know many of us feel that we perhaps get hard done by umpiring decisions more than the average team but...
Conspiracy or nothing in it?
I agree with Dimma that we were very poor in the dreamtime game and this is a non issue given the umpiring wouldn't have changed the result but it is a bit interesting nonetheless...
Quick excerpt from the article:
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick is 'bewildered' that Essendon counterpart James Hird received advice on a shift in umpiring philosophy ahead of their round nine clash when he did not.
Hird said on Saturday he had been called by umpires boss Jeff Gieschen and spoke to the match day umpires before the Dreamtime at the 'G clash on May 25.
He was told the umpires would "only be paying the really obvious [free kicks]".
Hardwick said on Wednesday night the Tigers weren't given the same insight.
"Someone mentioned that to me today, actually. I didn't (receive any information from the umpires)," Hardwick told 3AW's Sports Today.
"It's a little bit bewildering, I suppose."
Hird said he expected his rival coaches had received the same information.
"Jeff Gieschen gave me a call a couple of weeks ago and explained that's what they'd be doing," Hird told Saturday's pre-game show on 3AW.
"And just speaking to the umpires before the game – maybe it was the Richmond game – the umpires came into our room and talked about how they'd only be paying the really obvious ones.
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Just seems odd of the Giesch to call Hird personally and for the umpires to visit the bomber's rooms before the game to 'clarify how they would officiate the game'. If they requested that clarification then fair enough but surely in the interests of fairness, you'd extend that courtesy (or at least offer it) to both teams. Just a strange occurrence IMO. Full article below:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-12/hardwick-bewildered-by-hirds-umpire-chat
Conspiracy or nothing in it?
I agree with Dimma that we were very poor in the dreamtime game and this is a non issue given the umpiring wouldn't have changed the result but it is a bit interesting nonetheless...
Quick excerpt from the article:
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick is 'bewildered' that Essendon counterpart James Hird received advice on a shift in umpiring philosophy ahead of their round nine clash when he did not.
Hird said on Saturday he had been called by umpires boss Jeff Gieschen and spoke to the match day umpires before the Dreamtime at the 'G clash on May 25.
He was told the umpires would "only be paying the really obvious [free kicks]".
Hardwick said on Wednesday night the Tigers weren't given the same insight.
"Someone mentioned that to me today, actually. I didn't (receive any information from the umpires)," Hardwick told 3AW's Sports Today.
"It's a little bit bewildering, I suppose."
Hird said he expected his rival coaches had received the same information.
"Jeff Gieschen gave me a call a couple of weeks ago and explained that's what they'd be doing," Hird told Saturday's pre-game show on 3AW.
"And just speaking to the umpires before the game – maybe it was the Richmond game – the umpires came into our room and talked about how they'd only be paying the really obvious ones.
***
Just seems odd of the Giesch to call Hird personally and for the umpires to visit the bomber's rooms before the game to 'clarify how they would officiate the game'. If they requested that clarification then fair enough but surely in the interests of fairness, you'd extend that courtesy (or at least offer it) to both teams. Just a strange occurrence IMO. Full article below:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-12/hardwick-bewildered-by-hirds-umpire-chat
