Umpiring The Purpose Of Boundary Lines - Pies v Cats Game Discussion

[HairyO]

Before R22 2023 and excluding the 1979 1981 Grand Final, the purpose of the white line was to signify in-bounds and out-of-bounds.

This seems to have changed tonight.

Rule of the week, incompetence, or something more sinister ?

 

[Paul Kersey]

How’s the AFL gonna spin this? Not even friendly subjective grey area decisions.

 

[BF Tiger]

What is the porpoise of boundary lines though?

 

[Dewy006]

How on earth do 4 umpires miss Close playing on to Cameron 2m over the boundary? The standard of umpiring in this league is downright atrocious. It’s amateur hour every week.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Maybe each team gets a challenge they can use only for these sort of decisions( e.g. the two tonight but not an umpres decision) . But you cop a penalty if the challenge is deemed to be frivolous.

 

[Stumpy Pete]

The AFL will have to come out and admit this was an error - anything else would ludicrous. If they accept this then it means the player receiving the handball is fair game for a tackle and they can’t have players being tackled that close to the boundary fence.

There’s also questions here around whether the most experienced field umpire should have perhaps said “hang on a minute” and called it all back. This was a flat out error - not a judgement call or interpretation and the players questioned it immediately. This reflects poorly on those umpires anywhere near where it happened because none of them paused to listen to the players and think about what had actually occurred.

Regards

S. Pete

 

[Drought Break]

Can a “ score review” be called for something like this?

Would have to be a first that a player has kicked 2 goals from out of bounds in a game

 

[Bald]

Can a “ score review” be called for something like this?

Can it? No.

Should it? Absolutely.

 

[Bald]

Surely we’re mature and wise enough to accept that umpires can make mistakes AND we can rectify them, for the most part.
The Arc simply must be able to be used for more than just when a goal umpire requests it.

Whilst the ball is going to the middle post the goal why can’t a message go down to the umpires to say “hang on, we actually need to ball this one in, it was the wrong decision”.

I realise there’s still going to be dozens of wrong decisions where this can’t apply, but nobody is asking for perfection. We hear all the time that the Arc was introduced primarily for the howlers. The fact that it wasn’t able to be used is just a farce.

 

[Viddiot]

It was rubbish, I turned off after the Cameron handball receive. A basic, clear as day, fundamental rule of the game was ignored.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

What is the porpoise of boundary lines though?

Stop players smashing into the boards as the ball would be still live without a line.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

The AFL will have to come out and admit this was an error - anything else would ludicrous. If they accept this then it means the player receiving the handball is fair game for a tackle and they can’t have players being tackled that close to the boundary fence.

There’s also questions here around whether the most experienced field umpire should have perhaps said “hang on a minute” and called it all back. This was a flat out error - not a judgement call or interpretation and the players questioned it immediately. This reflects poorly on those umpires anywhere near where it happened because none of them paused to listen to the players and think about what had actually occurred.

Regards

S. Pete

It would be deemed as a Error on Monday they will be gnashing of the teeth for a few mins and vindication then everybody moves on.

But yes i have no idea how they could miss that they were right there like its bewildering.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

If Eddie was still commentating the commentary box would of self combusted in flames.

 

[BF Tiger]

If Eddie was still commentating the commentary box would have self combusted in flames.

Worth it then.

 

[FireKrakouer]

Maybe the umps just didn't have a clear view? Lol.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

2 goals to Cameron from blatant boundary line errors. One with the dopey boundary ump not more than 3 meters from the contest, right on the line. Those 2 goals could have an effect right at the end of the season with percentage as well in a season as tight as this. Just not good enough, you’d hope the boundary ump in front of the marking contest is banished for a weeks for intensive eye tests. One job and he can’t do it.

 

[BF Tiger]

Maybe the umps just didn't have a clear view? Lol.

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Atrocious. Gets worse the more I see it.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Just saw the image, they were ALL around the handball one as well. Drop the lot of them

 

[adammania9]

Geelong get looked after like no other club. It’s a joke.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

How’s the AFL gonna spin this? Not even friendly subjective grey area decisions.

Mate I'm gonna absolutely howl with laughter if the AFL somehow tries to spin/justify that non call handball OUTSIDE THE FIELD OF PLAY

 

[Visions]

What is the porpoise of boundary lines though?

After tonight, no one actually knows.

 

[chestbrah]

In a close game with so many ladder outcomes linked to every result the quality (or lack of) umpiring was insipid. Pies lose, top 2 in serious trouble, Geelong win, Carlton saints etc all with a larger mountain to climb. Simply not good enough.

 

[HairyO]

Can it? No.

Should it? Absolutely.

If a score review looks at whether a fingertip touched the ball, surely it can look at whether a player outside the boundaryline played on, handballed to another player outside the boundaryline, and then kicked it.

The mark was questionable as it looked maybe 30cm out from the tv angle, but Close and Cameron were both 2m out.

None of these umpires can be there for finals. But that means more Razor Ray.

* meeeee.

 

[matthew_s]

anyone got a clip??

 

[FireKrakouer]

anyone got a clip??

Haven't seen a clip of the OOB handpass but here's the OOB mark: