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This is going to be a hot topic this year, running discussion and videos in here.
The AFL are doing their best to stamp out individuality in the players, and now they're doing their best to stamp out any emotion shown on field.I'm amazed there isn't more backlash about this. You cannot take emotion out of a high stress environment like a fierce, 2 hour contact sport!
If it isn't demonstrative towards the umpire specifically it MUST be ignored.
This was only in a practice game also. What happens in a cut throat final when scores are tight deep in the last quarter? How can anybody expect human beings in a moment identical to the Petracca example (whether it was against him or not) to simply stand up and not react whatsoever? It's absurd.
I suppose this is why they are taking a zero tolerance policy in the AFL. They don't want the players to be undermining the umpires decision publically because that filters down to lower leagues and juniors where players take it further cause there aren't 10 cameras on them.Abuse is defined as causing harm or causing distress i would say 99% of AFL players do not abuse umpires, an odd cuss word or throwing your arms in the air is not abuse.
You wanna see umpire abuse go to a local game.
That's when the umps put their whistles away, so we know the answer to that.I'm amazed there isn't more backlash about this. You cannot take emotion out of a high stress environment like a fierce, 2 hour contact sport!
If it isn't demonstrative towards the umpire specifically it MUST be ignored.
This was only in a practice game also. What happens in a cut throat final when scores are tight deep in the last quarter? How can anybody expect human beings in a moment identical to the Petracca example (whether it was against him or not) to simply stand up and not react whatsoever? It's absurd.
Abuse is defined as causing harm or causing distress i would say 99% of AFL players do not abuse umpires, an odd cuss word or throwing your arms in the air is not abuse.
You wanna see umpire abuse go to a local game.
Emotion does not equal abuse or aggressive verbal remonstration and gestures.I'm amazed there isn't more backlash about this. You cannot take emotion out of a high stress environment like a fierce, 2 hour contact sport!
If it isn't demonstrative towards the umpire specifically it MUST be ignored.
This was only in a practice game also. What happens in a cut throat final when scores are tight deep in the last quarter? How can anybody expect human beings in a moment identical to the Petracca example (whether it was against him or not) to simply stand up and not react whatsoever? It's absurd.
Umpire numbers are alarmingly low at all levels.This year I've given away umpiring after about 40 years of it. Each year the abuse and whinging gets worse and on top of that, we've been given some hefty pay cuts. Nothing enjoyable about it any more.
Not for this little black duck any more. Someone else can put up with that crap.
Exactly. Anyone who complains about this feel free to go down to your local umpire group, sign up, build the numbers up so we don't need to send a message to hold onto umpires.Umpire numbers are alarmingly low at all levels.
This is a frustrating rule change that will rile everyone up but a stance just has to be made at the top level.
It will fade away mid season any way, these rules always do after the point has been made.
This is one we just have to live with for the greater good of the game going forward.
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Pay them better instead of gutting the sport of any passion. Put more sponsors on the umpire kit or use the Maccas sponsorship to pay umps more.Umpire numbers are alarmingly low at all levels.
This is a frustrating rule change that will rile everyone up but a stance just has to be made at the top level.
It will fade away mid season any way, these rules always do after the point has been made.
This is one we just have to live with for the greater good of the game going forward.
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