Toast Umpires Appreciation Round

[Jcpdragonx]

Really put the whistle away in the fourth, real proud of what the umpires have done for our game.

 

[OzSparrow]

I am pretty sure that Thommo would disagree.

Morons!

 

[Wright Away]

Great back up performance after last week for the umps. I am sure Hawthorn will be happy with their contribution.

 

[Skippy231]

i'd appreciate the umpires not giving away bullsh1t free kicks when we have the momentum, when did AFL become non-contact?

 

[FAITH]

Disgraceful

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Was texting a mate who supports the hawks and he couldn't believe the good run we had with the umps.

Dafuq?

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

I appreciate their composure in the heats of the moment in the game...

 

[Smoooothy]

Most umpires were probably beaten up as kids. This is their revenge

 

[Wright Away]

Know from experience?

 

[Smoooothy]

Do you?

 

[Wright Away]

Ah so that is a yes then, thanks.

 

[Smoooothy]

Ha. Nice work..

 

[maxlilly]

It is so deflating, just takes the wind out of your sails.
It looks like they are just waiting to give a free to the other team.
You just have to wonder sometimes ???

 

[The Karma Bus]

Showing my appreciation would land me in some trouble..

**** off you disgraceful cheating pricks!!!

 

[1990crow]

I don't even know why I bother watching AFL. The umpiring is so hard to watch sometimes.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

With Geischen constantly defending these decisions, it isn't going to get better wither. **** him off, piss off this joke of a round and make umpires full-time professionals. If that doesn't work then I'll give up on AFL.

 

[King Elvis]

Flat out cheating.

What was it, 22-10 last week?

Was something like 16/9 in their favour at one stage, they gave us cheapies to square it up, but they were the classic selective ones, give us meaningless ones, give them ones at every key point of the game.

It's complete ****ing bullshit, and I'm sick of it.

Who is in charge of our Club at present? We need to stop this bullshit with Trigg and get a new CEO, then whoever the hell is in charge of our Club needs to get in the media and tear absolute strips off of the AFL, repeatedly and consistently, until this complete bullshit stops.

We were cheated out of a Grand Final appearance last year, we are constantly on the negative side of the free kick count, and I'm sick of our Club being handicapped in almost every game we play.

 

[Skippy231]

The umpiring was so bad even Eddie McGuire was complaining about it.

 

[brucetiki]

Another week, another umpire bashing thread

Yes, there were a couple of dubious decisions (the Thompson one being one), but the way Crows supporters carry on about the umpiring is just ridiculous.

 

[Harris Pilton]

The Thompson free resulted in a 12 point turnaround and totally killed our momentum. It wasn't just a dubious free kick. It was undeniably the game changer. We seem to be on the receiving end of this shit so often.

 

[mojito]

Was it sometime in the third that we got done for push in the back, Hawks take it up the field, and umpires fail to notice Gunston (I think it was) unfairly holding back Reilly? Really shit me that one did

 

[sbenno]

Free kicks
For Against Percentage
2013 124 137 110.48%
2012 434 456 105.07%
2011 429 448 104.43%
2010 386 407 105.44%
2009 404 454 112.38%
Total 1777 1902 107.03%

Our free kick count over the last 5 years.

I picked 2009 arbitrarily, but as I write this post, I've discovered that 2008 was the last time we were on the right side of of the ledger. Interestingly, it only equates to 7% more free kicks against on average, which doesn't seem like much, but obviously it adds up.

Is it how we play? No one expects the count to be even every game, but you would expect it to even out over a period of years, all other things being equal.

 

[Geoffa32]

If Geesh comes onto FiveAA this week and says the umpire was incorrect in paying the free and consequent 50 against Thommo, as he did this week, I will lose my shit.

 

[Mattrox]

Another week, another umpire bashing thread

Yes, there were a couple of dubious decisions (the Thompson one being one), but the way Crows supporters carry on about the umpiring is just ridiculous.

When the commentators say as the umpiring is poor, that pretty much gives creedence to the legitimacy in this case. Given Eddie was vocal about it.....

Go troll somewhere else.

 

[FR0GGY]

Well i certainly appreciated how shit they can be.