Umpires need to penalize deliberate delay/wasting of game
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HotSausage69
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I didn't see the whole game so I can't comment on the standard of umpiring overall on the night, but watching that as an isolated incident, it just has to be a 50. Then the audacity of the umpire to say that the Eagles player was delaying the game after giving the Melbourne guy a nudge was absolutely and utterly ridiculous.
It shouldn't matter at all if the Eagles got more frees overall on the night, (and trust me I hate the Eagles as much as anyone after that dodgy free to Shuey in extra time in the 2017 EF), if the free is there, and in this case it absolutely was, you have to call it.
It shouldn't matter at all if the Eagles got more frees overall on the night, (and trust me I hate the Eagles as much as anyone after that dodgy free to Shuey in extra time in the 2017 EF), if the free is there, and in this case it absolutely was, you have to call it.
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Why, because the stats are true? By golly gosh! Still shouldn’t be sooking about umpiring seeing as the home team was sucked off all night. The stats don’t lie champ.
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11 of the 12 previous free kicks being for West Coast not at all corrupt though. Each of them legit.
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The bloke is a freo troll pretending to be an eagles supporter. Surreal how many times I have to post this in every troll thread he makes.
to answer you OP sir, no I am decidedly not 'with you' instead I am
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50m should've been paid against Petty before he wasted 12 seconds hatching the ball like an egg. You can't tackle a player who has marked the ball to ground.
The problem is that the umpires let players get away 99% of the time with so they keep doing it. As obvious as that decision was they weren't going to pay it with a minute to go when the game was live.
The problem is that the umpires let players get away 99% of the time with so they keep doing it. As obvious as that decision was they weren't going to pay it with a minute to go when the game was live.
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Seeing how twitchy Melbourne supporters are on this website is always a joy. Even on some nuffy mainboard thread. Never change you beautiful people.
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Free kick count 28-16 against on the road in Perth after a week of true hotel quarantine because the AFL stuffed up the resort booking plus a once in seven years lightning strike to give the player most known for struggling with his endurance a free 30min rest 5mins into Q4 but apparently the Eagles got the rough end of their statistically significant pineapple. Spare me.
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Is this a parody take? Or a real comment. Genuinely can't tell!
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Couldn't agree more. Happens every week. You want faster game play, penalize this, it slows down play at least three-four times per quarter in each game
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yeah nah..Dees were owed a few
It’s an absolute disgrace how WC are favoured by umpires at home.
It’s quite disgusting and I’m fed up with it all.
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if it was up to WC fans there would be a 50 paid every 3 mins and you’d kick 20 goals a game from set shots in the goal square
bwhahahahah just take the W and move on.
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if true then he’s the very definition of a massive c- head
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Happens more often than that. If they were harsher on it in previous years they may not have needed the stand rule
I actually miss the old days when the marker or the free kick recipient and their opponent used to greco-roman wrestle or enagage in a push-me/shove-you square dance for 10 seconds or so before the umps would insist they get on with the game. Most of it was great theater...
What did come out of tonight's game will be a great future trivia question; 'What is the longest quarter in the history of game?'...
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Forget the standing on the mark bulldust... 50 metre if a player doesn't roll off the ball instantly / get up instantly / points to the obvious free kick recipient before he throws it back / throws the ball high in the air... that will speed up the game. And stop it being annoying as hell to watch as well.
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It may have been a bad call by the ump but he still should win the John Worsfold Medal this year.
