Roast Umpires

[Kong]

And yet a player can gather the ball, assess his options (1-2 seconds), get tackled, but if he drops the ball out, he's fine.

They've got it completely the wrong way around.

 

[Childish Gambino]

HTB is ****ed. It used to be that you needed to have had prior opportunity or have dragged the ball back in. Nowadays who knows? The ump just sees the ball not come out of a pack for a while, then blows HTB on the sorry sod on the bottom of it

If the whistle isn't blown for a ball up within the first couple of seconds of a tackle it will be holding the ball.

The rule is a joke, clearly officiated by people that have never played the game.

 

[Kong]

To be fair Gieschen was sacked by Richmond.

May as well get Wallace on the MRP for good measure.

 

[Pweter]

HTB is ****ed. It used to be that you needed to have had prior opportunity or have dragged the ball back in. Nowadays who knows? The ump just sees the ball not come out of a pack for a while, then blows HTB on the sorry sod on the bottom of it

It's sad to think that statement is about the most accurate description I've heard for modern day HTB.

Did they bin the rule that the person pinning the ball in would be the one pinged, and not the person that went and got the ball in the first place? I can not recall seeing that get paid ever.

 

[Oliver09]

The worst decision was to allow a centre bounce as Colyer was getting carried off the ground. The only possible reason we didn't call the stretcher out was that it was still in use because of Prismall being injured. It left us a man down as Collingwood got a goal from the centre bounce. The tackle that O'Brien laid on Colyer was pretty ordinary, was very dangerous & Colyer got a nasty injury because of it. Obviously the AFL want the head protected but what about a players leg?

 

[Skeeta Olly]

You can't protect every part of the human body.

 

[beez]

The worst decision was to allow a centre bounce as Colyer was getting carried off the ground. The only possible reason we didn't call the stretcher out was that it was still in use because of Prismall being injured. It left us a man down as Collingwood got a goal from the centre bounce. The tackle that O'Brien laid on Colyer was pretty ordinary, was very dangerous & Colyer got a nasty injury because of it. Obviously the AFL want the head protected but what about a players leg?

C'mon? Really?

There was absolutely no reason not to bounce the ball. Yeah, it sucked being a man down and if roles were reversed I would've been pissed, but them the breaks (pun intended).

And to call the tackle ordinary is a bit ordinary yourself, it was just unlucky.

PS. I'm not a fan of Harry O, yes, I see his scragging of opponents every week, I just have to like him because he's in the Black & White.

 

[Kong]

It's a bit of a silly rule, though; surely they should allow flexibility to call time on if a player's being carried off. What's the difference between a stretcher and three or four officials chairing him?

He still can't impact on the play.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

I like Harry O'Brien.

Abusing him never gets old.

 

[Kong]

He makes it far too easy. Such a bad footballer. I watched, and there wasn't a single 50/50 contest he didn't cheat in.

Unfortunately by yelling out in disgust at him getting away with it, I lost a bet an have to wear this sig for a week.

 

[Childish Gambino]

I like Harry O'Brien.

Abusing him never gets old.

That's the way I feel about Milne. Always brings a smile to my face abusing the crap out of him.

For Harry O it is genuine hatred. I honestly cannot stand him and it makes me seriously angry when he gets away with his scragging and cheating yet he claims to be the moral messiah outside of football.

Arggggggggghhh! Just typing this right now enrages me!

 

[Lance Uppercut]

he's a goose-stepping deadshit

 

[Kong]

I've taken so much joy from seeing Crameri absolutely embarrass him this year.

 

[Darealrath]

It's a real pity the saints couldn't get 1 more point in the first grand final because I would have loved to see the media lay into Harry for bottling it. He was worse than Leon.

 

[Kong]

YEAH BUT DIDNT YOU SEE THAT GOAL HE KICKED IN THE REMATCH ONCE THE GAME WAS WELL OVER? all australian my back side

 

[yaco55]

Dont have any problem with the way that O'Brien plays the game - Not the only player who skilfully scrags within the rules - Silvagni was F/B of the century playing this way.

Was distinctly unimpressed with his tackle on Colyer - more vigorous than required.

Do know that Maxwell cleaned up McGinnity in a pre-season game - WC waited two years for retribution - Embley with a well executed bump ( within the rules ) which punctured Maxwell's lung.

EFC needs to be patient and wait until the opportunity presents O'Brien in a vulnerable position in the future.

 

[Kong]

The difference is Silvagni had rules/interpretations that allowed it, O'Brien doesn't.

He's not playing within the rules. He's the biggest cheat in the league.

 

[DTShowtime]

http://bigpondvideo.com/AFL/377166/whats-your-decision/

The "dodgiest" call of the day was the non free kick to Cloke as evidenced by this video.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

After watching him talk about paying holding, Harry O might as well retire.

 

[yaco55]

The difference is Silvagni had rules/interpretations that allowed it, O'Brien doesn't.

He's not playing within the rules. He's the biggest cheat in the league.

Rules didn't allow scragging in 1897 and don't allow scragging in 2011.

 

[Kong]

They did, along with interpretations.

Pushing in the back, chopping of the arms, holding out of a contest.

 

[Tassieboy]

And how he an maxwell Shepard (spelling's left me) the player on the mark!

 

[beez]

And how he an maxwell Shepard (spelling's left me) the player on the mark!

It's a legitimate act, not sure why you're so angry

 

[yaco55]

They did, along with interpretations.

Pushing in the back, chopping of the arms, holding out of a contest.

You suggest that O'Brien is cheating - Logically if no other players plays in the same manner/degree as O'Brien that means he is favored by the umpires - Think you get the inference !

 

[Summer Nights]

http://bigpondvideo.com/AFL/377166/whats-your-decision/

The "dodgiest" call of the day was the non free kick to Cloke as evidenced by this video.

Agree.