Jack Reacher
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- Mar 30, 2013
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I thought we had a fair run of the umps over the whole night, they had no impact on the result.
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The game was iced if Black took his marked kick in front of goal. Or if Kennedy didn't get paid the marking contest free on the wing, or if the last Selwood duck was let go as they had been all night. I don't think it was a conspiracy, I think the umpires just panicked a bit. And those decisions cost North the win they had in their hands.
Not saying North didn't make mistakes or that the weren't other reasons. But the final few umpiring decisions were important.
That'll confuse the umpires.I'm just grateful that I wasn't at the match. I doubt I would be posting for a couple of years.
I'm going to take great joy if I ever get the pleasure to see Sellwood oor Shuey on a stretcher.
piss off trollI thought we had a fair run of the umps over the whole night, they had no impact on the result.
Had a nights sleep to calm down and re-valuate the game. l came to the same conclusion plus more as yourself.Daw dropping a couple of sitters. McMahon losing body contact on LeCras. Thomas having all the time in the world when running towards goal but panicked and kicked too early, letting a sheep dog like Hill off the leash. We made more mistakes than the ump.
Had a nights sleep to calm down and re-valuate the game. l came to the same conclusion plus more as yourself.
Both teams could have won or lost the game at certain stages in the final quarter.
Umpiring decisions are influenced by crowds.
If we want to try and help the team by influencing the umpiring decisions like other teams can, when they play at home or away, then to all those "lounge room supporters", get your winging a*ses off your seats and go to the games. BTW l'm not talking about those that cant get to games but the one's who would rather stay at home and sook about it.
We seem to have a lot of followers (l wont class them as supporters) who only turn up to a game when the outcome seems near certain.
As a wise old saying goes >>> ."PUT UP OR SHUT UP"!!!!..
I feel your pain Chad. If the AFL lets *Essendon off the hook, then that will be the final straw.
Had a nights sleep to calm down and re-valuate the game. l came to the same conclusion plus more as yourself.
Both teams could have won or lost the game at certain stages in the final quarter.
Umpiring decisions are influenced by crowds.
If we want to try and help the team by influencing the umpiring decisions like other teams can, when they play at home or away, then to all those "lounge room supporters", get your winging a*ses off your seats and go to the games. BTW l'm not talking about those that cant get to games but the one's who would rather stay at home and sook about it.
We seem to have a lot of followers (l wont class them as supporters) who only turn up to a game when the outcome seems near certain.
As a wise old saying goes >>> ."PUT UP OR SHUT UP"!!!!..
I feel your pain Chad. If the AFL lets *Essendon off the hook, then that will be the final straw.
You guys are building to be a strong team. I am sick of the Selwood's ducking and finally it affected the result of a game. AFL seem to change the rules every time an issue comes up, maybe they can change something to stop the Selwood's
PS: Joel is over rated too
100% - good run V Port not so good last night. Glass half full but we are building nicely. Sure it would have been nice to win but the sun came up this morning and life goes on. We will win our next 3 and will learn to close out close ones.
Must admit I always thought people we're full of shit but I was watching Selwood very closely last night and now I'm a believer. The guy is a total hack who deliberately ducks his head, leads with his head and throws his head back over the most minor contact. Can't believe the umpires haven't figured this out yet.
I can understand you are upset with another close loss, and you probably got the raw end on a few crucial decisions, but you were we'll ahead for much of the game. You should have won anyway! The responsibility lies with your players and coach, not the umpires or rules. How this has anything to do with Essendon and the farce we have been forced to go through is beyond me. Which illegal or performance enhancing drugs have any of our players taken anyway?
You guys have an exciting team, on the up, which has blown a few chances and had a bit of bad luck to go with it. You'll enjoy your future success more because of the losses. Suck it up and don't be such a pack of whingers!
Apart from the art of ducking for frees, the holding the ball decisions given when some clearly delusional ball player decides to do what he is trained to do, being take possession, only to be tackled to the ground, arms and ball held in and under by about sixteen other blokes mostly opposition players, and he is lying in there gasping for breath. And the umpire blows his whistle, pays the free against him and then says " you've got to make an attempt".
Even Houdini would be completely stuffed these days if he was playing football.
And we are supposed to enjoy watching that?
OMG you have got to be kidding! This type of evaluation of the umpiring is the problem with our game.
You guys can't say, oh if we had of done this or we had of done that better during the game or even look at the other bs free kicks during the game, because you can put all that sh$t aside and the fact of the matter is even though they were coming you guys were in front with 60 sec to go and if the umpires didn't pay that 50/50 free to Selwood you would have won the game.
I could pull out 20-30 high frees just from last round that were worse than that one that were called play on in less crucial time of a game.
No one should make excuses for sh%t umpiring, and certainly not when they change the outcome of a game.
Its just so overumpired these days its ridiculous, as a fan you invest multiple hours of your time watching a great contest knowing that the maggots will be the ones to decide it at end of a nail biter..
I can understand you are upset with another close loss, and you probably got the raw end on a few crucial decisions, but you were we'll ahead for much of the game. You should have won anyway! The responsibility lies with your players and coach, not the umpires or rules. How this has anything to do with Essendon and the farce we have been forced to go through is beyond me. Which illegal or performance enhancing drugs have any of our players taken anyway?
You guys have an exciting team, on the up, which has blown a few chances and had a bit of bad luck to go with it. You'll enjoy your future success more because of the losses. Suck it up and don't be such a pack of whingers!