Umpiring

[scottywiper]

I feel I am expected to start this thread.
Wtf. In all seriouslyness.

 

[Marstermind]

Against St.Kilda it was s**t both ways. Tonight was a stitch up.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Worst display since the 2016 GF

 

[ShiNoBi]

fixed game

 

[Chazdog92]

Afl corruption at its finest

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Sadly it happens, we can only wait for the day that it finally goes against them.

 

[GoNorth]

No disputing that North made mistakes but the umpiring...bloody hell!

 

[Donkey Chop]

Sadly it happens, we can only wait for the day that it finally goes against them.

Against who?

 

[Only Forwards]

We could have won it without them had we not been our own worst enemy tonight.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Against who?

Dogs.

 

[Gasometer]

I dispute the concept that the performance was defined as 'Umpiring'.

Maybe Sam Newman was right.

Over officiation.

 

[Only Forwards]

Over officiation.

This is exactly what happens in the game now.

2 umpires are better than 3. 4 is a nonsense.

I don't need umpires to get it right all the time. That actually isn't part of our game.

What I do need is for the game to be umpired where the people umpiring actually have a feel for the game.

 

[astrovic]

Normally I say the umpiring was s**t but didn't affect the outcome of the game.

Tonight the umpiring was ineffably s**t and did affect the outcome of the game. Significantly.

 

[stevo75]

I'm actually quite happy.

We won that game imo. Ben Brown kicked the winner. We just don't get the 4 points

Bias umpiring has worked in our favor. Keeps us in reach of top 2 pick.

 

[Gasometer]

This is exactly what happens in the game now.

2 umpires are better than 3. 4 is a nonsense.

I don't need umpires to get it right all the time. That actually isn't part of our game.

What I do need is for the game to be umpired where the people umpiring actually have a feel for the game.

The thing is that they are and have to be protected. Its a Catch 69.

 

[trooroo4life]

It's a bullflogs game, why is everyone surprised?.

You could see the umpires literally panicking late that they hadn't done enough to get them over the line then they found a 50-50 in the goal square as we are about to hit the front and then award a bullshit 50 after the pleads of the brave bullflogs. If you head down to whitten oval early enough tomorrow you'll see them lining up for their cheque. Rort.

 

[Donkey Chop]

The thing is that they are and have to be protected. Its a Catch 69.

Turn it up Gaso, it's no where near as good as catching a 69

 

[JD-Roo]

1st quarter
7-1

2nd quarter
9-3 (16-4)

3rd quarter
7-4 (21-8)

4th quarter
5-6 (26-14)

At the 16 minute mark of the second quarter it was 15-2.

Explain to me how the Bullflogs apparently only infringed TWICE in 46 minutes of football??

 

[Aberration]

If Higgins is allowed to take his set shot (assuming play on was called early), he scores.

There is your 1 point game right there

 

[shintemaster]

Dogs player jumped into the back of a North player within the first 5 mins of the game starting. No free, they then proceed to pay a barrage of soft as butter ones the other way and give us nothing for an entire half. We lost the count in the 3rd as well and it felt "fair" because we weren't getting completely and utterly reamed. I assumed they would cost us the game at half time so I wouldn't be upset at the end. It didn't work that well.

 

[ferball]

So did the decisions against Higgins and Brown actually cost us the game?

 

[shintemaster]

So did the decisions against Higgins and Brown actually cost us the game?

Of course not. It was that plus the 20 that went their way and the complete lack of return the other way.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

If Higgins is allowed to take his set shot (assuming play on was called early), he scores.

There is your 1 point game right there

On tr radio they said the bigger issue was that timenon was c allied by an umpire 40 metres away that Higgo couldn't hear - the umpire close to him said nothing. And of course he is looking at the goals while an opponent has the luxury of looking for visual cues from the distant umpire. Really poor if that's what happened, the umpire nearest the kicker needs to be doing the talking.

 

[King Corey]

As close to rigged as you'll get.

If I had the time plus giantroo's editing skills I'd compile a series of was a free/wasn't a free contrasting plays.

It's almost like they want certain clubs support to fall away....

 

[roomagic1984]

Was that a mark to Mountford on the wing not paid actually a mark (haven't seen replays)?