Not a one off, but just whenever a player goes for the footy on the deck and is swarmed by 4 opponents who sit on his back and pin his arms while he thrashes around trying to let go of the footy.....that's not holding the ball you ******* maggots!
Worst umpiring decisions
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Just checked the thread, plenty of neutrals saying it needed a replay as well...
All in all you guys won, probably deserved it after the way we played... I feel it was a bad decision...
And in that respect feel a bit robbed, but life goes on.. Hopefully next year it doesnt hinge on decisons..
I think we can agree on that..?
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Would have been a travesty if a replay had been called. There was no vision of it that would have made a difference.
The only person who could possibly have seen it (apart from McKeever) was the goal umpire. And he had absolutely no doubt.
Very disappointing that some Eagles fans focus on that umpiring decision from that game. The Lions played some excellent football in that last quarter to come back and win. Sometimes it does happen that a team gets a run of good decisions from the umpires to help them win a close game but that certainly wasn't what happened that day.
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Think it was 2010 IIRC up in Sydney, Jarrad Mcveigh got a free kick when Ryan O'Keefe landed in his back, can't get any worse than an opposition player not even being involved.
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Gavin Wanganeen used to get one or two like that every game he ever played!
Lol, you can't see the tackle pushing Darling's fist into his own face?
That is one glass jaw......
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An umpiring decision has never been the single (or even remotely) the cause of a team winning or losing a game.
There was one this year paid against Will Schofield for a HTB. He was storming down the right wing and the opposition player lunged at him during the chase and grabbed his jumper, held it for a grand total of 1 second and slipped off. Schofield kept running without breaking stride until the ump called him back.
Picking Matt Stevic for the 2012 GF
Still cant believe this throw from Simon Black
whatboutbob
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Yep. The call was technically correct, but it is a bad rule IMO.
Any free paid to Saints in 2009 Prelim. Holding the ball against Hargrave because the umpire didnt see him actually kick the ball but even worse was a free for Riewoldts blatant dive against Lake prior to 3rd Q starting. Don't get me started on the Liberatore non goal in 97 prelim.
TubbsFarquhar
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On a similar note, I remember Ben Hudson got a 50m against him for putting his arms up and saying "What?!" against Essendon (?) in 2011. Last year's prelim against Hawthorn had too many to list.
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time to return the traditional Richmond yellow
Umpiring in the Crows/Hawks prelim was disgraceful.
Also that Darling act deserves an Oscar
Also that Darling act deserves an Oscar
Every time Lance Franklin takes a mark and is then allowed to run around on his "Buddy Arc" without being called to play on.
Going back a few years into the 90's I recall Greg Williams celebrating in the goal square after a West coast rushed through a behind. Williams was rewarded with a goal for his great acting that he kicked it.
The sole reason that teams lose games is because the opposition scores more than them. Period. How does that happen? Generally (But not always) because one team played better than the other.
Umpiring decisions are pretty much the least influencing factor that determines the result of a game. Can it alter the score? Sure. But not the result.
That is one slow motion replay
So the reason his head went back was because of his own fist on his chin? That's what you're saying is it?
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That is one of the dumbest things I have ever read.
I'll leave you to work out the incredibly obvious flaw in your logic, delete your post and apologize for wasting the time of anybody unfortunate enough to read it.
