Autopsy AFL 2019 Round 15: Essendon v Greater Western Sydney, 7:20pm AEST Marvel Stadium

[Coasters7]

In the last 3 weeks we have seen free kick counts of
Crows 24-7 GWS
Freo 32-15 Port

But of course it’s Victorian bias.
Yes the umpiring was shocking but it is most weeks and it’s nothing to do with “VFL bias” as the tin foil hate brigade will have you believe. The umpires are just not up to it and you can’t tell me the noise from the home crowd doesn’t get to them

Don’t know if you noticed.. but none of the 4 you mentioned are Victorian.. hard to be a Vic bias when there isn’t one playing.

 

[mxett]

Still think it's a long way from conclusive. The fingers splay during an attempted smother. The footage doesn't show contact, it shows possible contact. The video ump would've been guessing.

bingo. It's an assumption to suggest the finger moves because of the ball. Yes it probably does, but do you overturn a goal where the ball has then traveled another 50 metres for it?

 

[Andronicus]

Umpires don't need to pick us up on their shoulders and carry us over the line like we saw tonight.

Hard to say if they need to or not.

It has just become the norm over the last couple of decades.

Your post shows a severe case of a lack of self awareness.

 

[hoss]

Awful post by an awful poster

Nah, I thought he made a fair point. I can't remember ever seeing an umpiring display like that. And I hate GWS. You have to question the integrity of the umpiring and competition based on that evidence.

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[Red Black and Blue]

GWS must lodge a formal complaint re the umpiring and non-rewiew in the last quarter that lost them that game.

Every 50/50 call against them, dodgy calls against them, frees missed to them but lesser ones paid against. 14 of the last 16 frees against them.

The non-review of the goal that tied the scores with two minutes to go...when the GWS player immediately put his hand up and said he touched it. How is that possible?!

Never seen anything like it.

They can have it, we’ll take the Swans and Pies games.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Still think it's a long way from conclusive. The fingers splay during an attempted smother. The footage doesn't show contact, it shows possible contact. The video ump would've been guessing.

His hand is almost parallel with the ground when it happens.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Still think it's a long way from conclusive. The fingers splay during an attempted smother. The footage doesn't show contact, it shows possible contact. The video ump would've been guessing.

It’s not clear at all. Overreaction to that has been ridiculous

 

[Andronicus]

Explain how champ.

I said it was common sense to give a warning when Rampe climbs a goal post when a bloke is having a shot from 70m because players are warned for being over the mark (and not ultimately impacting the game).

Because that much is obvious and you don't like it, you're trying to compare it to assault. Amazing.

You were trying to compare it to an incident that happens to every team, multiple times a game.

I was making a comparison to an equally rare event.

 

[Coasters7]

bingo. It's an assumption to suggest the finger moves because of the ball. Yes it probably does, but do you overturn a goal where the ball has then traveled another 50 metres for it?

What else is the finger moving from? That’s as black and white as any other touched I’ve seen. If the finger moves as the ball travels past.. is that not enough evidence?

 

[mxett]

Don’t know if you noticed.. but none of the 4 you mentioned are Victorian.. hard to be a Vic bias when there isn’t one playing.

so the umpires are bias for Adelaide and Perth teams against the sydney and adelaide clubs.......?

It's just poor umpiring mate. To suggest it's some sort of conspiracy is pure BS. If it was they would have penalised Rampe for diving on the post to let Essendon win in Sydney

 

[Great8]

Don’t know if you noticed.. but none of the 4 you mentioned are Victorian.. hard to be a Vic bias when there isn’t one playing.

My point is the umpires are just poor.
And if Vic bias really does exist why do travelling Vic sides get screwed by the umps in Perth against the Eagles every game?

 

[mxett]

What else is the finger moving from? That’s as black and white as any other touched I’ve seen. If the finger moves as the ball travels past.. is that not enough evidence?

didnt you read his post?

No, you do not see the actual contact, you see the ball pass the hand and his finger move.

 

[chunkylover]

Hard to say if they need to or not.

It has just become the norm over the last couple of decades.

Your post shows a severe case of a lack of self awareness.

Possibly. 14 of the last 16 free kicks. NBA Jam mode in full effect.

 

[Coasters7]

so the umpires are bias for Adelaide and Perth teams against the sydney and adelaide clubs.......?

It's just poor umpiring mate. To suggest it's some sort of conspiracy is pure BS. If it was they would have penalised Rampe for diving on the post to let Essendon win in Sydney

Don’t necessarily think it’s a Vic bias. Was just pointing out an irregularity in your post. But I do think there is a conscious incentive there for the umpires to favour the trailing team and make the games as close as possible.

 

[NEGAN]

Nah, I thought he made a fair point. I can't remember ever seeing an umpiring display like that. And I hate GWS. You have to question the integrity of the umpiring and competition based on that evidence.

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Did you not watch the Freo game 2 weeks ago against us?...

Walters gifted 5 goals from free kicks?

32 - 15 free kick count

 

[Macpotata]

Apart from the touched goal I think everyone is overreacting, surprise surprise. Free kicks missed and paid both ways.

 

[Love the Drake]

Awful post by an awful poster

Aggressive and unnecessary response as per usual.

GWS have every right to complain. Are you saying your team wouldn’t in the same circumstances?

 

[footy75]

it's got nothing to with where the umpires are from it's about keeping the crowd happy

 

[Ron The Bear]

His hand is almost parallel with the ground when it happens.

C'mon, look at the shape of the ball in that shot. There is massive artefacting. It looks superficially like several fingers on the right hand are bent back.

The "technology" is not up to the job it's beeing asked to do.

 

[mxett]

Don’t necessarily think it’s a Vic bias. Was just pointing out an irregularity in your post. But I do think there is a conscious incentive there for the umpires to favour the trailing team and make the games as close as possible.

I think umpires are clearly influenced by large one-sided crowds. Home town umpiring is a thing, undeniably, and your club benefits from it as much as any

 

[YeOldTiger]

Will be interesting on Brownlow night...I'd give the umpires the 3, the 2 and the 1 for this game. Robbed isn't a big enough word.

 

[chunkylover]

My point is the umpires are just poor.
And if Vic bias really does exist why do travelling Vic sides get screwed by the umps in Perth against the Eagles every game?

Every game!! 3 games vs VFL teams this season. Lost 2 free kick counts and won 1 by a single free kick. Yeah a real rough deal they're copping over here

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Jobe and Bruce, the touch was inconclusive!

 

[SSwans2011]

You were trying to compare it to an incident that happens to every team, multiple times a game.

I was making a comparison to an equally rare event.

Because I raised regularity of occurrence, severity of offence is no longer a factor?

That's not goalpost shifting. Bombers' fans common sense on display once again.

 

[Coasters7]

didnt you read his post?

No, you do not see the actual contact, you see the ball pass the hand and his finger move.

That’s the queues for every other touched ball I’ve seen.. Because of the poor frame rate you never get to see the ball make contact with hands.. but it’s safe to assume if the fingers move the only thing they’re moving from is the ball..