Free kicks 17 - 5 at half time.

[Old Skool]

We are getting slaughtered by the umpires. Absolutely slaughtered.

The Eagles are masters at milking their home crowd and the pavlovian morons known as umpires.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

The Butler one at the end was laughable. He actually stopped on the boundary deliberately at the last second so the trailing player would go into him with momentum.

 

[Husk]

I knew it was bad but fair dinkum.

2 or 3 of those frees for us were OOF as well.

Unbelievable really.

 

[LT Smash]

The Butler one at the end was laughable. He actually stopped on the boundary deliberately at the last second so the trailing player would go into him with momentum.

But you do have to admire the reverse triple pike with a twist.

 

[hilly]

Reporting Josh Hill sums it up.

Ashton Hams has loading points. Enjoy...the weeks...

 

[Roosurgence]

Seems high tackling only applies if you have a West Coast jumper on.

What a f........ing joke!

How are you meant to compete when the umpire wants to pay a free kick for every incidental contact that happens to one team and lets everything go the other way?!?!?!?!

Playing against the West Coast Duckers and Umps today!

Absolute disgrace.

 

[OMAN]

Different is the umps are looking to give free kicks to one team. Totally a mind set by the maggots.

 

[Groggyk]

17 - 4 going by the AFL website.

I don't usually go on about the umps, but **** me.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Astounding. Absolutely astounding.

 

[LETSGOKANGAS]

Will make our victory all the more sweeter

 

[boat13]

****ing spewing, TV probably will probably need replacement halfway through the 3rd at this rate

 

[GoNorth]

Seems high tackling only applies if you have a West Coast jumper on.

What a f........ing joke!

How are you meant to compete when the umpire wants to pay a free kick for every incidental contact that happens to one team and lets everything go the other way?!?!?!?!

Playing against the West Coast Duckers and Umps today!

Absolute disgrace.

This post says it all. I have nothing else to add.

 

[gokangas]

We have 5 frees? Bullshit.

 

[Chadwiko]

Came here at half-time to see if the free-kick count was as lopsided as it seems on TV.

Yup.

Muppet Der-wayne and Gerard Weakley are so anti-North this game, too. **** me this is just ridiculous.

Scott Thompson gets his head ripped off = no free kick
Any West Coast player has one of his hairs sneezed at = free kick

 

[Old Skool]

We have 5 frees? Bullshit.

The Hun has us at 17-5

AFL stats has us at 17-4

The West Coast are playing the umpires for mugs and the umpires are putting in an academy award performance.

 

[Woodson]

I was equally appalled at Wellsy's perfect (eat ya heart out Sean Spence), tackle on their #8, ball was in play then what the hell does the umpire expect to do, pull out from an effort. Wack job umpire.

The Thomas 'encroaching' is what people love about the f**€*n game and these umps are crucifying the game by rewarding divers and cheats.


If North can get some forward structure happening, hopefully we'll see North stun the cry babies in the crowd.

Bastantic has to be told to GO FOR GOAL instead of looking to play cute on the run.

 

[Groggyk]

The Hun has us at 17-5

AFL stats has us at 17-4

The West Coast are playing the umpires for mugs and the umpires are putting in an academy award performance.

You were on the money mate.

AFL has updated theirs to 5.

 

[ktiger]

I never want to see players hurt but if selwood's keep ducking I wanna see their heads get taken off. Umps love them

 

[Old Skool]

Pathetic.

Even the West Coast supporters were puzzled with that one.

18-5 and counting.

 

[osaka mick]

Atley earned a free for high contact. There for all to see.

These f****** commentators say that it was great work from the tackler (Kerr) because he held up play!

They, the commentators are doing a worse job than the umpires.

And now, Swallow gets a great handball out, and they call it a throw.

Disgraceful!!!!!!!

 

[ktiger]

Foxtel have the worst commentary. Would much rather ten and prime.

 

[LT Smash]

That Schuey free kick was total bullshit.

 

[Old Skool]

There needs to be a royal commision in to this shit.

It's beyond putrid.

 

[Old Skool]

Another milked free kick and shot on goal.

21-10.

 

[hellas_johnny]

**** this im sick of this shit, every year it happens.