Goal Umpire has done his knee

[JUBJUB]

Why would a doctor be moonlighting as a goal umpire?

Probably for the same reason highly paid TV stars moonlight as club presidents - they love the game

 

[Plugger35]

I thought he was just being a typical soft**** overacting goal umpire at first.

Then I saw the replay and realised it was a serious injury, he actually coped with it pretty well all things considered. Respect.

Hopefully he recovers quickly and is waving those white flags again.

 

[basashi]

This is why women shouldn't be allowed to be goal umpires.

Footy has forces that can break a man in two...

....probably break a woman in three!

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Why would a doctor be moonlighting as a goal umpire?

Love of the game?

Doctors moonlight as club doctors dont they? They certainly dont do that for the money.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I thought he was just being a typical soft**** overacting goal umpire at first..

Well theres a shock

 

[Tas]

Probably for the same reason highly paid TV stars moonlight as club presidents - they love the game

Running a club you love is a bit different from being a goal umpire.

 

[Spook]

Why would a doctor be moonlighting as a goal umpire?

Why not?

 

[Slacker]

The goal umpire dreadfully unlucky there. Took it well though.

His elbow over extension was weirding me out

 

[Tas]

Why not?

That is like moonlighting as a janitor at a cinema because you love movies.

 

[Cmarsh]

Most of them are well paid professionals aren't they?

Lawyers, doctors etc

Yes... but VERY good pay for being an AFL ump. I think about $60,000 p.a. for goal umps. The best field umps are paid about $150,000. Pretty nice for part time work.

 

[Cmarsh]

I thought he was just being a typical soft**** overacting goal umpire at first.

Then I saw the replay and realised it was a serious injury, he actually coped with it pretty well all things considered. Respect.

Hopefully he recovers quickly and is waving those white flags again.

Surely the first and last time we will hear that word from you with regards to umpires, Plugger. Moment in BF history

 

[Bluelegs]

This is why women shouldn't be allowed to be goal umpires.

Maybe that's why it took so long to get the stretcher out. Most of them are reserved for the women and children.

 

[City Search]

Yes... but VERY good pay for being an AFL ump. I think about $60,000 p.a. for goal umps. The best field umps are paid about $150,000. Pretty nice for part time work.

It's nowhere near that much. Their all paid the same rates.

 

[Cmarsh]

It's nowhere near that much. Their all paid the same rates.

No. It's that much

Umpires have struck a deal that will have the top earners among their ranks making as much as $150,000 per season by 2016.
That would include bonus payments for field umpires who officiate in finals and the grand final.
Top boundary and goal umpires will make about $60,000.
The five-year agreement includes a backdated seven per cent pay rise for this year, with further five, four, three and three per cent increases over the next four seasons

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/pay-rise-for-afl-umpires-20121207-2b0qg.html

 

[Rod Stroker]

This is why women shouldn't be allowed to be goal umpires.

Did LOL.

I was going to blame it on culture.

 

[Spook]

Ar

That is like moonlighting as a janitor at a cinema because you love movies.

Are you a janitor Tas?

 

[Tas]

Ar
Are you a janitor Tas?

No, but I love footy and do not have a burning desire to be spat at and abused by every crowd every week.

 

[half_back_flank]

I already asked for that, why so you need to copy me?

Has anyone put up any footage of the incident in question yet?

 

[JUBJUB]

No, but I love footy and do not have a burning desire to be spat at and abused by every crowd every week.

Yeah we can just do that to you here

 

[gimp!]

No, but I love footy and do not have a burning desire to be spat at and abused by every crowd every week.

Dr. Umpire just eats up pressure.

 

[Tas]

Yeah we can just do that to you here

I feel the love.

 

[J_Moore]

What crazy rule gets introduced for next week? Players can't cross the goal line?

 

[Hipster Doofus]

ACL and PCL.....ouch

 

[Mofra]

He hardly looked in pain though for a bloke who's clearly snapped his knee.

I've had a Medial tear, surprisingly not that painful. Freaky to hear the "pop" though and feel the pull.
Even ran the game out...

... until I woke up in the middle of the night in agony, even a sheet moving on my leg hurt. Lack of bloodflow means it takes ages to swell up.

Rehab was a b!tch - can't imagine doing a full ACL/PCL rehab, feel sorry for the bloke.

 

[ApplecrossWC]

How many weeks for Picken?