Correct, unfortunately.Oh, Jeremy. Blew it.
Well, they're not wrong?
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Correct, unfortunately.Oh, Jeremy. Blew it.
Well, they're not wrong?
Because in your interpretation any time a player gives the ball to a player who's received a free kick, it's also another free kick?
Swan districts surely!A rational pie.supporter.....ive.seen it all now.
Sure I get that, but to then say "it's clearly referencing general play" - so you can swear during a stoppage but not when the balls moving?
I'm 100% certain the rules on disposal are listed elsewhere - not in 18.13 lol.
It's almost like the rules of our sport are convoluted and extremely hard to interpret accurately and consistently
Sure I get that, but to then say "it's clearly referencing general play" - so you can swear during a stoppage but not when the balls moving?
I'm 100% certain the rules on disposal are listed elsewhere - not in 18.13 lol.
The problem isn't really the calling of the free, it's the inconsistancy of the application.
That very act probably happened a few times just in that game alone but was never called.
Likely also happened in the prior game as well but not called.
If they called it all the times they could when it occurs then it wouldn't be an issue at least in this context (maybe in other ways though).
But this is the same as 99% of other umpiring issues.
Completely understand the difficulty of the task. Umpiring is thankless. And they always deserve full protection from those that abuse them because the game cannot exist without them.
But when things like this and the Rankine decision happen, it undermines the system. They are technically free kicks - but are rarely paid even though we know it happens plenty of times unnoticed in games. And in the dying stages of a close game, they have a direct impact on the result.
Sorry but I don't understand this logic that's crept into the AFL
Umpires are paid quite well to do a job, and jeering from the crowd is part of refereeing in literally every competitive sport around the world
AFL umpires are paying increasingly more technical and dubious free kicks and all we ever get from the league is 'be nice to the umpies guys!'
Imagine a modern AFL umpire in this position, they'd probably need 6 weeks of therapy to get over the trauma
No I understand it because it's not immunity from criticism, it's empathy that they are humans making decisions without the benefit of slow motion replays or alternate angles. They act under directive from AFL House - which should be the ones copping the heat, not the umpire themselves. No one is saying the crowd cannot jeer the officials, it's part and parcel of every professional sport in the world.
Never been a fan of soccer refs getting crowded by players and various leagues have taken steps against that. In rugby union for example, only the captain can approach the official and he must be respectful. Would rather the AFL follows that kind of treatment of umpires.
Bit of a melt, complete with a comparison to a dictator, from fairly innocuous posts thinking that umpiring isn't easy.
Did you type out all that?
Well a) doesn't reference general play either, therefore your interpretation would be that throwing the ball to the umpire at a stoppage would also be a free kick.How's it clearly in the context of general play? It makes no reference to it whatsoever in the screen grab you've provided.
Would love to see itIt’s a critically important rule. Without it, every ball up would become a game of piggy-in-the-middle against the umpires and 36 vs 10 isn’t fair. It would make for great TV though.