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The free kick count was definitely lopsided, but I don't think it was 24-6...
As a neutral I will say Tarra got a few soft ones, but a lot of the calls just seemed like 50-50s - sometimes they go your way, sometimes they don't. For the most part it seemed like the player getting to the ball first was rewarded, hence Blacks seemed to get a few more in the last quarter.
Overall, they could have let it go a bit more often, but certainly not the worst umpiring I've seen.
We were our own worst enemy for a whlie in the 3rd qtr but that stemmed from frustration I think. Like most clubs we feel that the 50-50 calls go against us a lot more often than they go for us......As you said Nonch, probably better off letting them go altogether rather than paying them, which I thought most umpires had been doing pretty well so far this year........
24 to 6 wasn't far off the mark either......