VAFA failing to provide umpires to some women's, 19s and 3rds games, No boundaries below B grade and they tell clubs this on Thursday night / Friday morning . I'll say again how much money has been spent on recruitment in the past 7 years ? how much further money has been invested in coaches ? why did the previous coach quit on short notice ? was it because he was treated like trash the previous season ?
goal umps more important than boundary .. Debatable .. I'd say all umps are important .. BUT when it comes to finding someone to fill that roll that will fall at the feet of clubs it is a lot easier to find goal umps than boundary umps and is why boundary should be paid more.
Same ridiculous argument the EFL used to get rid of boundaries in junior games. It’s very easy to find someone’s younger brother or sister or an injured player to run the boundary. Goal umpiring actually requires someone to know what they’re doing or you’re going to end up with big problems in a close game.
If a boundary umpire gets a call wrong, no one cares. A goal umpire and all hell breaks loose.