Much of GWS-Collingwood Preliminary Final, especially the final quarter, was played as if there weren't umpires there.
Things were clearly not being called even to the point that when the ball was clearly over the line, it was play on.
Hardly anything was holding the ball and as for throws, forget about it.
I understand and appreciate them not wanting to influence the game by making a wrong decision but this is exactly what they're doing by not blowing the whistle when they clearly should.
In cricket, the rules are the rules, whether the first ball or the last.
Same in tennis.
I'm guessing in rugby, soccer, NFL, basketball, there is sort of this grey area which grows at the end of the match where it's clear that this individual decision could have a tangible impact on the outcome of the match.
Not sure if anyone else commented on this, but when Toby Greene
had that last shot for goal and Sidebottom marked it on the line, it was during this anything goes phase. I wouldn't be suprised if it should have been a point.
Things were clearly not being called even to the point that when the ball was clearly over the line, it was play on.
Hardly anything was holding the ball and as for throws, forget about it.
I understand and appreciate them not wanting to influence the game by making a wrong decision but this is exactly what they're doing by not blowing the whistle when they clearly should.
In cricket, the rules are the rules, whether the first ball or the last.
Same in tennis.
I'm guessing in rugby, soccer, NFL, basketball, there is sort of this grey area which grows at the end of the match where it's clear that this individual decision could have a tangible impact on the outcome of the match.
Not sure if anyone else commented on this, but when Toby Greene
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Toby Greene
- Age
- 31
- Ht
- 182cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 22.7
- 5star
- K
- 12.5
- 5star
- HB
- 10.2
- 5star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- G
- 1.2
- 4star
- D
- 17.5
- 4star
- K
- 9.5
- 4star
- HB
- 8.0
- 4star
- M
- 4.8
- 4star
- T
- 1.0
- 2star
- G
- 2.3
- 5star
- D
- 26.6
- 5star
- K
- 12.4
- 5star
- HB
- 14.2
- 5star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 3.6
- 5star
- G
- 0.0
- 1star
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