Razor Ray retires

[ZEV]

I'm taking bets that he gets his umpire buddies to chair him off after the game.

Currently 600-1 that he tries to get the players to do a guard of honour for him.

He got his guard of honor…

 

[Lockyer24]

Went out with an insufficient intent 1000000000000 times less obvious than the one missed in the first quarter

It was SCG all over again

Goodbye

 

[windyhill]

Smug as ****, bye bye.

 

[terrybull]

And even Crappy was crapp.

And Elder was too elder

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

What the heck does this mean?

Most people get paid for providing a service...that's how the economy generally operates. Many bosses and companies celebrate the longevity of their employees in a workplace, including AFL players, coaches, administrators, and...umpires.

I hope you are not an employer.

Thanking someone for their service suggests that they've made some sort of sacrifice.

Getting paid over $100k for a part-time job that allows you to live your dream - doesn't seem like he has sacrificed much.


My boss once gave a speech and did a presentation in the office to thank me for 5 years of service - I actually said in my speech that they'd been paying me for the past 5 years, so what are you thanking me for? It made no sense to me.

 

[Osho]

The Tony Liberatore

Tony Liberatore

Age

58

Ht

163cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.1

5star

K

10.5

4star

HB

9.6

5star

M

1.5

2star

T

4.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.0

1star

of umpires, sans squirrel grips. Unpopular, but very very effective. He like Tony enjoyed the shrill reactions.

 

[Lunchtime]

I didn't realise he had set up the Chamberlain Foundation.

 

[outabounds]

Well done Ray. Would not have a game without the likes of him. Great effort and to all those who take pleasure in taking cheap shots. Get a life.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Would not have a game without the likes of him.

That's just nonsense.

 

[Kram]

Loved the attention but imo actually one of the better umpires usually.

Well done Razor.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Well done on a great career.

As others have said, he was never afraid to make a correct call no matter the location on the ground or the time of the game. You can't ask for much more than that.

Enjoy your retirement and hope you have a long life.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Well done on a great career.

As others have said, he was never afraid to make a correct call no matter the location on the ground or the time of the game. You can't ask for much more than that.

Enjoy your retirement and hope you have a long life.

It always felt like a fine line early in his career whether he was brave to "make the correct call no matter the location on the ground or the time of the game" - or whether he just liked to insert himself him into big moments regardless of whether it was the correct call or not.

That's what people struggled with with him.

However later in his career, it seemed like he was just a genuinely good umpire.

 

[boncer34]

Thanking someone for their service suggests that they've made some sort of sacrifice.

Getting paid over $100k for a part-time job that allows you to live your dream - doesn't seem like he has sacrificed much.


My boss once gave a speech and did a presentation in the office to thank me for 5 years of service - I actually said in my speech that they'd been paying me for the past 5 years, so what are you thanking me for? It made no sense to me.

 

[Donakebab]

Even pretending that it did, what a miserable existence.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

I found it embarassing, and a bit weird that I was being thanked for something that I'd already been fairly compensated financially for.

What service?

They paid me well, I did my job, then went home.

There's no need to thank me for sticking around for 5 years.


It's not like I'd been plugging away in a Call Centre or at a checkout or factory or something and being exploited by my boss, or sacrificing my well being to protect the community or anything!

FFS.

Save the 'thank you for your service' plaudits for police, nurses and teachers etc. Umpires are hardly providing a service.


Footnote, one of my staff actually used the same line when I presented her her gift for her 10 year anniversary a few years later.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Another footnote....I just received a BigFooty award for being here for 19 years.

Now that's service!!

 

[kriles76]

Dingo took the wrong baby!

c/- The Whistler

 

[Rotayjay]

Bye

 

[jim boy]

he was never afraid to make a correct call

Not so much the "correct call", but was not afraid to call it as he saw it. Heard a couple of ex-players say the best thing about Razor was that he always explained why he made a call if asked, even if the players disagreed with the call.

 

[Cleansweep17]

Jeez he hit peak Kevin with that lol

 

[YeoShuey]

Pretty good umpire if you put aside all of the show pony type of behaviour.

Not the best, but pretty good.