Game Day Richmond V Essendon- Dreamtime at the 'G. 7.25pm.

[Jack by one]

What can you say.
The rules of this game are an absolute farce.
Surely the spirit of this rule goes back to the shenanigans of the hawk GF rushed behind effort. Like every knee jerk recative rule that the AFL brings in this one is being gamed by the players and creates confusion amongst fans and players as it's adjudicated differently each bloody time you watch.

It's funny I'm now seeing stories from the AFL that it wasn't because of the Hawthorne grand final that the rule was charged but a game Richmond won that year

 

[Tiges1229]

Amateur..I just cant take this sport seriously anymore

Spot on mate

 

[Cevap_Roll]

I'm quoting what the umpires thought process would have been in order to pay that a free kick. The rules state the player must not be under any pressure. Short was clearly under pressure, as Green was 2 steps behind him. More to the point, how the **** does Short know where Green is?

He is clearly meant to pick up the ball and try and take Green on to be only tackled and done for holding the ball.

 

[sante]

We better steam roll them in the second half.

 

[SunshineBoy]

They should take away the point posts stick a crossbar and call it rugby football, and get the Indian bookies as umpires

 

[Lsta062]

He looked around.

Did he though? I didn't notice.

Look, if he did take note on where Green was, then that isn't an issue from the umpire because Green was technically far enough for him to pick the ball up. The rule is the rule no matter how unfair some think the rule is. If he didn't notice Green, then if I was the umpire I wouldn't have paid it.

Regardless, if this call gets blamed for us losing this game if it ends up close, I may laugh out loud, because that means that yet again our close loss is externalised to the umpires and not to the Richmond players who didn't kick a goal from a gettable place. The scoring shots is 15-9 our way, and we are losing.

 

[Hoos]

If it isn't our own incompetence in front of goal f**king us up, the umpires incompetence screws us as well.

 

[SplintWhisky]

****ing disgrace

 

[SunshineBoy]

He is clearly meant to pick up the ball and try and take Green on to be only tackled and done for holding the ball.

That would have been the only other outcome

 

[theflea]

Apparently the rule is 'direct physical presssure'
Whatever the hell that means.

Most other umps call it right, but this campaigner is like a parking inspector straight out of parking school. Every technical fine gets handed out until the old timers pull the campaigner in line.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Yes.



Give it a rest, it was a bullshit decision.

And if it was the other way around we'd be saying nothing.

 

[theflea]

Prestia's kicking is comical. How the **** do you get drafted not being able to kick? It's either too high or along the ground, either way never to the receivers advantage

Never ever this bad, his leg is someone else's.

 

[SunshineBoy]

Most other umps call it right, but this campaigner is like a parking inspector straight out of parking school. Every technical fine gets handed out until the old timers pull the campaigner in line.

He also called a fre against us from Collins street when the umpire five yards away said play on

 

[theflea]

But still nervous with the ball.

Nah not from me he isn't.

 

[_Cayz_]

And if it was the other way around we'd be saying nothing.

No, if it was the other way around it would still be a bullshit decision.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

But the game is more popular than ever.

bullshit it is , no campaigner wants to play it at grass roots level . Wogball is taking over, forget about going to the mcg to get pissed amongst the grog sqaud, you'll be going to the G and taking your helmet to avoid the flares.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

UMPIRE GENOCIDE please

 

[Rubber Hips]

Owe will run over them
Tigers by 5 goals

 

[SunshineBoy]

Did Prestia pull out then

 

[_Wang_]

Caddy owes us one

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

CADDY KICK THE ****ING GOAL

 

[Rubber Hips]

Oh no it's Caddy lining ip for goal....phew

 

[SunshineBoy]

Lose Martin and we are tucked

 

[HTT]

Mcgrath scared of being gifified

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

COME ON RICHMOND STICK IT UP THESE FLOGS