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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
A fitting day to be crucified by the boys in yellow.
North Melbourne and Jesus Christ;
Both persecuted by those in power when all they were trying to do is help the less fortunate.
Ok, theory is:
We finished last last year, we aren’t getting the better umps
It’s total bullshit about having better umps. Today was so lopsided it wasn’t even funny.But it is consistent ... as long as it's against us
And like Ol’JC, we’ll rise and be celebrated long after the perpetrators are gone.
It wasn’t ridiculous, it was incompetent. Actually incompetent is being kind, it was blatant cheating.The Stevo running too far was ridiculous.
Unfortunately not by SundayAnd like Ol’JC, we’ll rise and be celebrated long after the perpetrators are gone.
That’s the issue with the game now.poor. Substandard poor. Literally killed my enjoyment of what was a great contest in the second half, and sone dodgy ones in the first half kept them closer than they should have been. The zurhaar non free sums up so much….
That’s the thing isn’t it. It’s hard not to be disheartened when it seems impartiality is light on when it comes to the rooboys.That’s the issue with the game now.
The AFL has made the game so easy for umpires to impact results and not be questioned for anything.
Today would have been a cracking contest if the game was umpires fairly and impartially.
We may have still lost, but at least we would have been presented with a level playing field to compete.
If your team wins or loses, you want it to be based on merit, not taken out of your hands by umpiring that was blatantly and consistently one sided.That’s the thing isn’t it. It’s hard not to be disheartened when it seems impartiality is light on when it comes to the rooboys.
This bloke was getting upset from the crowd's jeers towards him. He was visibly angry late in the game when he paid a dubious free to Carlton and was setting the man on the mark. He was flushed and shaking.What the * is a Martin Rodger? I've at least heard of most of the umps, but not him. The league can * off, giving him a prime Friday timeslot. One of the worst individual umpiring performances you'll ever see (the others weren't blameless, but still)
I get the point they make about abuse and how it's so bad at lower levels that it's hard to get enough umps to cover matches because the people most likely to be attracted to the role don't want to cop the sh!t from players and spectators so it's completely reasonable to have rules that prevent abuse or threatening behaviour. On the other hand, players have the right to question why a decision was made against them and clubs ought to be able to make honest criticism if there is justifiable reason and evidence.If your team wins or loses, you want it to be based on merit, not taken out of your hands by umpiring that was blatantly and consistently one sided.
As soon as the AFL removed any accountability for umpires to perform and the right to question them, all it did was pave the way for them to actually do whatever they like and potentially influence games if they want.
The Zurhaar death-stare at the umpire was a thing of beauty.
But I fully expect the AFL to make this a form of umpire dissent moving forward. And Carlton to start their next game with a free kick in the goal square just for good measure.
The problem is there is no longer any accountability to actually umpire the game properly.I get the point they make about abuse and how it's so bad at lower levels that it's hard to get enough umps to cover matches because the people most likely to be attracted to the role don't want to cop the sh!t from players and spectators so it's completely reasonable to have rules that prevent abuse or threatening behaviour. On the other hand, players have the right to question why a decision was made against them and clubs ought to be able to make honest criticism if there is justifiable reason and evidence.
Nobody watching today's game thought it was umpired well. It might have been just three or four poor / inexperienced umpires or there might be something else going on - who knows? But everybody who saw the match knows it was poorly umpired and the decisions were unduly lopsided. The club has to be able to call that out.
It's a disgrace that a 4 goal margin could be considered by reasonable people to be questionable as a result of umpiring decisions. The AFL have to fix this. The typical idiocy of the organisation has attempted to fix it but in fact they've made it worse.
You put it perfectly: If your team wins or loses, you want it to be based on merit, not taken out of your hands by umpiring that was blatantly and consistently one sided.
Where’s my free kick? I play for Carlton and your job is to favour us.What was Wietering saying to the ump I wonder?
It actually looked like he was expecting a free.Where’s my free kick? I play for Carlton and your job is to favour us.
****ing happy to hear it. Though no doubt we'll now get him every second week, with a newly added chip on his shoulderThis bloke was getting upset from the crowd's jeers towards him. He was visibly angry late in the game when he paid a dubious free to Carlton and was setting the man on the mark. He was flushed and shaking.
Yeah, a bit rough for standard beer.Anyway i suppose i cant blame the umpires for the platform28 charging over 16 bucks for a pint or the kid on the train that has just stopped screaming all the eay from richmond to pakenham...
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