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The Bulldogs and Umpires: Time for a Royal Commission?
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You finished on 60 points, not 70. Unless they award the winning team 10 points when you play at GMHBA.
Still would have gone out in straight sets so it didn’t matter in the end.
Eagles want extra home game as travel compo for Gather Round
West Coast will lobby the AFL for an extra home game as compensation for the permanent decision to add Gather Round to fixture.
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Eagles want extra home game as travel compo for Gather Round
West Coast will lobby the AFL for an extra home game as compensation for the permanent decision to add Gather Round to fixture.
But are they neutral flights!!!!!?!??!??
Naughton, weightman and bont especially.
I almost fell over when bont got done for ball.
Thought he was gunna get a free cause the tackle was too hard
I almost fell over when bont got done for ball.
Thought he was gunna get a free cause the tackle was too hard
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Are you sure it's not just that Sydney are good at losing grand finals? Haven't you lost like 4 of the last 5 you've been in?
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I said clubs.
Is the Suns player over the mark? Yes.
Did the Suns player come back from where he was when the mark was taken? Also yes.
Was he 2 mtrs over the mark like the umpire states on the audio? No.
The amazing bit that I’ve included in the above snap is how quickly the umpire calls for the 50, with NO warning.
Was it even the controlling umpire for that area of the ground? No, umpire in the centre of the ground is.
Nah, that grand final was definitely due to the umps handing it to you on a sliver platter... no arguments can be had
Lol convenient. They've actually played eight different venues in 11 rounds.
Just having a quick look, both North and Freo have also played seven venues in 11 rounds. Dogs aren't as special in this regard as you'd think.
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No arguments can be had? I am well aware that the following is going to fall on deaf ears/blind eyes. But we don't have a lot of umpire review platforms, there is, however, a pretty good one on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hasumpstuffedup?lang=en
They reviewed the 2016 grand final and the summary was:
Dogs received 20 correct calls, received 3 incorrect calls, missed out on 8 calls
Swans received 11 correct calls, received 1 incorrect call, missed out on 11 calls.
Overall Dogs should have had +5 calls, Sydney should have +10 calls.
If you genuinely think that +5 free kicks throughout an entire game is the difference between a club kicking 10.7 (Sydney) and 13.11 (Western Bulldogs) then I don't know what to tell you. Unless you're going to have a subjective look at the game, you really shouldn't be making silly statements like "definitely due to the umps handing it to you on a silver platter".
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Big “No Homers Club” energy here.
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It is what it is.
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He wasn't far off 2m beyond where he marked it, just to the left of that TFH sign. Definitely harsh but not altogether incorrect.
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In any case, 99,999/100,000 times they give a warning there.
No surprise which team benefitted from the 1/100,000.
No surprise which team benefitted from the 1/100,000.
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I think the issue some posters have is that the umpires didn't give the Gold Coast player a warning or something.
In any case, it's definitely our fault.
Definitely harsh, but it wasn't like the player didn't encroach at all as some are making out, strange to not receive a warning though. Umpiring did feel poor tonight and in our favour but it's not proof of a grand conspiracy as some like to think.
And Swans fans can continue reminisce on another losing grand final
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Why do Bulldogs fans continue to defend this?
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Because they know in their own hearts it's true that they get a golden run most games from the umpires and try making distractions to the criminality that's occurring on field. Sort of Donald Trump'ish behaviour
I won't say any more than that or I'll cop a ban
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We are only a Danster post away from the good old times of this thread.
There was arguably another good step before you could say the dogs player "completed" the mark. Technically it should be back where the yellow line is (i.e. where he first controlled it), but by the time GC player could react the Dogs player was past him, and he simply stopped in his tracks at that point, actually trying to do the right thing. He was well within a reasonable position of the mark. In cases like this the player is always then instructed to move back 1 or 2 metres. Disgraceful decision that can't be justified.
