Things That Shit Me (AFL edition)

[Soft Ball Get]

People need to warm up their brains before posting

To be fair I was colder than a witches tit at the time of posting but the whole 60 minute warm up these knobs do each game is completely ridiculous and it shits me every time I go to a game.

 

[The 747]

The PC conservative Victorian mods that will lock this thread because there is debate and some of these comments may upset factions of the community and in turn the advertisers here vying for your business.

I didn't think anyone could make a worse post than the OP but congratulations

 

[Gods_Son23]

Lol intense exercise. They barely get out of a jog. You clearly have no understanding of the component of specificity. Nothing they do pre-game is specific to what they do during a game. They could very easily warm up in the rooms. Umpires never used to warm up out on the ground until the players started it. Just another example of umpires thinking they're the actual stars.

Yeah sure. It wasn't that long ago that players didn't have a pre-match warm up on the ground either. Barely get out of a jog. lol. Volunteer to umpire or post your sport science accreditation and then get back to me.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

AFL umpires are probably the most athletic of any sport, I can't think of another where they run more.

Interestingly they also have to have a skill (bouncing the ball), how many other sports does that take place?

 

[Jedi Tiger]

Soft Ball Get is a modern day frickin hero - has somehow managed to unite the entire Big Footy community in support of AFL umpires. Bravo, sir.

 

[Soft Ball Get]

Yeah sure. It wasn't that long ago that players didn't have a pre-match warm up on the ground either. Barely get out of a jog. lol. Volunteer to umpire or post your sport science accreditation and then get back to me.

I don't need a sports science degree to know its stupid that umpires are out running sprints an hour before the game. They warm up longer than the players do. It's beyond a joke.

 

[Mattdougie]

Lin Jong

Complete and utter friggin spud.

Top 3 worst players I've see seen in red white and blue and that's saying something coz we have had some Sh!tmen

 

[dlanod]

Umps paying holding the ball when the player with the ball was being held prior to even receiving the ball.

 

[NathanMX]

You know it wouldnt shit you if you turned up 5 minutes before the game and did not have to see it I reckon

 

[NinjaSwan]

When commentators say "He takes the ball at its highest point". They should be saying at his highest point, the ball's highest point is like 20 metres in the air.

 

[Soft Ball Get]

You know it wouldnt shit you if you turned up 5 minutes before the game and did not have to see it I reckon

I try to avoid mingling with the riff raff as much as possible.

 

[NathanMX]

I try to avoid mingling with the riff raff as much as possible.

Sam?

 

[DarwinRoo]

Commentators who sound more like supporters. Friday night was excruciating listening to Bruce and Lingy practically cheering for Collingwood.

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

O-fence and D-fence.

Forward line and back line.

Seppo bs. As is all the "make some noise" stuff.

 

[Soft Ball Get]

AFL umpires are probably the most athletic of any sport, I can't think of another where they run more.

Interestingly they also have to have a skill (bouncing the ball), how many other sports does that take place?

Perhaps they could focus more on practising their bouncing as opposed to running laps for 20 minutes.

 

[Gods_Son23]

I don't need a sports science degree to know its stupid that umpires are out running sprints an hour before the game. They warm up longer than the players do. It's beyond a joke.

not saying you do. but you are saying i don't understand specificity when i do have one, have umpired as a field and boundary ump and have also trained/competed as a distance runner [which is what many of them are, particularly boundary umps] at a decent level. agree to disagree.

 

[dlanod]

O-fence and D-fence.

Forward line and back line.

Seppo bs. As is all the "make some noise" stuff.

Throw line of scrimmage in there as well, after hearing it in Leon Cameron's address.

 

[Soft Ball Get]

not saying you do. but you are saying i don't understand specificity when i do have one, have umpired as a field and boundary ump and have also trained/competed as a distance runner [which is what many of them are, particularly boundary umps] at a decent level. agree to disagree.

And how would you warm up pre-game when you were umpiring?

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Perhaps they could focus more on practising their bouncing as opposed to running laps for 20 minutes.

Sure, but then they wouldn't last even half a game.

Only sport in the world where they have to be athletes themselves and have skills

 

[Dwhale44]

Kids at the game thinking it's ok to yell and scream like their bogan parents

 

[Soft Ball Get]

Sure, but then they wouldn't last even half a game.

Only sport in the world where they have to be athletes themselves and have skills

Lol so without their 60 minute warm up they wouldn't be able to get through the game???

 

[Soft Ball Get]

People give the umpires so much shit that I have no idea why people even still want to become one.

You muppets do realise we NEED people to be umpires right? If letting them do laps of an oval pre-game infront of a few thousand people is enjoyable for them then who gives a ****?

You've missed the point by such a distance Levi Casboult would be proud.

 

[HarryZLA]

You've missed the point by such a distance Levi Casboult would be proud.

You're an idiot and not worth a response but I'll give one anyway.

Your argument is what they are doing is attention seeking, and that they don't actually need such an extensive warm up.

I feel that for our game, letting umpires be "celebrities" while they do their over the top warm up, is much better than shit talking them every chance we get to the point where nobody in their right mind would put their hand up to become an umpire.

You're a tool, and you're what's wrong with our sport, not the attention seeking umpires.

 

[Soft Ball Get]

You're an idiot and not worth a response but I'll give one anyway.

Your argument is what they are doing is attention seeking, and that they don't actually need such an extensive warm up.

I feel that for our game, letting umpires be "celebrities" while they do their over the top warm up, is much better than shit talking them every chance we get to the point where nobody in their right mind would put their hand up to become an umpire.

You're a tool, and you're what's wrong with our sport, not the celebrity umpires.

Nice melt. Let me guess you're an umpire? Because it seemes like I've touched a nerve. For what it's worth I've signed up to be an umpire next year so you can stop making out that I have it in for them. I just think their warm up is completely over the top and it should be reigned in. Umpires should never be immune from criticism just because they officiate a game.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Lol so without their 60 minute warm up they wouldn't be able to get through the game???

So, you're going to be an umpire.

How much training do you think you'll have to do?