Umpiring on Saturday - shocking

[ozzult]

Getting back to the good ole days of giving the umpires hell.

How about those bounces that were going directly to Geelong players, and they were scoring straight off them... I was ready to rip the railing off my 2nd tier stand and jump 'em.

And what was that holding the ball decision against us in the last quarter? The exact same thing had been happening all day, and then all of a sudden they decided to pay it.

White maggot, indeed.

 

[bunsen burner]

It was much better than the Melbourne game.

I thought the decision making was okay, it was just the umpire/s skill errors in bouncing the ball that was wrong.

 

[llosis]

Dodgy dodgy umpiring.

The bounces were shocking. The holding the ball decision against Fletcher (I think) was in total contradiction to the way the rest of the game went. And Milli deliberate out of bounds was just the wrong decision. Anytime the umps stand out that much they have stuffed it up bigtime. Whoever they were yesterday, they need to kick some dew of the grass next week.

And no way was last week worse than this week. No chance of that.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Originally posted by llosis
And Milli deliberate out of bounds was just the wrong decision

Milli tried to dodge and weave before crossing the line, despite no opponent being within 5m of him

Umpiring was p*ss poor, I dunno how they can have so many fu(kups at AFL level yet there are hardly any disputes and local club level. Too much running backwards and over-acting practice and not enough umpiring practice.

 

[carlyp]

The bounce of the ball was terrible!

 

[The Passenger]

the general umpiring was not that bad compared to some of the other games this year, but the bounce of the ball was some of the worst I have ever seen.

 

[JUBJUB]

What about the mark that Munro was paid late in the game [and goaled] ? Milburn clearly had 2 touches of it.

Is Dean Margett's from WA ?

 

[iceman]

Bounce of the ball was crap

Munro's mark shouldnt have been paid

Those were my main gripes about the game, McIntoshs deliberate out of bounds was fair, worst acting ive ever seen in my life, he shouldve just let it roll out

Other than that it was OK

 

[Goldenblue]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
What about the mark that Munro was paid late in the game [and goaled] ? Milburn clearly had 2 touches of it.

Should never have been paid, but there were dogdy free kicks given both ways and the shoddy bounce downs allowed Geelong 2 easy goals, so it evens itself out in the end.

 

[noodle]

Originally posted by llosis
And Milli deliberate out of bounds was just the wrong decision.

i was sitting right in front of that when it happened and i thought at the time he would go for that. he made attempt to go anywhere but over the line. i still booed the decision.

the umpiring was of a pretty poor quality but it went both ways. west coast couldn't get a holding the ball decision and geelong got screwed on the munro mark. there was also the mark that was paid to haynes when he lost it on the way down. it was one of the softest marks that I have seen.

 

[Frodo]

The only thing I really thought was bad was the bounce ups. The sooner they have throw ups instead the better IMO. It degrades the sport to have such an advantage given to one side through the incompetency of an umpire, and many games are won/lost by less than a goal.

 

[Goldenblue]

Originally posted by Frodo
The only thing I really thought was bad was the bounce ups. The sooner they have throw ups instead the better IMO. It degrades the sport to have such an advantage given to one side through the incompetency of an umpire, and many games are won/lost by less than a goal.

I disagree, I prefer to keep it part of the game.

If the umpire does a shocking bounce, blow the whistle and rebounce it. If the maggot can not get it right, give it to another umpire to bounce it and send the offending maggot back to the bush or to the junior league.

This is what makes our game unique, umpires needing skills to be part of the game.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
What about the mark that Munro was paid late in the game [and goaled] ? Milburn clearly had 2 touches of it.

And how about the huge push in the back on Tom Harley in the last quarter?? I reckon even blind Freddie would have seen that one, so how the umpire missed it is a mystery.

Those 2 incidents both resulted in goals which changed the game and gave the Eagles the momentum in the last quarter.

The bounce downs were very ordinary to both sides.

 

[Jabber]

Originally posted by ScouseCat
And how about the huge push in the back on Tom Harley in the last quarter?? I reckon even blind Freddie would have seen that one, so how the umpire missed it is a mystery.

Those 2 incidents both resulted in goals which changed the game and gave the Eagles the momentum in the last quarter.

So in other words the umpires cost you the game?

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by ozzult
Getting back to the good ole days of giving the umpires hell.

How about those bounces that were going directly to Geelong players, and they were scoring straight off them... I was ready to rip the railing off my 2nd tier stand and jump 'em.

And what was that holding the ball decision against us in the last quarter? The exact same thing had been happening all day, and then all of a sudden they decided to pay it.

White maggot, indeed.

Dean Margetts had a shocker as did Mark Fussell.

 

[Thrawn666]

Originally posted by Jabber
So in other words the umpires cost you the game?

Yes its the general vibe ive been picking up too

Nothing to do with the fact we stepped it up when it was needed, and Geelong faded in the final term.

The amount of dubious decisions or non decisions as the case may be that went in geelongs favor all game shouldnt be taken into consideration. Nor the fact that the bounce favored the Geelong ruck and midfield on several occasions.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by Jabber
So in other words the umpires cost you the game?

Not at all.

The umpiring was not great for both sides throughout the match, and unfortunately for us, the umpire made 2 mistakes which resulted in Eagles goals and changed the course of the game.

I am not saying they directly cost us the game, but momentum is a huge thing in football, especially when you are playing at Subiaco and the game is close.

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by Jabber
So in other words the umpires cost you the game?

So we can't mention bad umpiring decisions,but you can.

 

[Jabber]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
So we can't mention bad umpiring decisions,but you can.

That's not what I said. Feel free to mention any bad umpiring decisions. When you link them to 'momentum changes' and 'critical goals' though, its tantamount to whingeing IMO.

 

[GoEagles]

Re: Re: Umpiring on Saturday - shocking

Originally posted by goaldrush
Dean Margetts had a shocker as did Mark Fussell.

I reckon McKenzie was the worst of the lot to be honest. He seemed to lose confidence after bouncing a few shockers.

I thought the Haynes mark (?) at the city end was very dodgy.

 

[Belgarion]

Originally posted by iceman
Bounce of the ball was crap

Munro's mark shouldnt have been paid

Those were my main gripes about the game, McIntoshs deliberate out of bounds was fair, worst acting ive ever seen in my life, he shouldve just let it roll out

Other than that it was OK

I agree with all Iceman has to say. Except that bouncing the ball is an skill error not a judgement error, and it's ok by me. They all even out in the course of a game.

Sometimes the umpies make mistakes, but what's the big deal? They are human just like all of us, and we all make mistakes. Players also make mistakes, coaches make mistakes (with moves, etc). That's all part of what makes footy so exciting in my opinion: the fact that on top of the skill of the players you have a huge chaotic, umpredictable factor given by the bounce of an oval ball, the umpires interpretation of deliberately "fuzzy" rules, etc.

I'm a great fan of the umpires and think is high time we fans start appreciating the enourmous contribution they make to the game. Without them we wouldn't have a game.

Belgarion

 

[JUBJUB]

Re: Re: Re: Umpiring on Saturday - shocking

Originally posted by GoEagles


I thought the Haynes mark (?) at the city end was very dodgy.

I think a free was actually paid because Scarlett put his hand on Haynes shoulder.

Is the city end to the left of the TV screen ?

 

[ozzult]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Umpiring on Saturday - shocking

Originally posted by JUBJUB
I think a free was actually paid because Scarlett put his hand on Haynes shoulder.

Is the city end to the left of the TV screen ?

Yes it is.

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
What about the mark that Munro was paid late in the game [and goaled] ? Milburn clearly had 2 touches of it.

Is Dean Margett's from WA ?

Yep he is and I agree with ya, he's a shocker

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Re: Re: Re: Umpiring on Saturday - shocking

Originally posted by GoEagles
I reckon McKenzie was the worst of the lot to be honest. He seemed to lose confidence after bouncing a few shockers.

I thought the Haynes mark (?) at the city end was very dodgy.

They were all shocking.