AFL reminds me that series Netflix series squid game, in that game red light green light , stop on red light if you move you get shot go on green light . Footy stop on stand if you move 50 metres
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AFL reminds me that series Netflix series squid game, in that game red light green light , stop on red light if you move you get shot go on green light . Footy stop on stand if you move 50 metres
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It's so obvious though, everyone I talk too (other teams supporters) say the umpires are ruining the spectacle and make the game hard to watch now.
And what's up with the goal umpires now, they can't make an obvious decision without a score review. And what happened to the sensors on the goal posts when Dusty kicked that goal/behind?
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Still can't understand who snick wasn't used, no deviation of the ball or movement of the post, if there was no snick then it's a goal, yet they dont use it?
Score review system is a farce.
If you don't have adequate tech to make a decision don't use it as simple as that.
Should only be used behind the scenes to detect clear and obvious errors.
There's about 5 minutes of ad break between goal and play resuming, should be adequate to find any howlers.
It's just a joke.
Does not add to the drama and spectacle like they imply, just makes for shit watching and a shit atmosphere.
I can't wait for Gil to return to living it up at the polo club and bathing in his pastoral wealth. Piss off!
If you don't have adequate tech to make a decision don't use it as simple as that.
Should only be used behind the scenes to detect clear and obvious errors.
There's about 5 minutes of ad break between goal and play resuming, should be adequate to find any howlers.
It's just a joke.
Does not add to the drama and spectacle like they imply, just makes for shit watching and a shit atmosphere.
I can't wait for Gil to return to living it up at the polo club and bathing in his pastoral wealth. Piss off!
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When the people running the game make decisions that run contrary to the essence of Australian Rules Football then they will disenfranchise the vast majority of those believe that it’s a competitive/contact sport.
The stand farce and subsequent 50’s for minute movements, especially after fake handballs, is just anti competitive sports… WORST RULE IN ANY SPORT, ANYWHERE!
Dissent is horribly over officiated, yes obvious and demonstrably angry outbursts fair enough but most 50’s are ridiculously minor and engenders disrespect instead of respect. Plus, it’s not fairly adjudicated due to wildly different interpretations.
Dangerous tackles. If it’s a double action swinging tackle then fair enough but the two against us last night were laughable.
From a purely Richmond perspective, I can cop conceding frees if we got the same in return, we simply don’t
Case in point was the arm chopping free we gave away in attack only for a worse one against Tarrant immediately after was let go! Frustrating as all f**k.
The stand farce and subsequent 50’s for minute movements, especially after fake handballs, is just anti competitive sports… WORST RULE IN ANY SPORT, ANYWHERE!
Dissent is horribly over officiated, yes obvious and demonstrably angry outbursts fair enough but most 50’s are ridiculously minor and engenders disrespect instead of respect. Plus, it’s not fairly adjudicated due to wildly different interpretations.
Dangerous tackles. If it’s a double action swinging tackle then fair enough but the two against us last night were laughable.
From a purely Richmond perspective, I can cop conceding frees if we got the same in return, we simply don’t
Case in point was the arm chopping free we gave away in attack only for a worse one against Tarrant immediately after was let go! Frustrating as all f**k.
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I think if goal umpire had of said "I think it's a goal I just want to make sure it didn't hit the post" they would've used snicko?
But because the goal umpire strangely said (perhaps directed by the AFL) "I think it's a point but I want to make sure it wasn't a goal" they just went with the replay.
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and yet oppo supporters always think we get free rides and their club is hard done by.
There is no AFL agenda against Richmond, they are not out to make us lose or ruin us. We are the biggest club in the land and probably generate the most revenue for the league, why would they want to ruin us? Doing so would be a horrible business decision.
Btw, I am not saying AFL umpiring is good, it's not, I just don't believe they are out to ruin any one club. They are shit and inconsistent because they AFL shifts the goalposts on them constantly.
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100% agree (well perhaps 99% just in case
), won't be popular on here. We need, however, to look and drill deeper to solve it rather than just say Trump-like "it's a conspiracy......"I disagree I would not put anything past the AFL they are a corrupt bunch of campaigners , if AFL thinks a club has stepped out of line they will do things to said club to pull them up
The Hobbs incident umpiring thought process for 17 Teams ;
A) Holding the Ball
B) Throwing the Ball - Would have been paid to Dogs, Pies and Blues by now
C) Incorrect Disposal - All interstate home teams by now...
D) All of the Above
So it would be a clear free against Hobbs.
The Hobbs incident umpiring thought process for RFC ;
A) Holding the Ball - Waiting...
B) Throwing the Ball - Waiting...
C) Incorrect Disposal - Waiting...
D) All of the Above - Still Waiting..
E) Wait for ANY infringement to avoid paying the obvious.... Dangerous Tackle !!! Free to Hobbs..
One of many examples why I prefer not to go to games...
time for a senior head at tigerland to chop up footage of at least 20 instances in the past month we have been ripped off and get brad scott, gilligan and hardwick to thrash it out. enough is enough.
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Watching it on Foxtel they show the different views, if they're the same ones they see in the ARC it's hit and miss.
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There was one last night.
Seems to me like the umps are racking their brains trying to think up rules to cause trouble on the field.
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time to return the traditional Richmond yellow
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Match fixing, spot fixing
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plus they know 99% of us will still renew membership and go to games so they don't loose anything
Groupie_
time to return the traditional Richmond yellow
the only way shit is changing for us is if benny gets the job
he wont though as in house they know where the bodies are buried and benny would cull the whole joint
The 3 x they overturned goals fair dinkum I had to peel myself from the ceiling ,,,,ffs , that defender with his arm across jack blocking him ,,,while shai snapped a G ,,,like wtf ,,,,the dangerous tackles ,,like NONE had head contact with ground ,,,none and the lynch goal line , wtf was that for
The only one I can remember was a while back...no surprise against Jack. But this week I assumed it was against Lunch. He was behind the goals and out of view. Again, I assumed it was for holding, not a block. There was no replay or comment. Surely a big wrap around or blatant arm grab and hold back as it happens all the time.
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One of the umpires dropped this on the way out of the ground
Was called a hold. Ump grabbed at his shirt.
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time to return the traditional Richmond yellow
they are telling the umps behind closed doors to do this to us, first it was shocking and gill and now its b scott and gill
nothing surer
theres just too much evidence now
theyd wanna back off a bit cos their cover is about to be blown
nothing surer
theres just too much evidence now
theyd wanna back off a bit cos their cover is about to be blown
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Laughable, blokes get practically tackled on line and nothing gets paid, but for some reason during Richmond games they love to pluck something out of obscurity that is not consistent to how every other game gets umpired.
Look at the 50 against Bolton in the 1st when he was tackled and the ball was left on the ground, you could go through over 100 times the exact same thing has happened this season but no 50 was paid.
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