Umps were mesmerised by the Geelong defenders . At half time we were double the free kick count and that made me nervous. Straight in to the square ups even when not there and because our forward line is not functioning we were not up by enough to absorb it.
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Walking the ball over the boundary line is a blight on the game it happens constantly
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Yep. I have no issue with a player’s momentum carrying them over the line when they take possession, or even a “professional fumble” (when under pressure) taking the ball over the line. But players who have had prior being tackled and carried over the line, or just walking it over to avoid the tackle… that should just be a free kick because they had prior and failed to correctly dispose, not a boundary throw in.
Was watching it about an hour behind, the old man messages me, got crucified by the umpires in 3rd quarter, so i was prepared for it and pretty relaxed. Then watched it and almost burst a blood vessel, despite never usually getting upset on replay.
The Anzac day game, the bulldogs final and this one are the top 3 that stick out in my mind, i honestly thought these ■■■■■■ must have bet on the result here, it was that bad.
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This was the one where I wanted to smash the tv. But my employer probably wouldn’t have been too happy, so I walked away.
Every supporter who follows the game knows that this is the epitome of a HTB decision. But the flogs at the AFL will tick this one off as ok due to the “knocked out in the tackle” rule. That rule is a farce.
My BP is spiking just thinking about it.
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Yiu should have seen the port player walk it over the line no free kick. ■■■■ off AFL.
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Was that the one where the Geelong player stepped over the line, while holding the ball in play, and then just decided to pull the ball towards him and OOB?
The maggots act like mind readers, judging intent when it suits them when players kick the ball forward and it dribbles over the (curved) line, but then let totally obvious blatant ones go. WTAF.
When he hit Draper he wasn’t looking at the ball. If he was going for a mark (which he wasn’t) I’d say that could also be a free for un-realistic attempt. I mean one handed using the back of your hand, whilst not looking at the ball would be some kind mark. But what ever.
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Nah, different one. The one I’m thinking of (I commented on it in the match thread, but struggling to get a time stamp, IIRC it was in the first quarter,) he took possession on the wing near the line, ran a few steps (parallel to the line) and when he realised he was being chased he continued running, the boundary curved in, and suddenly he was oob. It was far too many steps to try to justify his initial momentum carried him over, and he was only being chased, not tackled, so it’s not as though one of our players forced him over the line.
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No, there will be no change of interpretation, that happened last night. Probably the only one paid like it for this year and will be the only paid like for the rest of the year.
Remember when Rohan picked up Gleason and moved him out of the way in the Swans goal square to take a mark. The very next week a Bomber player did it (think it might have been Hooker) and he was correctly penalised. As the AFL constantly say, they don’t follow precedents.
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It wasn’t a Draper thing, it was a Red & Black thing as illustrated by the other 1/2 dozen cheating decisions / non decisions so you can stop blaming Draper
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I wonder if that’s a reaction to the one last night. Maybe the umps are spooked?
The commentators said less pressure than last night. Healy saying this is why fans are frustrated. How will the bosses justify the correct decision in our game and then say this one wasn’t an error.
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No idea, but they will.
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And three other umpires all within 50 metres acting as if their eyes were painted on
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I think it’s too harsh of a penalty which is the main problem. Make it a ball up in square.
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No codification of “immediate physical pressure” means it’s open to the umpire’s interpretation. If it’s not defined they can’t be incorrect, so any decision must be correct.
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I think the umpires should fall under this catch all
I used to be indecisive but now I’m not so sure !