Blatant cheating by umpires - “having a ‘mare tonight” (Part 1)

miss_ellie · June 15, 2019, 1:54am

JBOMBER:

miss_ellie:

Alan_Noonan_10:

I was sitting ground level on the wing, and this must diminish the view.

I didn’t think the umpiring was that bad. Some obvious exceptions of course, but around us, all Essendon supporters, there was none of that hostility you get.

I’ll have to have another look on the replay. I had no idea of the pinching.

Same. (although I was watching on telly)

Will rewatch today.

For most of the game it wasn’t bad its just that there were some very very soft frees paid to Hawthorn at critical times that were all in scoring range & on the flip side blatant frees to us were ignored. We seem to get pinged for every possible infringement even some that I can’t see on the replays yet week after week we see things like Tippa getting his head ripped off & they are let go & completely baffling changes in interpretation of the holding the ball rule. Guelfi gets pinged when he had zero prior & the ball was held to him. Not a single person at the ground thought it was HTB but it was still paid. Contrast that with the eternity players we’re tackling get to do a pirouette & even then are able to simply drop the ball if they want.

Seriously, I want to see Tanner come out this week & make a statement like “we are willing to give WC a 4 goal head start if its means something like reasonable umpiring in WA, the bias is real & its a blight on the game. The umpires in Perth need to be more professional in the way they adjudicate against the hostile crowds.” We will need to be at least a 4 goal better side just to get the win as even when we dominated the game like last year the umps will give them everything.

Yes, agree with all that and the one that was paid as a push against Conor (when the Hawks player running towards goal) was really crap.

I guess I am so used to umpiring being bad, thought last night wasn’t as bad. I may have a different impression after rewatching (this afternoon).

Bomb_Doe · June 15, 2019, 2:00am

for some reason the umpires just deem those tackles on him as fair. Maybe they think he is dropping his knees or who knows what but they just let them go when they are there to be paid.

Aceman · June 15, 2019, 2:05am

There is a huge perception out there that he ducks his head. Pity the umps don’t apply the same principle to Selwood, Shuey, Mathieson etc

OBITV · June 15, 2019, 2:06am

Would that be the green Marghetts?

Klawdy · June 15, 2019, 2:14am

Yeah that’s frustrating as fark.

Mendozaaaa · June 15, 2019, 2:21am

Was pretty obvious from my seats around the forward pocket.

HowManyGoal · June 15, 2019, 2:40am

That apparent push later in the game just reeked of evening up the contest. There was simply nothing there.

karmabomber · June 15, 2019, 3:09am

What makes this even more laughable is the Rules state that pinching is a reportable offence and yet even whilst the Goal Umpire was alerted to Stratton’s actions as they occurred and was standing no more than 2 metres from the players, no action to report was taken!

HowManyGoal · June 15, 2019, 3:18am

Oh, it’ll be cracked down on now.

JBOMBER · June 15, 2019, 6:51am

One of our players will get done for attempted pinching (actually tackling) & be penalised plus 50m plus 2 weeks suspension.

Mark_of_the_Year · June 15, 2019, 7:04am

The Puopolo ‘spin’ play on. Guelfi tries to pick up the ball. HTB.

McKennas push to Shiels?

Walla taken high?

(Not going to mention the pinching)

handypoint · June 15, 2019, 7:08am

Watching Port n Freo.

Is the bias just confined to West Coast? Dont see a bias so far.

Maybe freo fans just cant create a decent atmosphere?

Europhoric · June 15, 2019, 7:10am

Yes.

Albert_Thurgood · June 15, 2019, 8:07am

Agreed, Yes of course it is. The AwFL does no favours for Freo at all.

Aceman · June 15, 2019, 9:21am

They had a good run today

Sparkplug · June 15, 2019, 9:28am

32-15 in Freos favour in a close game -( for 3 quarters). That’s a great run !

handypoint · June 15, 2019, 10:32am

Wow. Didnt look like. Many shocker though. Missed the last quarter.

mdso · June 15, 2019, 5:51pm

My Mum used to say, if you live long enough, you’ll notice almost everything we experience goes around again in cycles and circles. The STOMP dance must be back as flavour of the month again. The Hawthorn Captain, Stratton, certainly has bought it back and will face the AFL Tribunal for doing the dance on an Essendon player.

Heppelltitis · June 15, 2019, 9:45pm

Guelfi htb for diving on it whilst on his feet.
Perfectly sums up umpiring in 2019 for me.

Stallion · June 16, 2019, 11:02am

I just watched a replay of Guelfi htb, seriously I cant believe any sane person can view that and decide thats diving on the ball, free kick.

Ray Chamberlain is actually fked in the head.