He is a showboating ■■■■.
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He dropped to his knees, maybe even only one. He didn’t dive on the ball.
Ray was out to have an impact on the game from the opening bounce when he gave that soft down field against stringer
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Can’t get the full article but…
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On the age website
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The important bit from the article
While Stratton’s treatment of the dangerous Fantasia therefore came as no surprise to the Bombers, some of his Essendon teammates were incensed at Stratton’s early-game pinching, which left Fantasia with prominent bruises on the back of his upper arm.
The Age understands complaints were directed to umpire Ray Chamberlain - who was officiating his 300th game - not only from Fantasia at quarter-time, but repeatedly during the game from some of the other Bombers, having been left frustrated by a perceived lack of action from the officials about incidents occurring in their vicinity.
But despite repeatedly being alerted to the issue, the umpires did not grant Fantasia a free kick in relation to the pinching. Chamberlain is understood to have instead told some of the Bombers that he had spoken to Stratton about the Hawk captain’s behaviour.
Umpires have the power to pay a free kick against a player who pinches an opponent under the sweeping “prohibited contact” umbrella. However in order to properly pay such a free kick, an umpire must actually see the pinch, as alluded to by Chamberlain during a Triple M interview on Saturday morning.
Umpires can also write incident reports which can be investigated subsequently.
Chamberlain was very friendly with Stratton. Not a good look
““I’ve always found that if a Hawthorn player queries a decision on the field, they ask in a respectful way. They are one of the leading clubs in that regard.”
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He was on his knees. But still didn’t dive on the ball.
To be fair, he didn’t really look like he was trying to get rid of it and was waiting for a ball up.
Had it been one of the ‘stars of the game’ wouldn’t get called.
Yep he was smiling with Stratton at one point after a goal. The guy is just incompetent at his job plain and simple. You cannot have an umpire who wants the focus to be on him and not the game. A huge part of the blame goes the idiots like BT and the rest of the moronic commentators who have made him into some sort of personality
The umpiring was a disgrace on Friday night. Hawthorn were not in the game at all in the last qtr and the umps single handily gave them a chance at a win
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That article was published during peak ‘Free Kick Hawthorn’ era. IIRC it was shortly after Hawthorn won a close game vs the Saints in Launceston where they were the beneficiaries of one of the more biased umpiring performances in recent times.
When they can’t hide their corruption, they’ll make excuses for it
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We saw Chamberlain talk to Stratton about it. They were laughing about it and treating it as a huge joke. Two bully boys together.
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I hope Ray gets a fine and a suspension too.
Very bad umpiring.
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I hope next time he goes to a carnival, they don’t let him on the big boy rides.
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It’s a real worry that they employee these morons and they don’t even bother to test whether they know the rules or not.
Ray is just a big ■■■■■■■■ like the others, they quite simply are ■■■■■■. Whoever is their coach should be sacked.
Yep.
They are so concerned with their ridiculous interpretations that don’t pay frees around anything else that are able to be done that are against the rules.
First the climbing post scenario. Immediate free. Even the players knew it was. Now the pinching, and this after complaint by Raz and other team mates. Ignored.
Who would’ve thought the former Hawthorn cheersquad member gives them a good run?
Stomping on a bloke’s foot is worse, far worse than any pinching or punching. It could end a career or put someone out for a very long time (Gleeson?).
Yeah, I know. Gleeson’s was a badly broken foot, but nonetheless could result in a serious injury.
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Hayden Kennedy. Former AFL ump. Never wrong.
Serious?? Unbelievable if true.