As well as Tippa not having a head/neck, we can now add Zerrett not having a back. How many times could one player be so blatantly pushed in the back and not receive a free kick.
Do the umpires really need to wear earpieces? Maybe they should just work on what they see, given that we don’t know what they hear. Will never happen, so just a thought…
It only makes sense to us but everyone else is completely blind to it. Although once you show someone a replay where this happens continually - they do see what’s happening but say something like but its only this game.
When they see other games and the same pattern emerges, they can point it out but only when they shift away from their previous way of seeing the game.
Matthew Nicholls (15) - Say no more
Brendan Hosking (16) - One of the ANZAC Day umpires, first one that’s umpired us since
Andre Gianfagna (27) - The one who turned a blind eye to Rampe climbing the post
You have to hand it to the AwFL - although it must be huge a challenge for them, they always manage to appoint for our games a selection of maggots that maximise corruption and incompetence.
He didn’t turn a blind eye. He gave Rampe a warning. Twice. (Despite the fact that the rules don’t allow for a warning(s), they call for a free kick from the goal line. The ump was literally making up the rules as he went. Of course Gil called it “common sense.” Yes, I’m still salty about that game.)
And; we could say that’s just a coincidence but is it?
As someone said to me, “You only see it because you’re looking for it.” And I replied, “then maybe you don’t see it because you’re not looking for it.” 6 of 1 - half a dozen of the other!