This is turning into a saga.
At least you know itâs ok to do it now. Every time someone lines up for a shot at goal Iâd climb the post, you know itâs only a warning.
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When umpires make mistakes, the results of games have been changed by the AFL. Precedent for this has been set by the AFL.
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Problem is our player who couldâve been awarded the free kick was never given the chance to kick the goal from the goal line. So even if the AFL admitted the cockup there is no process to assume we would have converted; so weâre still behind on the scoreboard.
What shouldâve happened is the umpire who saw it should have stopped play, consulted with the other umpires and asked for a TV goal line camera review. Of course there wouldâve been chaos, but given a minute to think about it the umps would have realised they have no choice but to pay a free.
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Yes, this is exactly what should have happened. Iâll be really â â â â â â if we miss the finals by one game.
Clearly rules are now optional and only need to be applied if the umpire is feeling a vibe
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Those thinking we shouldnât do anything check out Kennetts comments yesterday. Heâs calling the league biased and deliberately against the Hawks for a scheduling issue. Yet we have been reemed twice by umpire match fixing and donuts from X and tanner. We wonder why the playing group lacks leadership when their boses are devoid of it and meek lambs, just like half the players.
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And then promptly decided not to pay it.
So looks like we are not a serious club.
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I seem to recall a few dubious free kicks going our way vs Melbourne, and they certainly helped us win that game.
So unless they speak out at all umpiring injustices (even when they favor us), they are best to say nothing or else it just looks like they are sulking.
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Key word - dubious. No grey here- he definitely climbed the post!
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Nick Riewoldt summed it up:
âThey know what a goal post is and they know they canât climb it. Itâs a free kickâ. No ifs and buts.
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My take from this is mostly that Rampe is either stupid, or had mental health issues during the match. If he claims mental health issues in response to the âPlease Explainâ, he will be excused without any form of sanction.
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In the âapologyâ video the swines media people posted, he talked about how he let his passion get the better of him and how it was embarrassing and heâd never do it again - all while visibly holding back laughter.
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Yeah and rampe bwas told to give a ball back at one point in the game. Put it on the ground and the â â â â â â â umpire gives it back for him. No free kick. They choose not to award free kicks to us and we do nothing about it
Fmd we get screwed so many times is a game I lose count
I wonât watch any afl for the rest of this season itâs â â â â to watch and makes me angry and Iâm sick of seeing the team get screwed.
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Maybe the bosses didnât want to offer up excuses for the poor effort showed by the players?
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50 meter penalty.
Myers within10 meters, probably would have missed anyway - laughing with Dys too much!
As per HTB rules when youâre on top of the ball youâre in possession.
Ump asked him to return the ball while he was still on the ground.
To me personally thatâs 50, but obviously not to others.
Stupid rules of footy and their multiple grey areas.
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If a betting agency opens a market on âAFL adds a rule explicitly forbidding climbing goal/behind posts some time between the 2019 GF and the 2020 JLTâ, put everything you own on it for free money.
Gamble responsibly.
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