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We have to appeal this one. We've been the one club that has been consistantly shafted by the tribunal and it's tinme we put our foot down and fought back properly.
Some people just don't want to see what is in front of them. All the umpires need to do to be professional is keep it consistant. It doesn't matter if they apply a strict or loose interpretation of the rules as long as it goes both ways. For example, last week the umps seemed to have a strange idea ...
I'm surprised Laidley approached us that way. His boys never had the bodies to come up trumps against us in that kind of contest. The result was predictable.
Clearly a punch at the ball. Couldn't tell if Maric was contacted or not. The only suggestion that Maric might have been hit was his own whine about it. Someone should tell the kid that this is a man's game. Gards would be unlucky to go, given that that kind of incidental contact occurs all the time...
Good point about crowd involvement. For some reason this is area where are losing ground. At Moorabbin we were able to create a hostile environment for visiting sides. Surprisingly, in the wide open spaces of Waverly, we were still able to get a good chant going. But, for some reason I cannot fathom...
Lyon has had plenty of time to get a feel for the game, and I think that what we see is all we are going to get. One dimensional, unimaginative coaching........10 years? I don't think so.