Has the AFL got the nerve
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
Nothing against said ump in particular, but I think too many umps just aren't the best. Inventing free kicks and crumbling mentally to home crowds is the worst. 29 - 14 frees today, it's the same crap every year. Last year without the crowds we nearly broke even for the season!
Firstly, the AFL creates the rules. The umps have to have eyes all over the place and are put under more and more pressure by rule changes every bloody season. They usually have to over-officiate round 1 to "educate" the players. But over twice as many frees, I doubt that was fair. They let a lot go too, for better or worse. Every week I see our ruckman have his arm pinned down or held at contests, they don't see those.
Firstly, the AFL creates the rules. The umps have to have eyes all over the place and are put under more and more pressure by rule changes every bloody season. They usually have to over-officiate round 1 to "educate" the players. But over twice as many frees, I doubt that was fair. They let a lot go too, for better or worse. Every week I see our ruckman have his arm pinned down or held at contests, they don't see those.
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
What is she doing in Age Of Mythology.
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
I think you might be onto something here.
She is able to pick out frees that others would let go. It causes excessive stoppages.
Sometimes good umpiring is about what you don't pay, rather than what you do.
I don't think there's anything wrong with her observations, just the decision making.
Umpiring shouldn't be instinctive, but it is in the AFL.
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
The umpires were good today. It's always a lot easier to umpire from 1000 kms away in front of a TV. The only issue I had, a pet hate of mine, is when a player simply fell into the back of an opponent without penalty. However, this may be due to instructions.
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
But more importantly is he a clown or a comedian.CURLY wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:45pmNot big noting at all just correcting the clowns absurd vile post.Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:43pmI’ll nominate you for embarrassing big noting on a forum of the year awardCURLY wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:01pmThe_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 6:59pmI can only imagine the amount of abuse those poor kids have to cop from the likes of you and your hero mates.CURLY wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 6:52pmThat’s true but she is no good. We had a similar situation in the junior comp I’m involved in. We had a female umpire that all Under 16 coaches emailed the league asking them not to appoint her to Under 16 games. To prove a point the umpires awarded her the Grand Final. The game was embarrassing and in the end she cost a team a Grand Final.![]()
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
Q How do you distinguish an intelligent umpire from a stupid umpire.
A. A stupid umpire will call "move it ON" before calling "play ON"
An intelligent umpire recognises that with crowd noise players may not hear every word the umpire utters.
Instead the intelligent umpire will call "move It" before calling "play ON".
Players are not left wondering was that "play ON" or not.
This intelligence difference will become even more critical with players told to "STAND" waiting for the "play ON" call.
The stupid umpires could end up changing the result of games because of 50 metre penalties.
A. A stupid umpire will call "move it ON" before calling "play ON"
An intelligent umpire recognises that with crowd noise players may not hear every word the umpire utters.
Instead the intelligent umpire will call "move It" before calling "play ON".
Players are not left wondering was that "play ON" or not.
This intelligence difference will become even more critical with players told to "STAND" waiting for the "play ON" call.
The stupid umpires could end up changing the result of games because of 50 metre penalties.
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
- Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
Haven’t been able to crack the new one yet? You might need to copy and paste a few more Wikipedia articles.ace wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 9:53pmBut more importantly is he a clown or a comedian.CURLY wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:45pmNot big noting at all just correcting the clowns absurd vile post.Joffa Burns wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:43pmI’ll nominate you for embarrassing big noting on a forum of the year awardCURLY wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:01pmThe_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 6:59pmI can only imagine the amount of abuse those poor kids have to cop from the likes of you and your hero mates.CURLY wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 6:52pmThat’s true but she is no good. We had a similar situation in the junior comp I’m involved in. We had a female umpire that all Under 16 coaches emailed the league asking them not to appoint her to Under 16 games. To prove a point the umpires awarded her the Grand Final. The game was embarrassing and in the end she cost a team a Grand Final.![]()
Yep only received four coach of the year awards. Also received an award for work with juniors.
Thank you![]()
He once used an avatar of Curly Howard from the Three Stooges (real name Jerome Lester Horwitz).
Doesn't seem to be able to manage the technology now.
I’ll wait
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
I think it's ridiculous they even get a warning to "move it on". It's the AFL ffs, not little league. If they don't know the rules at the top level then accept the consequences.ace wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 10:05pm Q How do you distinguish an intelligent umpire from a stupid umpire.
A. A stupid umpire will call "move it ON" before calling "play ON"
An intelligent umpire recognises that with crowd noise players may not hear every word the umpire utters.
Instead the intelligent umpire will call "move It" before calling "play ON".
Players are not left wondering was that "play ON" or not.
This intelligence difference will become even more critical with players told to "STAND" waiting for the "play ON" call.
The stupid umpires could end up changing the result of games because of 50 metre penalties.
Gehrig emerged from scans yesterday saying he was "as sweet as a bun"
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
I would be interested to see her stats for and against for the match but I am sure she would account for a major part of the discrepancy for and against (30-14).
Let's just hope Elani and Nick Foot never umpire together in one of our matches. We might be lucky to get a free and frees against could reach a new record.
Let's just hope Elani and Nick Foot never umpire together in one of our matches. We might be lucky to get a free and frees against could reach a new record.
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
Agree all the umpires were quite poor. 14-30 free kick countkosifantutti wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:00pm I thought[all the umpires were poor. But a lot were expecting/ hoping Eleni would do poorly so she cops it all.
It's all her fault though
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
Frees in the ruck were rubbish. Frees paid against us in the forward line for a jumper hold but not paid against them for exactly the same offense
You couldn't help but notice the free kick count as they continually paid them their way. Eleni kept plucking out dubious frees for them ONLY
I thought she was just a crap umpire but as the game wore on and the decisions kept going their way I thought there is something very fishy here
You couldn't help but notice the free kick count as they continually paid them their way. Eleni kept plucking out dubious frees for them ONLY
I thought she was just a crap umpire but as the game wore on and the decisions kept going their way I thought there is something very fishy here
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
I moved to Perth in 98.MCG-Unit wrote: ↑Mon 22 Mar 2021 12:26amAgree all the umpires were quite poor. 14-30 free kick countkosifantutti wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 7:00pm I thought[all the umpires were poor. But a lot were expecting/ hoping Eleni would do poorly so she cops it all.
It's all her fault though![]()
Have seen every Saints game in Perth, as well as a few other Vic clubs.
Yes, I'm biased, but there is ALWAYS that sort of difference in Perth.
It's actually been proven statistically as well.
Umps award frees based on crowd reaction.
They can't help it
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Re: Has the AFL got the nerve
I was thinking exactly the same thing during the game as Eleni's howlers mounted.StPeter wrote: ↑Sun 21 Mar 2021 11:26pm I would be interested to see her stats for and against for the match but I am sure she would account for a major part of the discrepancy for and against (30-14).
Let's just hope Elani and Nick Foot never umpire together in one of our matches. We might be lucky to get a free and frees against could reach a new record.
Thank god Nick Foote wasn't in Sydney too!
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