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It's a class system, if not cronyism.
Egalitarianism is stone cold dead.
Relies on brainwashing that there is "fair play" and honest mistakes even out. Tosh.
It’s almost become a weekly occurrence and we know the AFL will tick it off by the letter of the law but once again an inappropriate 50m penalty has to be called out.
At a crucial time in what had suddenly become an exciting final term on Friday night, the men in fluoro decided to put themselves into the game unnecessarily.
The Saints had kicked six of the first seven goals of the term and were flying at Brisbane when young Lion Logan Morris marked in the middle of the Gabba.
St Kilda midfielder Marcus Windhager was ahead of the play and then stepped in to take the mark. Technically he may have been a fraction of a second late and possibly from the wrong direction but at no time did it impact on what Morris was doing.
There was no attempt to waste time, to hold up Brisbane and his actions in now way were benefiting St Kilda, Windhager was just standing the mark.
Yet the umpire thought it was such a bad act, so detrimental to the game that the action warranted a 50m penalty.
Dale Thomas in the Ch 7 commentary box summed it up perfectly: “You would love the umpire to have a little bit more game sense.”
He didn’t and instead killed off what was looming as an exciting finish with Morris’ easy goal courtesy of the 50m penalty taking the air out of St Kilda’s tyres."
we got stiffed...it happens..it happens to all clubs..look at some of the crucial decisions that buried the Roos today.
I get it..we get it...for fear of ruining your apparent life long ambition to totally abolish umpiring maybe you need to relax and have a good rethink on your crusade
I've told you this before Curly..your life will be changed for the better.
The Fireman wrote: ↑Sun 16 Jun 2024 6:53pm
we got stiffed...it happens..it happens to all clubs..look at some of the crucial decisions that buried the Roos today.
I get it..we get it...for fear of ruining your apparent life long ambition to totally abolish umpiring maybe you need to relax and have a good rethink on your crusade
I've told you this before Curly..your life will be changed for the better.
Yet the umpires didn’t miss today to once again get Collingwood home.
Interesting to hear the debate fire up in the media today about raised knees in a contest...been saying it for a while now, significantly more head trauma ocurs in the game from legal acts than illegal ones.
Also. been saying the AFL know they have to outlaw the raised knee in a contest...it's going to happen, the only thing that is in dispute is when it will happen.
What a mockery!
Stand!
So the umpire didn't call stand so it wasn't a 50!
Imagine if that happened in the Grand Final.
She should keep her mouth shut.
Would stop her from eating those pork pies.
saynta wrote: ↑Tue 18 Jun 2024 8:48pm
The tribunal is not much better, Let Butters off on what was a clear case of striking. He actually punced Greene on the chin.
Keeps Port Power in the hunt to be competitive this year. They need at least one Adelaide club to compete in finals, seeing's though the Crows season is shot. $$$$$$$ it's all about the dollars and the ad revenue
correct according to usual umpire apologists on here. Gets paid every time.
correct according to usual umpire apologists on here. Gets paid every time.
