Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
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Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
From heraldsun.com.au
AFL umpiring: Ray Chamberlain retained for Geelong-Collingwood clash, Pies ranked No. 1 for free kicks in 2020
Controversial umpire Ray Chamberlain has been retained for Geelong’s semi-final clash with Collingwood. But a ‘Razor’ rematch isn’t the main concern facing Chris Scott’s Cats on Saturday night.
Sam Landsberger, Herald Sun
AFL: As the halftime siren sounded, Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott zeroed in on umpire Razor Ray Chamberlin to give him some tips on his work in the centre circle.
The AFL has decided to stick with umpire Ray Chamberlain for the semi-finals as it works towards appointing its men for this year’s Grand Final.
Chamberlain’s off-centre and shallow bouncing in the Adelaide Oval centre circle created a storm on Thursday night, with Geelong coach Chris Scott teeing off at the field umpire at halftime.
While 12 field umpires were required for week one of the finals, only six are needed this week – and Chamberlain has made the cut.
Not only has Chamberlain won selection, the Herald Sun understands he will come face-to-face with Scott again after being appointed to the Geelong-Collingwood semi-final at the Gabba.
While Chamberlain’s bouncing created a stir, his decision-making received a tick from league headquarters.
But some in the umpiring fraternity were surprised that Chamberlain didn’t simply recall his shoddy bounces to sidestep the furore.
Umpires are empowered to swallow their pride and recall any bounce which is either offline or favours one ruckman.
But Chamberlain waved ‘play on’, reigniting calls to scrap the bounce from the game for good.
Meanwhile, Richmond’s lack of discipline has been laid bare, with the Tigers ranked second-last for free kick differential and last for giving away 50m penalties in 2020.
The Tigers have coughed up a staggering 25 50m penalties this year, with Jack Riewoldt, Dustin Martin and Shai Bolton all conceding three each.
That’s effectively giving away 1250m gained, which is further than Dustin Martin, Shai Bolton and Trent Cotchin advanced the ball on Friday night.
No other club has given away more than 17 this season, while fellow finalists Western Bulldogs (six), St Kilda (eight) and West Coast (nine) have conceded far less from the same number of games (18).
Bolton’s two unforgivable 50m penalties against Brisbane on Friday night gifted the Lions two goals in the 15-point loss.
“We gave away undisciplined free kicks in the back end of that second quarter and the reality is that was the difference in the game,” Hardwick said.
“We have got to get better in that part of the game.
“Every now and then it rears its ugly head and unfortunately it was on the big stage, so it’s really disappointing.”
The Tigers addressed their mild case of white-line fever after Martin and Josh Caddy gave away 50m penalties in the Round 11 loss to Port Adelaide.
“We’ve got a bit of a protocol at the moment, if you do give away a 50, young Parker’s nappy, Trent’s baby, will be getting changed by that person,” Hardwick said a the time.
Hardwick said at halftime the umpires were “trigger happy” and, after the loss, called for them to just let the players play.
Free kicks were down from 32.2 (home-and-away) to 27.6 (week one) to start the finals
But the Tigers are -64 for the season, which is 15 worse than the 16th-ranked Essendon.
Scott’s team isn’t far behind the sloppy Tigers, with Geelong -44 in free kicks, ranked 15th.
Collingwood (+76) and Port Adelaide (+45) are the umpires’ darlings this season, ranked No. 1 and 2 in the AFL.
The Magpies even managed to win the free kick count 16-12 against West Coast at Perth Stadium on Saturday night.
The other remaining finalists have just about broken even, with the Lions +3 and St Kilda -3."
AFL umpiring: Ray Chamberlain retained for Geelong-Collingwood clash, Pies ranked No. 1 for free kicks in 2020
Controversial umpire Ray Chamberlain has been retained for Geelong’s semi-final clash with Collingwood. But a ‘Razor’ rematch isn’t the main concern facing Chris Scott’s Cats on Saturday night.
Sam Landsberger, Herald Sun
AFL: As the halftime siren sounded, Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott zeroed in on umpire Razor Ray Chamberlin to give him some tips on his work in the centre circle.
The AFL has decided to stick with umpire Ray Chamberlain for the semi-finals as it works towards appointing its men for this year’s Grand Final.
Chamberlain’s off-centre and shallow bouncing in the Adelaide Oval centre circle created a storm on Thursday night, with Geelong coach Chris Scott teeing off at the field umpire at halftime.
While 12 field umpires were required for week one of the finals, only six are needed this week – and Chamberlain has made the cut.
Not only has Chamberlain won selection, the Herald Sun understands he will come face-to-face with Scott again after being appointed to the Geelong-Collingwood semi-final at the Gabba.
While Chamberlain’s bouncing created a stir, his decision-making received a tick from league headquarters.
But some in the umpiring fraternity were surprised that Chamberlain didn’t simply recall his shoddy bounces to sidestep the furore.
Umpires are empowered to swallow their pride and recall any bounce which is either offline or favours one ruckman.
But Chamberlain waved ‘play on’, reigniting calls to scrap the bounce from the game for good.
Meanwhile, Richmond’s lack of discipline has been laid bare, with the Tigers ranked second-last for free kick differential and last for giving away 50m penalties in 2020.
The Tigers have coughed up a staggering 25 50m penalties this year, with Jack Riewoldt, Dustin Martin and Shai Bolton all conceding three each.
That’s effectively giving away 1250m gained, which is further than Dustin Martin, Shai Bolton and Trent Cotchin advanced the ball on Friday night.
No other club has given away more than 17 this season, while fellow finalists Western Bulldogs (six), St Kilda (eight) and West Coast (nine) have conceded far less from the same number of games (18).
Bolton’s two unforgivable 50m penalties against Brisbane on Friday night gifted the Lions two goals in the 15-point loss.
“We gave away undisciplined free kicks in the back end of that second quarter and the reality is that was the difference in the game,” Hardwick said.
“We have got to get better in that part of the game.
“Every now and then it rears its ugly head and unfortunately it was on the big stage, so it’s really disappointing.”
The Tigers addressed their mild case of white-line fever after Martin and Josh Caddy gave away 50m penalties in the Round 11 loss to Port Adelaide.
“We’ve got a bit of a protocol at the moment, if you do give away a 50, young Parker’s nappy, Trent’s baby, will be getting changed by that person,” Hardwick said a the time.
Hardwick said at halftime the umpires were “trigger happy” and, after the loss, called for them to just let the players play.
Free kicks were down from 32.2 (home-and-away) to 27.6 (week one) to start the finals
But the Tigers are -64 for the season, which is 15 worse than the 16th-ranked Essendon.
Scott’s team isn’t far behind the sloppy Tigers, with Geelong -44 in free kicks, ranked 15th.
Collingwood (+76) and Port Adelaide (+45) are the umpires’ darlings this season, ranked No. 1 and 2 in the AFL.
The Magpies even managed to win the free kick count 16-12 against West Coast at Perth Stadium on Saturday night.
The other remaining finalists have just about broken even, with the Lions +3 and St Kilda -3."
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
Shock horror Collingwood are the biggest winners. Also why are they getting Ray Chamberlain again after he caused so much controversy in the Collingwood v Geelong game earlier this season. 21-6 Collingwoods way,
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
Crap like that coming out is no good. What do you think the umpires will think now? Richmond -64 for the season. Let's even that up a bit this week.
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
They’re real maggots, aren't they?
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
Not us. Maybe once a season we will get a favourable game off the cheating maggots.
Want to watch the most boring and devious thing on television and probably in mankind's history, then tune into a daily live press conference at 11am.
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Yep and when we did it gets media attention.johnearljames wrote: ↑Wed 07 Oct 2020 11:03am Not us. Maybe once a season we will get a favourable game off the cheating maggots.
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Very true. How anyone can defend them is beyond me.CURLY wrote: ↑Wed 07 Oct 2020 11:40amYep and when we did it gets media attention.johnearljames wrote: ↑Wed 07 Oct 2020 11:03am Not us. Maybe once a season we will get a favourable game off the cheating maggots.
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
I wouldn't have been surprised if the Pies received the most frees during a "normal year", but I am surprised that they are number 1 for frees for this year, given the absence of their toothless army of fans at most games.
I think this probably indicates that they are the best side at milking frees, particularly given their positive differential vs WC in Perth, where even a half-full stadium of blue and yellow "noise of affirmation" is still difficult for most umpires to ignore.
Hopefully Richmond's place in the umpires bad books continues for our sake, particularly when it comes to 50m penalties against them!
I think this probably indicates that they are the best side at milking frees, particularly given their positive differential vs WC in Perth, where even a half-full stadium of blue and yellow "noise of affirmation" is still difficult for most umpires to ignore.
Hopefully Richmond's place in the umpires bad books continues for our sake, particularly when it comes to 50m penalties against them!
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
No. The filth have a huge supporter base. Stands to reason a few of them made it into the maggots ranks.darylcowie wrote: ↑Wed 07 Oct 2020 4:24pm I wouldn't have been surprised if the Pies received the most frees during a "normal year", but I am surprised that they are number 1 for frees for this year, given the absence of their toothless army of fans at most games.
I think this probably indicates that they are the best side at milking frees, particularly given their positive differential vs WC in Perth, where even a half-full stadium of blue and yellow "noise of affirmation" is still difficult for most umpires to ignore.
Hopefully Richmond's place in the umpires bad books continues for our sake, particularly when it comes to 50m penalties against them!
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Do you guys remember the free ride we got at Subiaco in 1998? My cousins in Perth told me it got front page coverage and statewide media saturation exposure a full week later.CURLY wrote: ↑Wed 07 Oct 2020 11:40amYep and when we did it gets media attention.johnearljames wrote: ↑Wed 07 Oct 2020 11:03am Not us. Maybe once a season we will get a favourable game off the cheating maggots.
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Re: Which teams benifit from whistle happy maggots
As soon as Scott had a go at Ray in the Port final the appointment for Geelong's next match was decided. Sweet.