Not the runner again!

[meher baba]

Aaaaaaaargh!!!!

[Austinnn]

You'd think Hudson would know better. Sheesh.

[Solar]

why was it a free? How did he effect the play. Did not stop the ball, did not block a player. The richmond player kicked it to him. Pathetic umpiring like usual.

[meher baba]

why was it a free? How did he effect the play. Did not stop the ball, did not block a player. The richmond player kicked it to him. Pathetic umpiring like usual.

Good grief!! Even I'm not that one- eyed. It's the runner's responsibility to keep out of the play. The fact that the Tigers player kicked it towards him is no excuse whatsoever. Look at the rules.

[Life Long Saint]

why was it a free? How did he effect the play. Did not stop the ball, did not block a player. The richmond player kicked it to him. Pathetic umpiring like usual.

Good grief!! Even I'm not that one- eyed. It's the runner's responsibility to keep out of the play. The fact that the Tigers player kicked it towards him is no excuse whatsoever. Look at the rules.

I thought it was a harsh call...The kick went to two of our blokes off the side of the Richmond player's boot. Not a tiger player for 20m!

[CURLY]

Was a crap call by the umpire. If you have no options up the ground just kick it to the runner.

[wasaintsfan]

i think it was a poor place to be by runner... but it was a kick off the side of the boot that put it out there.... surely the runner cant be blamed because a professional cant kick a ball????? but was technically there i guess

[kosifantutti]

Later in the game, the Richmond runner ducked under the ball as it was being passed to another Tiger. He seemed a lot closer to it than Hudson and wasn't caught out by a kick off the side of the boot.

[St Ick]

My god... the runner was 10m from the interchange gates and the kick came off the side of his boot. Gwilt was 5m off the ball and the runner was in Gwilts way. Runner got in the way in the last 1/4 too but nothing done about it. Was a howler of a decision.

[meher baba]

I agree that the Richmond player's kick came off the side of the boot, but our runner was very exposed.

Somehow the runners from other teams seem generally to be able to avoid these situations, but ours quite often don't!!

[Verdun66]

Was dead unlucky. Shocking kick put him under the gun. Clearly if in trouble kick it at the runner and get a free. New tactic, bit like the free man coming off the bench. Dennis Cometti called it un-Australian. Good line.

[wallbanger]

I thought it was a poor decision too - what was he supposed to do? Was running to the bench, it was a poor, ill-directed kick that was suddenly coming straight at him - was he expected to just disappear into thin air? Didn't touch the pill, his being there didn't alter the outcome of the kick or the play at all - ludicrous.

Was watching the game with a Richmond, Geelong and Hawthorn supporter who all agreed it was a poor decision.