Umpiring is corrupt and paid for

[ralphsmith]

Deliberate out of bounds paid against the saints was laughable. Broke our run.
And from that corrupt decision swans pushed down, Heeney smashed Webster in the face and made Websters nose bleed . NO free kick against Heeney, Heeney kicks the goal.

This kind of blatant corruption is not good enough. Match fixing at its worst.

[Scollop]

Don't agree with the op headline

Absolutely terrible decision making from the umpire who gave deliberate against Battle but it's incompetence rather than corruption

The hit to Webster wasn't in the umpires vision...BUT... everyone including the MRO will have seen it on replay.

Heeney should cop 1 week but I wouldn't be surprised if they get him off. The commentators told us it was 'accidental' and Brian Taylor said Heeney was apologetic straight away. Wow wee stiff s*** Brian!!

If Heeney was a St Kilda player he'd be suspended for 2 weeks minimum

[The_Dud]

Wait til you find out there’s not such thing as a “deliberate out of bounds” rule

[saynta]

Deliberate out of bounds paid against the saints was laughable. Broke our run.
And from that corrupt decision swans pushed down, Heeney smashed Webster in the face and made Websters nose bleed . NO free kick against Heeney, Heeney kicks the goal.

This kind of blatant corruption is not good enough. Match fixing at its worst.

As I said in another tread, WTF. We win most of the important stats but lose the free kick count 11 to 19.

Seems the AFL will go out of their way to support the northern teams. We don't count for jack s***.

[B.M]

The non free kick with Warner was a joke and turned momentum

[seano1]

As i said in a previous thread …. There’s nothing to say frees should be equal for both sides ….and remember players make mistakes as well as umpires …. Hill shouldn’t have played on free against us hill caught in the boundary line another free ….not having a go at hill but theres a couple of frees that shouldn’t have happened

[CURLY]

Umpire managed to spot an infringement when Shoemaker kicked that goal.

They then missed a blatant high free in full view of the entire ground when Heeney hit Webster to goal.

The free against Battle is just a pisstake and biased

[The_Dud]

Umpire managed to spot an infringement when Shoemaker kicked that goal.

They then missed a blatant high free in full view of the entire ground when Heeney hit Webster to goal.

The free against Battle is just a pisstake and biased

Wood trips Swans player in the middle - HTB

Howard goal reviewed…

Higgins goal not touched on review…

Yeah they clearly hate us

[CURLY]

As i said in a previous thread …. There’s nothing to say frees should be equal for both sides ….and remember players make mistakes as well as umpires …. Hill shouldn’t have played on free against us hill caught in the boundary line another free ….not having a go at hill but theres a couple of frees that shouldn’t have happened

How many frees did Marshall get today?

[seano1]

Shoemaker goal was touched anyway

[The_Dud]

Shoemaker goal was touched anyway

Sshhh, don’t let facts get in the way!

[CURLY]

Umpire managed to spot an infringement when Shoemaker kicked that goal.

They then missed a blatant high free in full view of the entire ground when Heeney hit Webster to goal.

The free against Battle is just a pisstake and biased

Wood trips Swans player in the middle - HTB

Howard goal reviewed…

Higgins goal not touched on review…

Yeah they clearly hate us

Yep Wood eventually tapped the Sydney players leg after being given multiple opportunities to disproof it.

[CURLY]

Shoemaker goal was touched anyway

Fact is the umpire paid a free then apparently couldn’t see Heeney belt Webster.

[ralphsmith]

Shoemaker goal was touched anyway

Fact is the umpire paid a free then apparently couldn’t see Heeney belt Webster.

If a saints player had belted a swans player in the face and made them bleed they would have received a free kick and the commentators would have been crying afoul.

Teams like the swans can climb the ladder and keep winning due to constant favourable umpiring decisions.

Umps tried their best today!

[CURLY]

Again how many frees did Marshall get?

[bigcarl]

Will be keeping a close eye on what happens with Heeney after he tried to break Jimmy Webster’s nose.

Deserves a couple of weeks for that.

I’m certain Webster would get at least a couple for an equivalent action.

It’s a good test of the AFL’s integrity … or lack of it.

Will they make an exception for him because he’s Brownlow favourite and a special player? And it’s only St Kilda and that mongrel Jimmy Webster etc etc

[Jacks Back]

Don't agree with the op headline

Absolutely terrible decision making from the umpire who gave deliberate against Battle but it's incompetence rather than corruption

The hit to Webster wasn't in the umpires vision...BUT... everyone including the MRO will have seen it on replay.

Heeney should cop 1 week but I wouldn't be surprised if they get him off. The commentators told us it was 'accidental' and Brian Taylor said Heeney was apologetic straight away. Wow wee stiff s*** Brian!!

If Heeney was a St Kilda player he'd be suspended for 2 weeks minimum

There's 4 field umpires there. All they saw was their sweetheart Heeney man - not what he did to Webster's face. Incompetence as f***, at the least.

[bigcarl]

Don't agree with the op headline

Absolutely terrible decision making from the umpire who gave deliberate against Battle but it's incompetence rather than corruption

The hit to Webster wasn't in the umpires vision...BUT... everyone including the MRO will have seen it on replay.

Heeney should cop 1 week but I wouldn't be surprised if they get him off. The commentators told us it was 'accidental' and Brian Taylor said Heeney was apologetic straight away. Wow wee stiff s*** Brian!!

If Heeney was a St Kilda player he'd be suspended for 2 weeks minimum

There's 4 field umpires there. All they saw was their sweetheart Heeney man - not what he did to Webster's face. Incompetence as f***, at the least.

Whacked a bloke behind play. Two weeks at least, probably more if they want to protect the head. A very unseemly incident.

[Scollop]

Don't agree with the op headline

Absolutely terrible decision making from the umpire who gave deliberate against Battle but it's incompetence rather than corruption

The hit to Webster wasn't in the umpires vision...BUT... everyone including the MRO will have seen it on replay.

Heeney should cop 1 week but I wouldn't be surprised if they get him off. The commentators told us it was 'accidental' and Brian Taylor said Heeney was apologetic straight away. Wow wee stiff s*** Brian!!

If Heeney was a St Kilda player he'd be suspended for 2 weeks minimum

There's 4 field umpires there. All they saw was their sweetheart Heeney man - not what he did to Webster's face. Incompetence as f***, at the least.

Whacked a bloke behind play. Two weeks at least, probably more if they want to protect the head. A very unseemly incident.

I totally agree, however we know how the system works. It's rigged.

Brian Taylor and most other mouthpieces said Heeney didn't mean it. It's not in his nature. 'That's not the way he normally plays'.

That's all the subtle...and NOT SO SUBTLE...way that blokes with the means to influence decision makers will try and clear the top players in the game.

[Sainter_Dad]

Wood trips Swans player in the middle - HTB

Howard goal reviewed…

Higgins goal not touched on review…

Higgins goal was NOT touched
Howard DID touch the ball before it was clearly over the line - and they ALWAYS review goals
Woods was a 50/50 as to a trip - I lean more toward the possibility it was a trip - but only evident in slow motion.

[SaintPav]

Don't agree with the op headline

Absolutely terrible decision making from the umpire who gave deliberate against Battle but it's incompetence rather than corruption

The hit to Webster wasn't in the umpires vision...BUT... everyone including the MRO will have seen it on replay.

Heeney should cop 1 week but I wouldn't be surprised if they get him off. The commentators told us it was 'accidental' and Brian Taylor said Heeney was apologetic straight away. Wow wee stiff s*** Brian!!

If Heeney was a St Kilda player he'd be suspended for 2 weeks minimum

I noticed BT’s comment immediately.

Like he would know what Heeney was doing or thinking.

He is a terrible commentator and the worst in the industry and that’s saying a lot.

The man is a certified f.ckwit.

[Scollop]

Don't agree with the op headline

Absolutely terrible decision making from the umpire who gave deliberate against Battle but it's incompetence rather than corruption

The hit to Webster wasn't in the umpires vision...BUT... everyone including the MRO will have seen it on replay.

Heeney should cop 1 week but I wouldn't be surprised if they get him off. The commentators told us it was 'accidental' and Brian Taylor said Heeney was apologetic straight away. Wow wee stiff s*** Brian!!

If Heeney was a St Kilda player he'd be suspended for 2 weeks minimum

I noticed BT’s comment immediately.

Like he would know what Heeney was doing or thinking.

He is a terrible commentator and the worst in the industry and that’s saying a lot.

The man is a certified f.ckwit.

His number one job is to call the play. Gets the numbers and names wrong at least 3-4 times per quarter.

He's fkn hopeless. Getting too old to see the play if it isn't directly in front of the commentary box.

Not to mention... totally biased when Richmond or Collingwood are playing

[Killa]

Viewing the game summary on the AFL Website, the AFL are spitting chips over their whipping side beating one of their favoured sides

[The Fireman]

We won the game despite any umpiring indiscretions
This is the way I like it. This is the way we should be. Let’s win these games despite the umpires.

[Scollop]

Here's the thing though. The umpiring didn't decide the match. It hardly ever does

Only guys like CURLY try and turn every loss into an excuse to blame umpires.

There's no point wallowing in self pity and whinging over every incorrect decision.

We didn't need the umpires to win the game. We needed to play to kick goals. We were behind again and we played an attacking, exciting brand. That should be the standard. It's the reason Hawthorn has been so good recently.