Umpiring (round 14)

[Sanecow]

How was Schneider's form telling the ump. he had his eyes on the ball! It looked pretty good to me (but they didn't show a replay of it, so I could be, you know, biased). Sometimes they just ping you for running with the flight of the ball!

[TheHood]

Originally posted by Sanecow
How was Schneider's form telling the ump. he had his eyes on the ball! It looked pretty good to me (but they didn't show a replay of it, so I could be, you know, biased). Sometimes they just ping you for running with the flight of the ball!

That rule drives me insane.

Has the AFL handed down the edict that no player shall run (forwards) with the flight of the ball, with eyes for the ball if it results in a collision with a player running at the ball?

Schneides had eyes for the ball, made contact with the ball and from memory, did not make any contact with the Carlton player!

[liz]

Originally posted by Sanecow
How was Schneider's form telling the ump. he had his eyes on the ball! It looked pretty good to me (but they didn't show a replay of it, so I could be, you know, biased). Sometimes they just ping you for running with the flight of the ball!

I hadn't realised that was what Schneids was saying. I thought he was being rude about the ump's eyesight and figured he was about to be penalised with a 50.

Back on the Magic infringement again, I was watching it again last night and the Blues player was completely focussed on making body contact with Magic and never once looked at the ball. O'Loughlin on the other hand, while he was making some contact with his opponent, never took his eyes off the ball. One of the was trying to get the ball (or at least contest it)- the other had no such thoughts.

Third worst decision against the Swans so far this year.

[Schneidergirl]

Originally posted by TheHood
That rule drives me insane.

Has the AFL handed down the edict that no player shall run (forwards) with the flight of the ball, with eyes for the ball if it results in a collision with a player running at the ball?

Schneides had eyes for the ball, made contact with the ball and from memory, did not make any contact with the Carlton player!

Hmmmmm didn't Jared Crouch get a free against him for having eyes on the ball travelling backwards... seems we will never get this rule right.

They haven't show a replay and I've watched the incident twice and (to me) he looks over at the ball before going for the punch. Really soft free!