Darren Goldspink

[Rob-bloods]

They cannot claim we were 'second to the ball' all day, jeez we led for all but three quarters, two head shots (Ablett/Willo) no frees, every half chance they got their kicks.

We were still awful though..

The guy with sandy hair was even worse than Goldy, he should have a long long career as an umpy!

(RIP Carey, Goldspink)

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by floppinab
We've been getting a **** run for quite a while.

How do you figure that?

Let's look at our previous games

1R05 - 26-21
SF04 - 16-15
EF04 - 17-17
22R04 - 10-13
21R04 - 18-10
20R04 - 13-11
19R04 - 10-12
18R04 - 19-20
17R04 - 27-18
16R06 - 17-10
etc

Overall for 2004 - 382-364

[Newbie]

Did Goldspink umpire all of our games??

How about FF-FA in the games umpired by Goldspink. If that figure is absolutely one-sided, I think we do have a case to ask the AFL for not assigning him to umpire our games.

[Red]

Originally posted by floppinab
24 frees to 10,

says it all really

7 goals to 17 behinds

I think that says more.

[bricon]

Originally posted by Newbie
Did Goldspink umpire all of our games??

How about FF-FA in the games umpired by Goldspink. If that figure is absolutely one-sided, I think we do have a case to ask the AFL for not assigning him to umpire our games.

In 2004 Goldspink officiated in 5 Swans matches; here's the free kick stats from those games.

Round 2 v Fremantle 18-12
Round 6 v Essendon 18-21
Round 10 v Bulldogs 14-15
Round 12 v Collingwood 12-17
Round 21 v Essendon 18-10

[Charlie]

Originally posted by bricon
In 2004 Goldspink officiated in 5 Swans matches; here's the free kick stats from those games.

Round 2 v Fremantle 18-12
Round 6 v Essendon 18-21
Round 10 v Bulldogs 14-15
Round 12 v Collingwood 12-17
Round 21 v Essendon 18-10

That's quite surprising.

It's a shame that we can't get individual umpire stats. That'd pretty much settle whether it's perception or an actual discrepancy.

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by liz
Didn't really think the umpiring had any impact. There were a couple of questionable decisions but in both directions and none that really influenced the outcome.

Maxfield's HOTB was a bit harsh but Bevan should have had one against him just moments earlier.

i agree, i think it was even for both teams

[cruiser]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
How do you figure that?

Let's look at our previous games

1R05 - 26-21
SF04 - 16-15
EF04 - 17-17
22R04 - 10-13
21R04 - 18-10
20R04 - 13-11
19R04 - 10-12
18R04 - 19-20
17R04 - 27-18
16R06 - 17-10
etc

Overall for 2004 - 382-364

You are such a killjoy.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by cruiser
You are such a killjoy.

Yeah, hate to spoil such whinging with a few facts...

[Go Swannies]

But we really need the frees stats for Goldspink matches vs the others. And also where they were given. I notice that we often score frees against in front of the goal 30 metres out and get frees for around the centre square.

The scary thing is that there's a chance that NMWBloods will be able to find such a breakdown. . .

[NMWBloods]

Would love to but I don't have that data! It is available however - I've heard it quoted on TV/radio.

We do get a lot of free kicks against just outside the opponent's goal. Sometimes that poor umpiring but often it's also over-exuberance by our backmen.

[swansrule100]

trouble with the free stats are that we might be able to show goldspink (or whoever) has paid 40 more frees against, but it doesnt mean he wasnt right every time. Cant pay us a free because it evens out the ledger!

[Wardy]

My dislike for the "Stink" is well documented, But you have an umpire here who's ego is so big that even the Umpires committee have an uphill battle convincing the pratt that he's made mistakes. He wont have a bar of it, and the thing is he thinks he wants to keep going to reach the biggest number of games umpired - Again I hope that a player, who is retiring at the end of the season does the community a favour and knocks him out cold (and breaks a few legs for good measure).
Having said that though - we played so badly, couldnt make a decision to save ourselves so one really cant blame the Stink for the loss(although I'd dearly love to. - I think I need therapy)

[giant]

But seriously 10 free kicks for 120 mns of footy when we've been in front for 3.5 quarters? North would have to be the most discplined team in history to only give away one kick every 12 mins.

With 3 mins to go before half time, we had 3 frees! Thats a free kick every 19 mins!

Didnt decide the game but it certainly never helps. Only b*ggers I feel more sorry for are the Dockers who seem to constantly get the wrong end of the stick

[Ajn]

Been a big fan of himself for too long, seem him too often react to the crowd to make hasty calls. But still glad that we didn't have the umps from the StK vs Frem game, what a shocking way to lose a game on such a bad call!