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They left the words "Melbourne Umpires giving opposition teams cheap .." outComment
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Great pic of RohanComment
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I'm through taking AFL too seriously the game is becoming too soft for my liking I began lose interest the 1st round against St Kilda when I was watching the game on TV but not enjoying it because of the poor umpiring and commentating.
I'm a member of The Swans, Subiaco & Port Magpies next year I'm joining the Waratahs as well because I find myself watching more of it and enjoying the commentating and even the umpiring.Comment
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The A(V)FL media is currently out of control. Too may jobs for the boys and ex players thinking their opinions matter is making following footy unbearable. It's always been like this in melbourne, but the off field dramas taking a front seat during the week is now way over the top.
Content providers are now desperately finding any bit of content to fill their news sources.Comment
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Obviously you've never noticed me at a game. I sit in the front row of the Cheer Squad and if there wasn't a gap between me and the fence I would have jumped it on Saturday after some of those decisions. All I ask is that the rule book is applied equally to both sides throughout the game, not just when the umpires feel like enforcing it.
Red & White forever.Comment
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"Provincial"?. Hilarious. How is it "provincial" for me to to say football is a tribal game where all fans are basically the same, irrespective of which club they barrack for and which State they are from? You are the one who keeps attributing some exclusive malevolence to "Victorian fans". Pick the more "provincial" viewpoint of the two.Just the point i was making and being ultra defensive to moot. I will leave your provincial way of thinking as that. You really did lose me at your professional help comment.
As i said all my comments come from my observations and dealings with vic footy fans. I can't change what i see but just offer a dialogue. I am hardly projecting anything as you claim, but thanks none the less.
Anyway back to the umpires.
As I indicated last post, I agree with you about a lot ...particularly the umpiring. I don't understand why you weaken fundamentally good points with sweeping generalisations that are irrelevant to your argument and exhibit the very same prejudices you seem to attribute to and find annoying in others.My opinion is objective truth in its purest formComment
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I'd like to thank you guys for inpsiring me to look up "provincial" in the dictionary.
V&R I love your work
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Surely Roos and the players are aware of the role that frees are playing in goals against us. In 2008 and 2009 I was wondering why we kept giving away so many critical frees (particularly Hall) and felt that there should be a concerted effort by the coaches and players to minimise the frees against. We usually won games despite the umpiring and I came to believe that the Bloods' culture just sucked it up and wouldn't compromise their game.
But in 2010 I have changed my mind about trying to minimise the frees. It now seems to me that the frees against and when and where they are paid or not paid are essentially out of our control and firmly in the hands of the umpires. I.e. If we break the rules, a free is payable, no problem. If both players contesting the ball break the rules it's out of our hands who gets pinged. Hall penalised for Sydney, exactly the same play for Dogs not penalised. I remember an umpire awarding a free against Hall for a handball that technically was a handball, the umpire agreed when Hall protested and said something like pretty sloppy handball (I can't remember the exact words). Swans players given the benefit of the doubt? Not in the opponent's 50 and not in ours when the scores are close. Inconsistency within games etc. It's all been spelt out elsewhere on RWO.
The point? We just need to accept that we have to play blitzingly well, beyond the control of the umpires. Accept that we will no longer win the close fought games because of umpiring trends. We have to avoid reports and MRP scrutiny. And when all this comes to fruition, the AFL will find another way to screw us.Comment
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To add weight to what we have said about last Saturday's woeful umpiring display, particularly from number 27 Michael Avon...he has been dropped to the Magoos this weekend.Swannies for life!Comment
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Road hog ... beep, beepDriver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09Comment
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That maketh me feel a little better!!
Number 1 (I can't be bothered looking him up) is a bastard who could have a few weeks cooling down as well.
(I went to the AFL website - cause it's lazy not looking it up - and couldn't find a 2010 umpires list. Am I missing something?)Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.Comment
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Number 1 is Chris Donlon. The best place to for names and who is umpring each weekend is their official website. AFLUA
They are also listed in each Footy Record if you get them.Swannies for life!Comment
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