Ray Chamberlin is a ******* ****** who agrees?

[emazing]

he doesnt seem to have a football brain
his footy awareness, ie reading the ball is terrible
and even within that, the dude is huge and could be an enforcer but just flakes out
sad cause he had a real opportunity this year to make an impact

[msb]

A @@@@ing disgrace, worse umpiring ive seen, most likely cost us a finals spot IMO.

[emazing]

lets petition to get chamberlain banned from the scg!!!!

[Margie]

A @@@@ing disgrace, worse umpiring ive seen, most likely cost us a finals spot IMO.

Sadly, I think you may be right.

This game and the Adelaide games have probably cost us the finals. And the umpiring in this one definitely changed the momentum.

[Rod_]

Worst umpiring I have seen for a long time (if not ever)

Poor umpiring should not have an impact on the result of the game, and today it did!

Rod_

[erica]

Someone has set up a FaceBook page for him today! Ray 'Razor' Chamberlain - Wall | Facebook

[pirouette]

Sadly, I think you may be right.

This game and the Adelaide games have probably cost us the finals. And the umpiring in this one definitely changed the momentum.

I'm usually one to think that playing finals (regardless of where in the top 8 we are and whether we're a realistic chance of the flag or not) is better than not playing finals, but I found myself thinking today that if we didn't make the finals, the coaching staff might actually take a look at how crap we are in some areas and start working on them. But maybe I'm just feeling utterly frustrated and disappointed after today, and am not thinking straight. hmm.

oh, and back on topic, I agree the umpiring was dreadful. the number of times I swore at chamberlain today...

[Margie]

I'm usually one to think that playing finals (regardless of where in the top 8 we are and whether we're a realistic chance of the flag or not) is better than not playing finals, but I found myself thinking today that if we didn't make the finals, the coaching staff might actually take a look at how crap we are in some areas and start working on them. But maybe I'm just feeling utterly frustrated and disappointed after today, and am not thinking straight. hmm.

oh, and back on topic, I agree the umpiring was dreadful. the number of times I swore at chamberlain today...

You sort of feel "over it", don't you? Not that supporting the team can always be about winning, but there needs to be some rethinking and restructuring. It's just not working at the moment.

[Big Al]

The midget runt (rhyming slang intended) is a pathetic excuse for an umpire and should be sent to reserve grade of division 4 of the Kalgoorlie league where he bloody well belongs.

[CJK]

Result:

The desperate struggle that AFL has for Sydney 'Hearts and Minds' 0 - Ray Chamberlin 1

Cost our attendance at least 2K people next week. A lot of those that came today will not come back.

[royboy42]

The midget runt (rhyming slang intended) is a pathetic excuse for an umpire and should be sent to reserve grade of division 4 of the Kalgoorlie league where he bloody well belongs.

Steady there Al! I started my footy in the div 4 ressies at Kal.
The umpiring standards there were pretty good.
He would have only got one start at the ressies. No getting dropped over there.
Justice was swift and merciless in those days;those shafts were DEEP!

[Matt79]

Most discraceful umpiring I have ever witnessed that influenced the outcome of the match! You know it is bad when Chamberlain was not the worst! Number 5 Brett Richie was abysmal!!!

[ernie koala]

There's no doubt many players got rattled in the third quarter, over the poor standard and inconsistency of the umpiring.
But watching the utter desperation and commitment our guys played with in the latter half of the last quarter, showed what could of been.
A good team will rise above umpiring with effort. Our guys showed that for part 1 quarter.

[Big Al]

Steady there Al! I started my footy in the div 4 ressies at Kal.
The umpiring standards there were pretty good.
He would have only got one start at the ressies. No getting dropped over there.
Justice was swift and merciless in those days;those shafts were DEEP!

[Nich]

From the Swans Facebook wall -

it is finally obvious to me after all these years the dingo took the wrong chamberlain