daysofourlives wrote:wristwatcher wrote:I'm a big supporter of umpires and their efforts but I can't in my memory remember umpiring turning a game for a team like tonight. The is no such thing as a cheating AFL umps but they were disgraceful that quarter. Hawthorn look protected and got two actual gifts to start them. If I was a Freo supporter I would be furious. Disgusting effort by full time professionals.
Hawthorns opening goal was as bad a decision as you could ever see in a final. Well since they gifted them last years prelim win.
Nothing to do with Mayne missing a sitter or Freo not getting the ball forward of centre for the last half the quarter
That didn't help but even in your brown and gold goggles you could see that. If you were umpiring you wouldn't have paid the first one against Ballantyne. As Carey said "Umpire had a mare and got caught up in the occasion"