by Nixon » Sun Jul 01, 2018 6:05 pm
by fido bedow » Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:45 am
Nixon wrote:You’re both absolutely right, there are no premierships to be won in June, and finals are a completely different game! Huge clash this week against woody south who will be desperate to sure up a finals spot of their own, can’t wait to see how it plays out.
by zedman » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:10 am
fido bedow wrote:Nixon wrote:You’re both absolutely right, there are no premierships to be won in June, and finals are a completely different game! Huge clash this week against woody south who will be desperate to sure up a finals spot of their own, can’t wait to see how it plays out.
A nice little buffer CBC and Lockleys have built on the chasing pack in the A grade, 3rd spot seems to be still well and truly up for grabs, between 3 teams.
Saw kenilworth v pulteney on Saturday, kenilworth looked to be missing a heap of 1st choice players and played accordingly.
They got absolutely smashed in the ruck and clearances which went a long way to helping pulteney get the result.
Motlop missed again and seems to play every 2 or 3 weeks which must be frustrating for the Kookas.
The B grade comp looks very tight, with some high standard games I’ve witnessed this year.
Any of the top 5 could take it out with availability of players being so important.
by The Ash Man » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:00 am
by Lightning McQueen » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:05 am
The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watchingFriday night footy?!
by zedman » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:11 am
The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
by mighty hounds » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:15 am
zedman wrote:The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
by Inallseriousness » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:18 am
zedman wrote:The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
by Lightning McQueen » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:19 am
zedman wrote:
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
by zedman » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:29 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:zedman wrote:
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
I can't speak from an AdFL umpire point of view but bloody hell it's a fun gig as a maggot.
Player from team A picks up the ball, gets tackled immediately and ball is dislodged then coach B yells "holding the ball", a minute later player from team B picks up the ball, gets tackled immediately and ball is dislodged so coach B yells "how did he get rid of it?"
It's not that hard to find a level of consistency, I'd rather be on the lenient side and pick the obvious frees than plucking out everything.
by Lightning McQueen » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:45 am
zedman wrote:
its not that simple LM..the adfl has an interpretation of their own making..note i am not knocking umpires..i am knocking the interpretation they are told to enforce..it confuses them and us..and leads to frustration..and then what comes next?
by The Bedge » Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:12 pm
The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by Dutchy » Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:57 pm
zedman wrote:The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
by zedman » Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:17 pm
Dutchy wrote:zedman wrote:The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
We noticed this in our trial this year against Goody Saints, umpires actually explained at half time that they are instructed to give a player 3 seconds to get rid of the ball once tackled, it was very weird and basically no HTB's paid. Im all for giving the player time to get rid of the ball but it was ridiculous.
by The Bedge » Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:39 pm
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by The Bedge » Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:44 pm
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by The Bedge » Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:54 pm
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by Inallseriousness » Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:05 pm
The Bedge wrote:Don’t judge a club on one blokes actions, happened early and WS didn’t put him back on, plus they weren’t like full on whacks just little love taps, toughen the kids up - like welcome to A grade footy young pup
Plus didn’t whack me so I still enjoyed myself
by Senor Moto Gadili » Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:58 pm
zedman wrote:The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
by Executive Member » Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:01 pm
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:zedman wrote:The Ash Man wrote:I don't usually complain about umpires on here but is anyone else finding them getting worse lately?
The 14yo girl that umpired my U6s yesterday had more of an idea than the 2 that rocked up Saturday.
Can we ban umpires from watching Friday night footy?!
i want to know what happened to the holding the ball rule?
players are given far to long to dispose now or be judged as having prior opportunity..
where is the reward for tackling?
i think the umpires might be as confused as us with interpreting it..
do the league understand that giving the free removes congestion?
we laid over 52 tackles saturday and got one holding the ball..thats not normal..
I can tell you it's no different in Div1. There were a total of 3 holding the ball decisions paid in the TTG v Goodwood Saints game on Saturday and one of those was when the TTG ruckman grabbed the ball out of a ruck contest and was deemed to have had prior opportunity. I would say the average number of holding the ball decisions per game would be less than 5. The umpires are pretty consistent, but it is easy to be consistent when you continually give the guy in possession the benefit of the doubt. It is definitely leading to congestion and a certain amount of frustration with players. Players know they won't be penalised, so they just take the tackle and go for a ball up if there isn't a clear option to kick or handball to a team mate. I'm not saying we should umpire our games to the same standard as AFL, but reducing the time on prior opportunity, rewarding the tackler and paying a few more holding the ball decisions would definitely open the game up a lot more.
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