the umpiring in the sanfl grand final

[Big Phil]

Upon watching the replay (a couple of times now ) I totally agree that as a whole, the game was very free flowing and very well officiated.

The only blatantly obvious free kick that I still do not have a clue as to why a free wasn't paid was when Matthew Bode CLEARLY dropped his knees into Richie Cochrane and pushed him right in the middle of the back. The umpire was right in front of it as well ?

Apaprt from that, we have had a pretty good season from the SANFL umpires, well done to all, except maybe Colin !!

[Mic]

I thought there were a couple dodgy decisions for both teams, but apart from that the umpiring was very good. Not over-umpired (AFL-style), the game was allowed to be played in a tough and physical way like all SANFL games should.