Worrell - AFL listed player umpire discrimination

[another grub]

They get shafted plain and simple. Anyone who doesnt think so is kidding themselves, but hey get the violins out!

Take off your SANFL blinkers and have a look.

Stats don't lie

Is it a measure to even up the comp? Have the umps been instructed to not give the 50/50 ones to ravens? Dont know?

Hopefully they are using it as a way to even up the comp and prevent a AFL side from winning the flag.

Worked in 2014

[another grub]

Ravens' Worrell claims the umpires adjudicate the AFL listed players differently.

I remember thinking this several times last Sunday. They were clearly shafted and I believe the umpires have been instructed to make life 'difficult' for them.

Fire away with your thoughts?

Firstly, if he wants to bring up 'unfair treatment' then lets start with some comparisons..
AFL Reserves Full time professional footballers v SANFL part time semi-professional footballers?
AFL reserves teams have more money
AFL reserves teams have better facilities
AFL reserves teams have a lot more resources
Who is being treated unfairly again?

This is almost the last straw, it's time for the AFL Reserves teams to leave the SANFL.
They are not improving the competition, they have absolutely no supporter base and thats evident when just 2,000 people attended the Norwood v Adelaide Qualifying Final last week.

Lastly, if this was in the AFL would Worrell and Hayes cop a fine for their comments?

Not doubting their advantages. Just interesting that umpiring is arguably a way to even things up?????

[RB]

I highly doubt that the SANFL is issuing special instructions to umpires for the cancers. That would require the SANFL hierarchy actually to give a toss about the competition.

[gadj1976]

If he's so worried about the taunts, maybe he should get his club's 4000 people to turn up to even things out.

[JK]

The idiocy of this is inferring crowd behaviour has to be manufactured in a way that allows the umpires to adjudicate more fairly. Give me a F***ing spell, how about the umpiring department enforce standards upon the decision makers rather than try to address crowd pressure which has existed for 100+ years?

[another grub]

No home cooking for the ravens thats for sure

[RB]

If he's so worried about the taunts, maybe he should get his club's 4000 people to turn up to even things out.

Didn't Tex complain about the Ravens getting a spray from the crowd at Prospect in the early years of the occupation?

If Beryl and Mavis were ever going to rock up to support the Ravens, it would've been back then.

[another grub]

Mavis had apricot slice to bake. Beryl had no excuses

[sib]

Who are the Ravens that people keep talking about. I dont see a team call the ravens in the SANFL. Unlike Port the crows know who they are.

[Jim05]

Who are the Ravens that people keep talking about. I dont see a team call the ravens in the SANFL. Unlike Port the crows know who they are.

The team for all South Australians that tried to wear the SA state guernsey in the SANFL?

[MatteeG]

Probably cos they train to AFL rules instead of SANFL rules....

[mighty_tiger_79]

Speed reading I thought title was Morrel

[gazzamagoo]

Stop giving frees away,
simples.

[topshelf]

Haven't noticed it before but I did think the crows got a really bad run with the umps on Sunday. That happens though with all teams, sometimes good sometimes bad, I'd highly doubt it's on purpose.

[DOC]

I think that a goodly percentage of the free kick disparity comes from the OOB last possession. They play wider than all other teams. I also feel that their "top up players" get caught with the ball a lot more. Comes down to poor coaching.

They should however not accept it and play in the VFL which naturally includes teams from Queensland and New South Wales which gives it an AFL reserves type of feel.

[am Bays]

Free kick count in the 2019 GF was Bays 31 Port 20
Free kick count in the 2019 Prelim was Bays 24 Adel 18...

Based on what I quoted and the article re Worrell were Crows were -480 odd frees in their first six years (-80 a year) and Port -380 (-60 a year), they've both improved markedly in the last three years to by -17 and -58...

They should be thankful!!

If only their AFL sides could improve that much!!

[Jim05]

How many of those frees are for the last touch rule?
The AFL sides still don’t understand the rule and often look bewildered when they concede a free from it.

[RB]

Who are the Ravens that people keep talking about. I dont see a team call the ravens in the SANFL. Unlike Port the crows know who they are.

I like it when fans of the 1991 franchise sh1t on the 1997 franchise, and vice versa. [emoji1787]

[Jim05]

What a shock that Triple Crow are having a sook about it

[MW]

What a shock that Triple Crow are having a sook about it

Funny how you know they will sook, but you listen anyway
You're just lucky you're not listening to Melbourne radio who would be shitting all over your rabble every day.