"Notwithstanding the sight of all our miseries, which press upon us and take us by the throat, we have an instinct which we cannot repress, and which lifts us up." - Pascal
I nearly felt sorry for the Pies as I thought they were treated by the umps as Swans were in the R22 Lions game - frees were 12/2 around Q2, I believe. Just can't understand how one team infringes six times more than the other....
But Pies perservered, like Swans would have.
And I would have felt sorry if they were any other team (except WCE & Power).
Yes umpires do have an effect on teams fortunes. As do a numerous amount of factors. When I hear interviews of teams that have won previous grand finals they always always say it comes down to a bit of LUCK
No umpire would pay a possible game winning free kick in the dying seconds of a Grand Final.
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