Follow Hawks lead, AFL clubs urged - The West Australian
Seriously, is this cheating? Or should the swans be paying a few thousand extra to build relationships with the umpires as Hawthorn do by flying them up to Sydney?
First the Hawks earn an extra 18 million with their pokies venues and then wine and dine the umps in order to get favourable decisions. They seem to know them all by name and have personal relationships with them.
Why hasn't this received more attention? If the Hawks have a deeper relationship then other teams to the umps, would it be a 'conspiracy' to suggest that umps unconsciously award frees to their mates?
Honestly, doesn't this type of @@@@ call into question the integrity of the game? This crap shouldn't be allowed. Or at the very least it should be required that umpires spend equal time with each club.
Or should we just aim at outspending the hawks on building relationships with umpires? It seems like giving them a free holiday is a bribe?
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