Originally Posted by
liz
The umpiring has been ordinary but in both directions. We've had some soft ones (or unreasonable HTB decisions in our favour) and some shockers against us too.
One of my most hated interpretations at the moment is the shepherding in a marking contest where there are just two players, like the one paid against Papley in the first half. Papley was positioning himself to mark the ball, not to shepherd his opponent. The fact that a few seconds before he looked to see where the opponent was didn't change the fact he was contesting the mark, not shepherding.
Swans seemed to take their foot off the pedal and minds off the job once they got a couple of goals ahead. The poor disposals and fumbles returned and now the Dogs have their tails wagging again.
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