Umpires V Barry Hall

[Dave]

Originally posted by Bart
Some interesting stats from the top 8 big fowards this season. (I have excluded Matera and Milne both currently in top 10 as small forwards)

I'm no statistician, but I see a pattern here.

The pattern seems to show how @@@@@@@@ Barry has it and how good Lloyd has it.

I'd be interested to see how Lynch would have fared had he been playing. In his case you would probably have to add another catergory:

No. of frees from falling over in the goal square without being touched.

[Nico]

The commentators said Hall was unlucky in the incident with Koops. They said he put his head down deliberately and when you duck into the play you cease to have the protection of the law.

Not so if you are a Bulldogs player. They certainly are the biggest staging side in the comp. Johnson for instance simply throws out his arms at the slightest contact, and usually gets the free.

[GoBloods]

there seems to be an attitude from the umpires that as barry has a reputation for 'rough ' play , he can look after himself . they dont seemed interested in paying legitimate free kicks to 'reputation. players '.barry was hard done by on one or two occasions on saturday night v dogs in my opinion and this seemed to frustrate him. Unfotunately we always seem to get a rough deal when darren goldspink umpires our games. and this has been the case since the 96 gf

[Wardy]

You know the Rugby League dont get many things right however if an Umpire (well Referee in League) gets it wrong constantly they get dropped to reserve grade or Jersey Flegg - I'm not sure if this is done in AFL.
Goldstink is hanging out for his 300th match - hell that cant come soon enough and then he should be shown the gate and told to bugger off forever. (or is that being a bit harsh?)

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Wardy
You know the Rugby League dont get many things right however if an Umpire (well Referee in League) gets it wrong constantly they get dropped to reserve grade or Jersey Flegg - I'm not sure if this is done in AFL.
Goldstink is hanging out for his 300th match - hell that cant come soon enough and then he should be shown the gate and told to bugger off forever. (or is that being a bit harsh?)

Not too harsh... hell, I'm in favour of introducing corporal punishment for this bastard.

[anne]

Originally posted by Charlie
Not too harsh... hell, I'm in favour of introducing corporal punishment for this bastard.

I would kill him if I thought I could get away with it!

[dendol]

Originally posted by anne
I would kill him if I thought I could get away with it!

i have to keep telling myself to think good thoughts, think good thoughts. But that little devil on my shoulder just keeps telling me otherwise...

[Glenn]

Originally posted by dendol
i have to keep telling myself to think good thoughts, think good thoughts. But that little devil on my shoulder just keeps telling me otherwise...

In this case listen to the devil

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by Wardy
You know the Rugby League dont get many things right however if an Umpire (well Referee in League) gets it wrong constantly they get dropped to reserve grade or Jersey Flegg - I'm not sure if this is done in AFL.
Goldstink is hanging out for his 300th match - hell that cant come soon enough and then he should be shown the gate and told to bugger off forever. (or is that being a bit harsh?)

be good but when i saw fox footys white line fever the other day they were saying there is a shortage of umps in the afl... mclaren umpired 2 games in one week

[Glenn]

Originally posted by swansrule100
be good but when i saw fox footys white line fever the other day they were saying there is a shortage of umps in the afl... mclaren umpired 2 games in one week

Hmmm so there are no Umps in the VFL,QAFL,WAFL etc up to AFL standard

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by swansrule100
be good but when i saw fox footys white line fever the other day they were saying there is a shortage of umps in the afl... mclaren umpired 2 games in one week

I find that very hard to believe - maybe a 2nd game as emergency ump at best, but to expect an umpire to officiate in 2 games in a single round is asking alot considering the amount of running they do during a game.

Are you sure it wasn't Saturday one round and Friday the next? That would be 2 games in one week!

[swansrule100]

im pretty sure they said that it was friday night then sunday of the same round...as they had former umpire derick humphry smith on the show.. but i mean if im wrong i apologise