Worst Umpiring Decision in the History of Football

[Frog]

Surely, the worst umpiring decision of all, has to be Ray Chamberlain deciding to give up a job as a Phys Ed teacher to become an AFL umpire ... How much worse could it get?

[Doctor J.]

There is a certain Melb based member here who my wife and I hosted for that weekend along with his Essendon supporter/member wife.

I'm pretty sure she remembers that game. I'm sure she does because it was the last game they attended together....lol

And Yvonne, you are right on all counts, McPhee out of bounds, McVeigh goal and one point margin, they don't come much smaller.

EDIT: I knew I had this pic somewhere. By the time he kicked it with his left foot, he was close to kicking the fence.
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Fence be buggered!!!! He stood on my toes and I was up in the Noble that night. Along with my Essendon supporting member wife. How that yellow germ in the background couldn't see that McPhee was out of bounds is one of lifes great mysteries.

Not the worst decision of all time. That honour belongs to the Leo Barry/Stenglein as noted by your good self.

[Cardinal]

Are you people trying to make me angry?

I remember McPhee being in front of the Member's Stand but can't remember the year.

[Industrial Fan]

A free to Solomon against Craig Bolton v Essendon MCG 2004 lives in my memory as the worst.

I concur with that one, and still refer to it frequently. What a howler.

On the other hand, I should probably move on at some point...

[goswannie14]

I reckon the worst was the one in the grand final when hodge tackled jack on the wing in the last quarter, it ended up being a ball up but it went to a slow motion of the tackle and tom harley says as it finishes "nope, no free there" and hodge is pressing his elbow into jacks face.

In fairness to Tom Harley he was actually saying there was no free there for Hawthorn which is what Hodge was appealing for.