TOPIC:

a victorian conspiracy for sure. but umpires only gain experience by umpiring games - a catch 22.

Cats got right royally screwed 25/12 frees against the dogs last week. Terrible umpiring, dont know if they were experienced or not. The standard of umpiring is a disgrace. Stevic for one has been doing it for years, and he is a joke, so not sure if you had him yesterday makes a skerrik of difference

Yea you always need the most experienced umpires for the games between 2nd and 17th on the ladder. They are always barnburners.

Couldn't throw them into tge other games because then Docker fans would have nothing to complain about. Although I doubt that will ever happen.

Seriously, you just romped into 2nd spot. Have a great shot at redemption for last year and you are spending your time making up AFL conspiracies about umpire selection?

For heavens sake anchor, stop thinking the world is conspiring against the dockers. Who did they play? No better chance to blood umps than in a game that is of no consequence. The big games are looked after with the most experienced panel. The umpiring panel is what it is. We could always sack the lot of them and let the players make the decisions on the field as they play.

anchorman wrote: Ohh touchy touchy boys. It is a discussion forum.I opened up a discussion to have a chat about and I see it as a conspiracy.
I saw it as a lack of respect for the club, not a conspiricy.It was a bad decision by the AFl to allow this to happen.
As I said it wouldn't happen with the top Melbourne clubs.

A/man you should be grsateful you didn't have Dean Margetts nor Ray Chamberlain; it would have been worse.

for the life of me a-man I don't know what your complaining about. lack of respect and all of that stuff. Seriously freo are heading toward a grand final and your bleeting about something like this? The world hasn't got a conspiracy against the dockers you know.

anchorman wrote: Ohh touchy touchy boys. It is a discussion forum.I opened up a discussion to have a chat about and I see it as a conspiracy.
I saw it as a lack of respect for the club, not a conspiricy.It was a bad decision by the AFl to allow this to happen.
As I said it wouldn't happen with the top Melbourne clubs.

How and why is it disrespectful to Freo by having 3 'inexperienced' umpires? I see no issue with it at all.
Maybe next time you watch Freo play you should look through your positive monacle instead of your negative one.

swan42 wrote:

anchorman wrote: Ohh touchy touchy boys. It is a discussion forum.I opened up a discussion to have a chat about and I see it as a conspiracy.
I saw it as a lack of respect for the club, not a conspiricy.It was a bad decision by the AFl to allow this to happen.
As I said it wouldn't happen with the top Melbourne clubs.

A/man you should be grsateful you didn't have Dean Margetts nor Ray Chamberlain; it would have been worse.

And what's wrong with Razor? At least finishes the game early so everyone can get to the tote. Did the Saints deserve the best umpires? NO

Leather Stops wrote:

swan42 wrote:

anchorman wrote: Ohh touchy touchy boys. It is a discussion forum.I opened up a discussion to have a chat about and I see it as a conspiracy.
I saw it as a lack of respect for the club, not a conspiricy.It was a bad decision by the AFl to allow this to happen.
As I said it wouldn't happen with the top Melbourne clubs.

A/man you should be grsateful you didn't have Dean Margetts nor Ray Chamberlain; it would have been worse.

And what's wrong with Razor? At least finishes the game early so everyone can get to the tote. Did the Saints deserve the best umpires? NO

He, like all umpires and in years gone by children, should be seen and not heard.