Umpiring tonight - an objective view please

**GVGjr** · 17-07-2009, 10:32 PM

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We got a decent go of it but it was hardly anything that really changed the result of the game. Things like Hahn's terrific effort of running down an opponent in the last quarter won us the game.

**Sockeye Salmon** · 17-07-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by Dry Rot

Frankly, I've had an utter a shit of a day, so I was really delighted to have to nurse a sick friend tonight rather than properly listen to the game tonight...

Fast forward to after full-time. I log on to another well known footy site and read all these cry baby Dons fans crapping on about how the Dogs were gifted so many goals NB in the first half.

These poor excuses for men seemed to imply that we were very lucky or the umps were biased - not what I got from snippets from the ABC radio coverage.

Are these Dons fans soft or did we deserve our frees or did we get a free ride?

Or from the ABC radio call, are these whinging Dons fans are just soft pillow biters?

Anyone who complains about umpires is a pillow biter.

*Waits for ES to bite*

**Happy Days** · 17-07-2009, 10:36 PM

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The umpiring was okay tonight; we probably got the run of the green with some soft decisions leading to goals, but the majority were completely obvious.

The reason for the lop-sided free kick count was that Essendon were caught behind all night, leaving them exposed in one on ones. They also played with no awareness, and must've gotten run down from behind at least 5 times.

**Bulldog4life** · 17-07-2009, 10:39 PM

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An interesting stat before I comment on the frees in this game is that before the game Essendon were number 1 in the League this season to kick goals from free kicks. Western Bulldogs were in 15th position.

I thought most of the frees were there except maybe Cooneys. Overall we played in front and put ourselves in a position to get frees.I have to admit I also didn't see Higgins free but looking at the replay in was struck in the face while on the ground.
But then again I didn't see Essendon's free and subsequent 50 metre penalty which resulted in a goal to them.
All the Essendon supporters around me were crying about the frees we were getting......it was beautiful.

**LostDoggy** · 17-07-2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by Bulldog4life

All the Essendon supporters around me were crying about the frees we were getting......it was beautiful.

Yeah I was surrounded by them. Yes the umpiring was shocking and maybe in our favor but hello Essendon supporters, your 2 big forwards got destroyed by their opponents..maybe dont blame the umps for everything about the loss?

**LostDoggy** · 17-07-2009, 11:00 PM

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They let alot of the match go, it ended up being very free flowing, probably a little bit too free flowing..
But none-the-less, the umpires picked the frees that were there, the reason why the free kick count may have been lobsided, is the the dogs were desperate with their tackles, and the dons were reckless with their defending at some parts of the match.

**The Adelaide Connection** · 17-07-2009, 11:03 PM

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If you watch the highlight reel of all of all of the Scott Welsh contests you will quickly see that the decisions certainly didn't go our way all night. He was being held and pushed in the back all night and finally they cottoned on and gave him one in the last.

**LostDoggy** · 17-07-2009, 11:04 PM

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The Essendon supporters were amongst the worst I've ever seen at complaining for free kicks tonight. Maybe they should focus on watching their team lose based on key areas in a game of football, such as centre clearances, inside 50s and being out muscled rather than free kick counts

**boydogs** · 17-07-2009, 11:06 PM

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Originally posted by Bulldog4life

Overall we played in front and put ourselves in a position to get frees

Precisely. Too high, in the back, holding all come into play when you are in front of your opponent or first to the ball. Our forwards did this well and our defenders were good at creating a contest without giving one away. These things are skills that we were much better at tonight than our opposition

**mighty_west** · 17-07-2009, 11:29 PM

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Umpiring is viewed mostly by fans every week with rose coloured glasses on, if you don't like the umpiring, find a sport with no officials, most boring subject week in week out.

You listen to SEN for a few hours after the game, and 99% of talk EVERY WEEK is how bad the umpiring is.....YAWN!

**LostDoggy** · 17-07-2009, 11:38 PM

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Result aside, umpiring was ok! They tried to let it go and it worked. Maybe the pace of the game helped them.

**Bornadog** · 17-07-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by alexxx

Yeah I was surrounded by them. Yes the umpiring was shocking and maybe in our favor but hello Essendon supporters, your 2 big forwards got destroyed by their opponents..maybe dont blame the umps for everything about the loss?

I was also surrounded by whinging Bomber supporters. Believe me, they are the biggest cry babies of all time about umpiring. The guy behind me started bagging the umps even before the game started.

Yes, we had seven shots at goal from frees, and I recon only 2 could have gone either way. The others were all there, just watch the replay.

The fact is they had 7 shots at goal in the second half and we had 18.

**LostDoggy** · 17-07-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally posted by bornadog

I was also surrounded by whinging Bomber supporters. Believe me, they are the biggest cry babies of all time about umpiring. The guy behind me started bagging the umps even before the game started.

Yes, we had seven shots at goal from frees, and I recon only 2 could have gone either way. The others were all there, just watch the replay.

The fact is they had 7 shots at goal in the second half and we had 18.

EXACTLY. I had Essendon supporters like that near me. They seem to be the biggest cry babies, I've never seen any other supporter group like that before.

**AndrewP6** · 18-07-2009, 12:05 AM

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I thought the majority of our frees were there... sure, a couple might've been a bit sus, but most were OK... and they missed a few for Johnno and Welsh...

Umpiring tonight - an objective view please

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