Umpiring

boof1978 · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: Umpiring

I have a solution to the below par umpiring we've seen this year. I used to work for the SANFL and watched the umpires train, I reckon they would spend 60% of their time running, and the other 40% practising bouncing. With the poor bounces and resulted goals from those blatant mistakes (roos v pies) why not simply abolish the bounce. My opinion is that the umpires are there for one reason only OFFICIATE THE GAME CORECTLY. No one cares if they bounce the ball or not until they stuff it up. They should spend that 40% of their training night going through match simulations and interpretations, to get it right. Traditionalists may think otherwise but who cares about the umpires, we know they've had a good game if we havent mentioned them so dont give us another reason to notice them by affecting a game by poor bouncing.

kaskill · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject:

i've thort that way for ages awell boof i reakon they should get rid of the bounce and just have a ball up i mean it does the exact same thing or actually even better!! i didnt watch the colling v kanga's match but saw the "balls up" with that bounce later, it cost collingwood the game and me 8 correct tips haha d'oh!

TLPG · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

It did no such thing, Kaskill. Sure it was a poor bounce, but I've seen worse! As a former umpire myself I've done worse! And I've called bounces back, although not one like that one (play on was the correct call).

One of the benefits of the bounce is the lack of predictability. If you make it predictable you'll take out a skill which is unique to the game - the ruck contest at the centre bounce. You only throw it up when it's impossible to bounce.
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boof1978 · Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject:

typical umpires response, supporters and players couldnt give a stuff if you can bounce the ball, the only people that think its good is the umpires so they can feel like they have something thats special. No one cares, get the decisions right thats all that matters, no one wants to know you're out there, do your job and stop trying to be a part of it you were never meant to be.

portu1234 · Juniors Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 15 70 Credits

bring in video umpiring we have the technology we use it in cricket nrl its time for afl

TLPG · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject:

boof1978 · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:08 am Post subject:

Who knows why they want the bounce to stay. Maybe to make the umpires feel as though they need some skill in order to feel like they're more part of the game. Who knows why Demetriou wants it to stay? And in repsonse to your question of 'who told you players and supporters want it to go' I have spoken to a heap of players from Crows and Power and not one said they want it to stay. Why give the umpires another opporuntiy to influence the game when there's no need to. There'll be a day soon when it costs a team a game, a finals spot or even worse and then there'll be massive changes.

kaskill · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject:

its really hard to respect umpires places when they are so rubbish at their job.

TLPG · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject:

kaskill · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

we're talking about the AFL umpires in the big league and thats who im judging, not minor league umpires who think they know it all and try to defend every umpire in australia because they know that every supporter in the county hates them!! Drool

junior53 · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

Its alright to say bring in the video ref
What ! Are we going to finish up like the american garbage of stop start play just for the video response
The game has been structured so we have a fast flowing game the video ref will only cause it to slow down and we all sighted the absolute rubbish that Carlton played on the weekend to slow the game down
Surely we do not want to see riots on our hand because if they continue with that type of game the punters will be looking elsewhere

TLPG · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

boof1978 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

I agree, the AFL have a lot to answer for in regards to poor umpiring. The constant rule changes and interpretations make it hard for umpires to find a good balance, hence the reason to scrap the bounce and get the umpires to concentrate on getting decisions right.

larn67 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject:

Yes the AFL Rules Committee should take a long vacation. How many more rule changes this season are we going to endure Question

Both the players and umpires look a little lost out on the paddock. It would be good to have things settle down for a while for the umpires to concentrate on getting decisions right.

kaskill · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:40 am Post subject:

it was good to see the umpires last weekend actually letting some of the crap go Applause

the players are starting to play for free kicks as soon as they get a touch on the back or something and it looks so ridicoulos im glad the umps let these things go and made the players look like fools falling to the ground i mean come on this is aussie rules!!! its not some stupid soccer game where they fall at the touch of a snow flake.. I agree with you about the rules commitee TLPG they are the disgrace but how can we take our frustration out on them when they are underground so to speak??? umpires are an easy target and 100s of 1000s of people are forever going to hate the umpires its just the way it is.

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