FFS! Andrew Stephens (Umpire 12) from the Hawthorn game is umpiring.

Someone tell me when we turn up to play.....

Apparently, the deliberate out of bounds rule was a figment of everyones imagination.

Umpires well and truly involved and on North's side.

What happened to the deliberate out of bounds rule this round? There were at least 3 clear instances this game, none called. The complete inconsistency from round to round, sometimes even quarter to quarter, is why fans get so irate with the officiating. Well that and that it doesn't matter whether ...

Diving into the legs. Free against if you do it. It's been in for a while.
That said, just like kicking in danger, it only ever gets paid against us.

Riold was staging for frees every time he got near the ball.

Umpire 12 should be wearing a Hawthorn jumper.

Umpires to the rescue for Hawthorn.

On a side note, could the AFL please stop changing the rules? It got beyond a joke some time ago; I seriously wonder if the rules committee are just taking the pi$$.

Our skills have been shyteful for a number of seasons. Disheartening to see it again.

They just showed footage of the state of the ground, pre-game. Joey was taking pictures of a square of turf, one of the Lions players stood on it and sunk up to the ankle.

Just announced on Fox Footy, game cancelled.

What is the future of Etihad Stadium? Is this someone running a flag up the pole to gauge reaction or is the AFL killing off Etihad really on the cards? Given the financial drag that we, the Doggies, Roos and later on, Carlton have suffered to pay for it (Essendon's sweetheart deal means they reall...

Are the umpires running a side-book on the most ridiculous free / non-free they pay?

That hax to be a free against Roo. How dare he stand there and go for a mark.

mambo2706 wrote:62 tackles for 6 frees. Bloody joke

s***s me the commentators don't mention how bad the umpiring is.

They mentioned a couple of howlers, but they won't go hard because then they will lose their invites to cushy events.

Can we take Farren Ray off the ground? The Eagles don't need a 26th player on the ground.

West Coast plyer dives on it and doesn't get it out - result no free.

I give up. There's clearly a special rulebook for the Eagles.

Im amazed the umpire didn't pay a high contact free against Bruce.

WinnersOnly wrote:Gees can anyone stick a tackle to stop WCE handballing it out when tackled.

Don't worry. They can just one-handed throw it at that point. Priddis seems to be a master at that. Haven't seem them get pinged for it yet.

Go Goddard! Probably be a closer game if we weren't playing one of the umpires pet teams.

One way rules again. Nic Nat and a number of others free to throw it out, no penalties.

Sydney certainly haven't had the burden of a completely dud stadium deal draining the coffers.

And Harvey gets the free that they didn't pay to Roberton five minutes earlier.