Rnd 22 - Central v Norwood @ Elizabeth POST GAME DISCUSSION

[Grahaml]

I think you will find there is a rule that you must give the upmire space to bounce the ball and you cant touch it on the way up, so technically the free kick was correct

Spot on Dutchy that law exists so the umpire was correct.

Yeah, that is true but the umpires are also instructed that if the two tussling ruckman encroach too much on his 'bouncing space' he should just throw the ball up. The umpire in question didn't do that and whilst technically, the free kick could have been there, perhaps balling it up again would have been best.

You usually see that, but it requires the umpires to stop themselves and throw the ball up. No doubt there's a point where the umpire can't stop themselves anymore before the ball passes the ruckmen that they can encroach further. Ultimately it should be up to the ruckmen to keep out of the umpire's way. I'm quite happy with the decision to be honest, and it's such a rare occurence I hardly think it's worth creating a massive storm over.

[Mr Irate]

Probably best if we restrict the creation of massive storms to a lack of bottled water and/or the signposting of toilet facilities........

[JK]

Probably best if we restrict the creation of massive storms to a lack of bottled water and/or the signposting of toilet facilities........

And Footscray supporters

[Mr Irate]

Probably best if we restrict the creation of massive storms to a lack of bottled water and/or the signposting of toilet facilities........

And Footscray supporters

He was apparently asking Eagleton if he knew where the toilets were.......

[daysofourlives]

Hopefully Jack Hannath can win a few hitouts, otherwise someone in his family will wanna have a laugh at him again.

Just saw that on ALMOST FOOTBALL LEGENDS on the Footy Show.

For those that didn't see it, there was footage from a reserves game (I think earlier in the year or last season) that young Dogs ruckman Jack Hannath was playing in, the umpire was bouncing the ball in the middle of Elizabeth Oval after a ball up.

Hannath and the Norwood ruckman were tussling as ruckman do, going body for body, when the umpre bounced the ball into the turf and it came back up and whacked Jack fair and square in the face !!!

To add insult to injury, the umpire actually paid a free kick against Jack. I remember seeing that through the binoculars, doing the stats for that game, and I did have a good old chuckle about it at the time.

Obviously a relation of Jack (L.Hannath) has pulled this footage out and sent it into the ALMOST FOOTBALL LEGENDS segment on the Foot Show and it actually won the 1st prize with $500. Well done Jack, good stuff !!!

cmon Phil i thought you would know L.Hannath. he is Jacks older brother Luke spent a bit of time playing 17s and 19s at the doggies, not sure if he played any ressies, he would be 2-3 years older than jack

[garygroundwork]

storm in a tea cup....legs supporters should be more worried about their officials abusing their own supporters rather than an oppostion fan getting to close to the precious players and teasing them by pointing at the logo on his top...wooppeee doo.

And what about the (so called) nwd suppporter who abused a nwd official while he was wallking to a game a few weeks ago and his abuse towards nwd players while they were walking back to their position at the end of breaks at the same game?

Wrong end of the stick garygroundwork.

well it's all happening down at the parade then..

is it the same supporter involved in both incidents?

[JK]

Probably best if we restrict the creation of massive storms to a lack of bottled water and/or the signposting of toilet facilities........

And Footscray supporters

He was apparently asking Eagleton if he knew where the toilets were.......

lol beautifully worked in there mate