Lightning McQueen wrote:OnSong wrote:Yep, Francis does pretty well.
We had Barossa umpires on Saturday, I don't mind the occasional umpire exchange between comps either. Could possibly do more of those during the year.
How did they go? I've heard two different reports, mind you, they have different rules than the APFL.
Did well. Didn't have much to umpire really, game was pretty open and uneventful.
They did pay Balaklava a free kick for the VFC runner being inside 50 on a kick-in, which I read a few weeks ago in the bylaws that it doesn't apply in our comp:
34. APFL Changes to AFL Rules
AFL Rule 13.5 “Official within fifty metre arc” does not apply in the APFL.
AFL: 13.5
OFFICIAL WITHIN FIFTY-METRE ARC
Unless attending to an injured Player or making every endeavour to vacate the area, no Official is permitted within the Fifty-Metre Arc during the time when a defensive Player is preparing to Kick or in the act of Kicking the football back into play after a Behind has been scored. Where an Official contravenes this Law, the opposing Team shall be awarded a Free Kick at the back line of the Centre Square, to be taken by the Player from the opposing Team who is closest to that location.