Review The Umpire 'Kimmi' Schmitt

[Val Keating]

The way in which marking forwards get absolutely nothing is what ruins the game for me. We were screaming our lungs out for free kicks to Petrie, now we're doing it with Brown, and it doesn't matter. They'll pluck out one or two frees and let another 8 or 9 obvious ones go. They'll say "oh the forwards are wrestling too", but find show a forward who wants to wrestle and I'll show you a Motlop who likes contact. They have to because the defender is going to anyway.

Forwards have always had to handle contact, especially having their hair tousled in the marking contest, but never had to deal with basically being grabbed and held with the ball 30m away. That was always a free kick. The focus was on ensuring players could go for the mark.

Carey was the master of using his hips, arse, shoulders and forearms to maintain position, but all of that would have been useless if defenders like Tom ******* Jonas could just wrap him up in tackle with the ball coming in, safe in the knowledge that pay on would be called.

Lockett and Dunstall would have been 60-70 goal full forwards (ie no better than today's best) if Micky Martyn could have gotten away with what goes on now. He'd have destroyed them.

Meanwhile everyone is always bemoaning the lack of scoring, the game is too defensive etc etc...and they're right. It is. But watch what happens to scoring, and the game in general, if forwards are actually allowed to go for marks without constantly being held, and start getting free after free in front of goal. It would change overnight, and for the better.

Spot on

 

[RHLK]

The way in which marking forwards get absolutely nothing is what ruins the game for me. We were screaming our lungs out for free kicks to Petrie, now we're doing it with Brown, and it doesn't matter. They'll pluck out one or two frees and let another 8 or 9 obvious ones go. They'll say "oh the forwards are wrestling too", but find show a forward who wants to wrestle and I'll show you a Motlop who likes contact. They have to because the defender is going to anyway.

Forwards have always had to handle contact, especially having their hair tousled in the marking contest, but never had to deal with basically being grabbed and held with the ball 30m away. That was always a free kick. The focus was on ensuring players could go for the mark.

Carey was the master of using his hips, arse, shoulders and forearms to maintain position, but all of that would have been useless if defenders like Tom ******* Jonas could just wrap him up in tackle with the ball coming in, safe in the knowledge that pay on would be called.

Lockett and Dunstall would have been 60-70 goal full forwards (ie no better than today's best) if Micky Martyn could have gotten away with what goes on now. He'd have destroyed them.

Meanwhile everyone is always bemoaning the lack of scoring, the game is too defensive etc etc...and they're right. It is. But watch what happens to scoring, and the game in general, if forwards are actually allowed to go for marks without constantly being held, and start getting free after free in front of goal. It would change overnight, and for the better.

Yes. Compare and contrast to the frees paid to star midfielders at the centre bounce when they are being 'held'. Not allowing a forward to run and jump at the ball is a blight on the game.

 

[muttley45]

Him and monobrow Pannell have a habit of screwing us. Fisher is not much better.

Never underestimate Margetts either, especially when he is at home in WA.

 

[Hojuman]

Never underestimate Margetts either, especially when he is at home in WA.

He's won of couple of West Coast B & F's hasn't he ?

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

This bloated stooge is umpiring the Cats Giants game.

A GSW player had plenty of time to get rid of it, is tackled, fresh airs a kick. Textbook HTB.

Kimmi comes in and says "He tried to kick the ball".

Kimmi; that's not the rule.

 

[Zondor]

This bloated stooge is umpiring the Cats Giants game.

A GSW player had plenty of time to get rid of it, is tackled, fresh airs a kick. Textbook HTB.

Kimmi comes in and says "He tried to kick the ball".

Kimmi; that's not the rule.

That clown needs to be shoved into a time machine and sent straight back to Nazi Germany. :stern look

 

[ferball]

This bloated stooge is umpiring the Cats Giants game.

A GSW player had plenty of time to get rid of it, is tackled, fresh airs a kick. Textbook HTB.

Kimmi comes in and says "He tried to kick the ball".

Kimmi; that's not the rule.

Saw that - it was ridiculous.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

That clown needs to be shoved into a time machine and sent straight back to Nazi Germany. :stern look

Harsh but necessary.

 

[Roozee]

'Kimmi' alert!

NORTH MELBOURNE v WESTERN BULLDOGS
ES , 1:10pm AEST Sunday, August 12, 2018


UMPIRES:

• Sam Hay (20),
• Justin Schmitt (17),
• Brendan Hosking (16)

 

[Firestarter]

Piece of Schmitt!

 

[shinboner magic]

'Kimmi' alert!

NORTH MELBOURNE v WESTERN BULLDOGS
ES , 1:10pm AEST Sunday, August 12, 2018


UMPIRES:

• Sam Hay (20),
• Justin Schmitt (17),
• Brendan Hosking (16)

**** off

Hasn’t this germ been eradicated from the game yet

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Dogs have come in to $1.08

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

Here I was coming into this bumped thread thinking he had retired and the whistle was being shafted for the last time.


Oh Kimmi!

 

[Roozee]

Here I was coming into this bumped thread thinking he had retired and the whistle was being shafted for the last time.


Oh Kimmi!

With 4 umpires nek season we can expect to see more of Kimmi each week and for many more years to come!

 

[Firestarter]

With 4 umpires nek season we can expect to see more of Kimmi each week and for many more years to come!

More Lil Kimmi?

 

[Roozee]

More Lil Kimmi?

There's nothing "Lil" about this porky campaigner.

To quote Kidd Vicious from above he is a "Bloated Stooge".

 

[Roozee]

Need someone to do this early so the emergency umpire can come on.

That's after he pays a free against us for him blocking our path to the ball.

 

[Gasometer]

I think Kimi is the Umpire in that 2005 game posted this week in the good and bad thread v Eagles..,

 

[shintemaster]

That clown needs to be shoved into a time machine and sent straight back to Nazi Germany. :stern look

Bloody harsh - they were bad, but do they deserve that?

 

[Roozee]

Dat wink after this over-inflated buffoon ****ed up yet another centre bounce. Gone beyond a joke now.

 

[shintemaster]

Dat wink after this over-inflated buffoon ****ed up yet another centre bounce. Gone beyond a joke now.

I'm beyond the bounce now. Once per quarter (for the romance / build up at start of games and GF etc) to start then throw it up. Unless this issue will drive Schmitt out of the game. In that case, keep it.

 

[SMaturin]

 

[SpiderBurton22]

5 years too late.

 

[tazaa]

**** off you pathetic campaigner

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-17/two-umpires-to-call-it-quits-at-end-of-season

Two umpires to call it quits at end of season
Marc McGowan
Aug 17, 2018 1:28PM

Justin Schmitt will retire at the end of the 2018 season
EXPERIENCED umpires Justin Schmitt and Troy Pannell have announced they will retire at the end of the AFL season.

They broke the news to their umpiring peers at training on Thursday.

Schmitt officiated his first match in 1997 and has umpired 362 matches so far, including 15 finals, and was an emergency for the 2016 Grand Final.

Pannell made his senior umpiring debut in 2005 and has officiated 217 matches in total, including five finals.

He also served as president of the AFL Umpires' Association for the past three seasons.

AFL umpiring head coach Hayden Kennedy thanked Pannell and Schmitt for their contribution and wished them luck for their future.

"Troy and Justin worked extremely hard and dedicated a great deal of their time to the AFL umpiring community, and that is something we will always be grateful for," Kennedy said.

"Their commitment to the game over the years is to be applauded and to have umpired nearly 600 games between them is a testament to their commitment.

"Both will be greatly missed among the umpires and we wish them and their families all the best for the next step in their lives."