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The quality of the duo is the incredible part, unmatched outside the league father son combinations. They are the Abletts of country football, dare I say with more impressive resumes.
Rovers were hanging on too, it wasn’t one way traffic there.
Instead of wasting time and money on interleague egos invest it in umpire training. Or are we just bitching and not really give a shit about umpires.
Listen here, I’ve been advocating for this for quite some time. Take note, some reserves grade umpires are filtering in to the senior ranks in the surrounding leagues because of the shortage. The big league needs to fund a recruiting campaign with insensitive’s to grab a whistle. There’s 2-3 very good umpires getting about, then it drops off. A good umpire doesn’t influence a game.
If you didn’t abuse the umpires that might help
Bull dust, the players cop more than the umpires. You obviously weren’t around the O&K thirty years ago, I had to help escort umpires home on more than one occasion. Nowadays, if you sigh within five feet it’s an upfield free kick.
Thirty years ago?… and next breath you’re talking about umpire dissent ‘if a player sighs’.
Going to have to swallow some pride and agree with you here, a lack of fresh younger umpires who can keep up with the game becoming a real issue. Does anybody know what a central ump gets paid for an O & M game?
$300.
Go and talk to a few of the recently retired players that you know and get them into umpiring. They'd certainly have a feel for the game, they'd be respected, and you'd probably get away with two umps.
Umpired for 5 years after playing. Enjoyed it but it is a lonely gig. Nobody really wants to know you - in the car and home.
$204,750 per week if they allowed it for the top 21 leagues in the state including the major 6 leagues in metro. Obviously not accounting for some district leagues and anything lower than Div 1 or premier in metro.
Wouldn't even by the median pay packet of a player would it? If you don't invest in umpires we have no game, or we get guys that aren't up to the task
I’m on board, I think it’s a great idea.
Where are you thinking the extra 12 goals will come from since the last encounter? If the group haven’t matured nothing changes, when the whips were cracking it was straight in to hiding.
Rovers and Yarra recently had a 12 goal change from a previous encounter.
