Came across this article and reckon this is a great idea

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-12/umps-to-trial-teamwork-policy

I just wish they would give it 6 weeks instead of 3.

I've umpired other sports in the past and at my old school spent time umpiring Hockey with another past player. Because we umpired together each week we worked together that much better.

Umpiring is never black and white, if the can team up the umps that see the different a shades of grey the same colour, we could get umpiring teams where the players and supporters know what interpretations to expect, rather than having three different interpretations a game

Came across this article and reckon this is a great idea

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-12/umps-to-trial-teamwork-policy

I just wish they would give it 6 weeks instead of 3.

I've umpired other sports in the past and at my old school spent time umpiring Hockey with another past player. Because we umpired together each week we worked together that much better.

Umpiring is never black and white, if the can team up the umps that see the different a shades of grey the same colour, we could get umpiring teams where the players and supporters know what interpretations to expect, rather than having three different interpretations a game

Trouble is, especially when playing Collingwood, it seems to be always black & white.

Seriously though, having some continuity of personnel (I was going to say consistency, but that word and umpiring are mutually exclusive) and a senior umpire at each game can surely do no harm....may even get the odd correct decision.

Trouble is, especially when playing Collingwood, it seems to be always black & white.

Seriously though, having some continuity of personnel (I was going to say consistency, but that word and umpiring are mutually exclusive) and a senior umpire at each game can surely do no harm....may even get the odd correct decision.

Summed it up well Mono, even if u may not have meant to, but it is this continuity of personnel that will lead to consistency IMO

Came across this article and reckon this is a great idea

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-12/umps-to-trial-teamwork-policy

I just wish they would give it 6 weeks instead of 3.

I've umpired other sports in the past and at my old school spent time umpiring Hockey with another past player. Because we umpired together each week we worked together that much better.

Umpiring is never black and white, if the can team up the umps that see the different a shades of grey the same colour, we could get umpiring teams where the players and supporters know what interpretations to expect, rather than having three different interpretations a game

good get RGRS

I've been saying for a few years now, we should have only 2 field umpires patrolling along the corridor, with 4 boundary umps & 2 goal umpires.

The KEY is for the boundary umps to stay about 60 mtrs apart; approx 30 metres either side of the ball, one ahead of play {say 40 Mtrs} & the other following {say 20 Mtrs} until play is turned over.

When the ball is getting near Goal, or a set shot for Goal is on, the boundary Umps stand at the behind posts, assisting the field umpires & the Goal Umpires.

Culture.

Put the young umpires on the big stage , just like Wattsy QB 2009. If we get stuck with the same [censored] wits they better umpire it our way and not the usual ' give the opposition lots of early free kicks in dangerous positions and after the have the game won try and even up the numbers, it's a [censored] joke you white maggot [censored].

Miracles can happen, first the umpiring department make some moves that I think will benefit the game if the experiment is given a proper chance to succeed and now channel 7 have managed to give us news conferences where we hear the questions!