The umpiring in all Melbourne games has been like a horde of Vikings just doing us over!!!! I'd love to know the stats on goals opposition teams have kicked on us as a direct result of 50/50 bs free kicks

Edited April 26, 201411 yr by Darbsy

The umpiring in all Melbourne games has been like a horde of Vikings just doing us over!!!! I'd love to know the stats on goals opposition teams have kicked on us as a direct result of 50/50 bs free kicks

It peaked in 2009, it has been steady ever since.

My highlight was in '09' when West Coast were allowed to throw - instead of handball.

Holding-the-ball is a joke in it's current state, if you're not ineptly slapping at it with one arm (regardless of how tightly you're holding it with the other) you're a good chance of getting done for a free.

Holding-the-ball is a joke in it's current state, if you're not ineptly slapping at it with one arm (regardless of how tightly you're holding it with the other) you're a good chance of getting done for a free.

It weeds out the Jetta's of the comp, I don't mind the rule.

Holding-the-ball is a joke in it's current state, if you're not ineptly slapping at it with one arm (regardless of how tightly you're holding it with the other) you're a good chance of getting done for a free.

Basically the player has to mime that he is trying to handball the ball out even though he, the umpire and every supporter watching knows it's pinned in and isn't budging.