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Has Nicholls ever paid us a free?

In Harmes Way
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8 hours ago, Redleg said:

To be honest I thought umpire 26 was the one who killed us. I don't think he paid us a free all day.

One in the last quarter to the biggest roar of the day. I was very frustrated by this "muppet". Not up to AFL standard yet. And while we are on the subject I thought the extra umpire was to watch the scraging of forwards. Hogan was raped & pillaged but not one free. Hmmmm

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    Bizarre free kicks paid is one thing, but what's incredibly frustrating is the blatant free kicks NOT paid, all in the name of 'keeping the game moving'. A free kick given quickly and diligent enforcing of the man on the mark will make the game flow better than the stumbling maul it often becomes now.

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    I believe Nicholls once gave us a free, to Jock Proudfoot for hacking.

    Oh hang on, that was umpire Percy Nicholls, in 1927. My error.

     

    2 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

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    Ian Chappell told a story about the West Indies umpire Douglas Sang Hue. At a pre-series reception he noticed Doug standing by himself and said, come and have a drink with us. Doug said, no. Chappell said, well what about with the WI players? Doug said, especially not them. I can't be seen to be consorting with ANY player, in case it makes me look like I could be biased.

    A concept unknown to our umps who pat players on the bum and have club posters on their bedroom walls.

     

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    I saw four occasions.. ( and there may have been more...I only saw four ) where a Swan player just ran over the mark at the kicker. Wasn't pinged once ...not once...all day.

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    Bump. Just watched the replay, and whilst I had the pre match jitters with Nicholls presiding; I’m now much more comfortable in the knowledge that there’s no way in hell the AFL will give him a prelim or god forbid the grannie.

    That holding the ball call on Nev in the first was a shocker. Those below the legs calls where our player was already on all fours were total crap.

    Best team still won. But we’ll need better officiating going forward esp. with the Dusty favouritism (getting ahead of myself).

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    He was at it again the other night doing his best to turn the game in the Hawks favor. I got a warning from security when I unloaded a barrage of expletives after one of the incorrect free kicks he paid against us. The guys either a deadest cheat or blind and incapable of performing his job.

    I still haven’t found out where he lives... ?

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    6 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    He was at it again the other night doing his best to turn the game in the Hawks favor. I got a warning from security when I unloaded a barrage of expletives after one of the incorrect free kicks he paid against us. The guys either a deadest cheat or blind and incapable of performing his job.

    I still haven’t found out where he lives... ?

    Agree he was horrible 

    I too was worried that at one stage someone had texted my seat number to the unsociable behaviour hotline...

    But he did pay that free kick to Oliver from 60m off the ball ? 

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    I'd be more worried about Ray 'doesnt deserve a nickname' Chamberlain getting the gig on saturday again. At least Nichols pays what he sees. Chamberlain last night seemed to actively avoid calling clear HTB's, like he had some kind of.. agenda

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    It is anecdotal, but my assessment is when the demons are ahead by small margins (under 20 points) is when Nicholls and even Razor do their worst against us.  When we are behind, or out by a margin, the officiating seems reasonable.  When we are just in front, we get slammed.  Think of the Jetta htb decision in the first, for example.  It should be called the AFL handbrake.  Applied to assist league darlings, and used against teams like us.

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    11 minute mark of last qtr, Hannon takes a mark but at last minute spills from his hands. Umpire had, a split second earlier, blown whistle, not for the mark, but i think for the push in the back. So when Hannon spilt same mark he, maggot, decided to ball it up. Amazing. 

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    Nicholls efforts began in the 1st quarter when he payed a holding the ball decision against us. It was a mind numbing decision and it was Gunston who got the free and he kicked a goal. I was devastated. If we get him this Saturday there is something seriously wrong with the AFL.

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    1 hour ago, johndemonic said:

    I'd be more worried about Ray 'doesnt deserve a nickname' Chamberlain getting the gig on saturday again. At least Nichols pays what he sees. Chamberlain last night seemed to actively avoid calling clear HTB's, like he had some kind of.. agenda

    Ray 'doesnt deserve a nickname' Chamberlain.........he does but it wouldn't get past the censors here....

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    5 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

    Bump. Just watched the replay, and whilst I had the pre match jitters with Nicholls presiding; I’m now much more comfortable in the knowledge that there’s no way in hell the AFL will give him a prelim or god forbid the grannie.

    That holding the ball call on Nev in the first was a shocker. Those below the legs calls where our player was already on all fours were total crap.

    Best team still won. But we’ll need better officiating going forward esp. with the Dusty favouritism (getting ahead of myself).

    That rule was brought in to stop the Goodes or Lindsay Thomas style sliding into a player front on. That has the potential to break legs or hyper-extend the knee.

    The way they are paying it is typical AFL over officiating and completely not understanding why the rule was brought in. Worse still is now players wait until someone is on the ground and then flop over them extracting a free. Its total bullshite.

    Gus was nearly decapitated and gave a free away. FFS that was criminal. They got three of those on the night and were gifted 4 goals from frees.

    Its simple if you slide into someone front on its a free otherwise play on.

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    Just watched the replay... again ?

    Nicholls was horrible and the decisions that caught the eyes of the commentators were, more often than not, from him

    If they can staff 9 umpiring crews a weekend durin the H&A then he has to be dropped from the remaining finals games needing only 3 crews over next two weekends

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    1 hour ago, willmoy said:

    11 minute mark of last qtr, Hannon takes a mark but at last minute spills from his hands. Umpire had, a split second earlier, blown whistle, not for the mark, but i think for the push in the back. So when Hannon spilt same mark he, maggot, decided to ball it up. Amazing. 

    I detest Nicholls, but this call was correct, he blew the whistle and paid the mark quickly, Hannan fumbled it and I believe it hit the ground. I have no issues with that decision. Nicholls can still get stuffed though. ?

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    16 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    That rule was brought in to stop the Goodes or Lindsay Thomas style sliding into a player front on. That has the potential to break legs or hyper-extend the knee.

    The way they are paying it is typical AFL over officiating and completely not understanding why the rule was brought in. Worse still is now players wait until someone is on the ground and then flop over them extracting a free. Its total bullshite.

    Gus was nearly decapitated and gave a free away. FFS that was criminal. They got three of those on the night and were gifted 4 goals from frees.

    Its simple if you slide into someone front on its a free otherwise play on.

    Just another example of a rule change from AFL having unintended consequences when players learn to adjust... (ducking being the worst)

    This is why I'm so sceptical on further rule changes, would prefer efforts to get improved interpretations and umpiring decisions on current rules

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    9 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Just another example of a rule change from AFL having unintended consequences when players learn to adjust... (ducking being the worst)

    This is why I'm so sceptical on further rule changes, would prefer efforts to get improved interpretations and umpiring decisions on current rules

    That would mean a mensa test........

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    6 hours ago, dl4e said:

    Nicholls efforts began in the 1st quarter when he payed a holding the ball decision against us. It was a mind numbing decision and it was Gunston who got the free and he kicked a goal. I was devastated. If we get him this Saturday there is something seriously wrong with the AFL.

    The HTB against Nev early on (? their* first goal) was disgraceful -- didn't even had it and was taken high.

     * their referring to Hawthorn plus the maggots

    5 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    Ray 'doesnt deserve a nickname' Chamberlain.........he does but it wouldn't get past the censors here....

    Chamberpot is the kindest one I can think of, though they do of course have some purpose.

    Come to think of it ... maybe he does have the same purpose?

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