I just have to say this.  Watching the umpiring from tonight's game is really highlighting for me how much the standard of umpiring has dropped in the last 20 years.  We're not seeing any of the ridiculously soft high contact frees, no ducking, shrugging or lifting arms to milk a cheap free.  They are policing incorrect disposal properly.  We're not seeing players dive head-first at the ball.  It's just amazing how much damage the AFL have done to the game in such a short time with their over-emphasis on head-high contact and constant rule-changes. 

The Geelong Footscray game? Umpiring was excellent, even in the passage where 6 hip and shoulders were dished out in 30 seconds and no free kicks paid.

6 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

The Geelong Footscray game? Umpiring was excellent, even in the passage where 6 hip and shoulders were dished out in 30 seconds and no free kicks paid.

Bloody AFL...  somehow feel the need to stuff with everything.  Stuff being the operative word.

Is it time to take the laws of this game back to the beginning of the '90's,  and start afresh.  Apart from more care for head high attacks.