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Free Kicks... more or less

hardtack
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Iā€™m just curious as to whether there has been any change to the average number of free kicks being paid in matches this year. It could be a good opportunity to gauge how much influence the crowds do have on umpires.

Anyone here across these kinds of figures at all?

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    21 hours ago, hardtack said:

    Iā€™m just curious as to whether there has been any change to the average number of free kicks being paid in matches this year. It could be a good opportunity to gauge how much influence the crowds do have on umpires.

    Anyone here across these kinds of figures at all?

    A little off topic, but...whilst talking about umpires.

    One thing I have noticed is the deliberate out of bounds interpretation has been tightened up.

    You kick the ball and it goes out, you can almost guarantee it will be a free kick against.

    Almost a default last touch rule.

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    Not sureĀ about free kick totals, but Collingwood, Bulldogs and St Kilda are getting good assistance from the umps.

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