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Well I didn't expect to see the quality of posts I do when I started this thread and definitely seems like many agree. To think there isn't corruption of some sort is naive IMO, it even happens in the police force. I've been saying all year, there's more at play here. How much is he record breaking channel 7 contract worth? It's blatant corruption and manipulation of games to make the game look good and competition even. Funny how this season is the closest all of a sudden, I can assure you it isn't equalisation working! For me the blatant cheating of MFC games by Nicholls really upsets me, to the point where I won't go to games he's umpiring anymore. Plucks imaginary frees against and soft frees for opposition. 50m penalties become 80m etc. wish there was an umpire by umpire breakdown of the season. I watch all footy, every weekend, they even up games deliberately but MFC cops it for a few years IMO. Even out MRP outcomes get the max amount of weeks for fickle incidents. As I said, I'm always fair and have always criticised my mates by blaming umpires but this year sticks out like dogs balls.

Against Pies. Simply Whoever isn't performing. Could be Hannan, ANB, Garlett, Vince or could be injuries. It'll work itself out.

Slices of cheese on that blokes platter for me

Yep credit where it's due, I've given him a hard time with his slowness and fumbles but he was great today. And another I give a hard time to, Jones, was good late too when we needed him. Still think he got a lot of cheap handballs and turnovers early but happy to admit they did well.

Forgot about Bugg Wiseblood, I'd say he'll come back through Casey to get his feel and trust back. Pretty handy to have Bugg, Watts, Salem, Hogan all in twos at pointy end waiting to come back in!

6 disposals, 4 clangers- not good enough IMO.

For someone who was drafted for his marking prowess I'm yet to see it. His goalkicking is sloppy too. Another cement hands Dawes on our hand she possibly.

Give me Brett Lovett 17 please

It is Nicholls and Razor who I'm suspicious about mostly, it's just so blatantly obvious when they umpire our games. Agree re other 17 clubs but that's also my point of umps deliberately evening up the games rather than actually paying the right frees. The whole bloody league needs a clean up from umps to MRP.

Exactly, great post.

No need to get personal, umpiring is deliberately evened up during games, makes you wonder why games have been so close all year..... oh yeah, that's equalisation.. give me a break. In QB game, Treloar wasn't pinged about 3 times in last few minutes from memory. WCE we got a very good run

Another team we get crucified against is WCE, some terrible umpiring in the last few years, especially last year. This year I think it was pretty even though. But Perth games especially are suspicious

The first quarter is the style that sucks me in to think the sky is the limit this year, not even Sydney or Adelaide would come close. So proudness of the boys today, hopefully we build that consistency over coming weeks. Great team effort

The North games umpires seem to deliberately crucify us, two years in a row. Cheating maggots

I'd forgotten about that Jetta one, WTF was that even for?

So funny!

See, that shouldn't bloody happen. Pay the frees for what they are stop the corruption. I tell ya, it exists!

See that's my point, why is it so obvious with those two?! Blatant cheats. Nicholls is the worst, before the Port game he waved and winked to two Port fans in the crowd, I felt like vomiting. I asked the two supporters if they knew him and laughed and said no.

Funny you say this, all of my friends will say the same of me, I always used to tell them to stop blaming the umpires but this year has raised some questions IMO.

I think both tbh, umpiring this year across the board has been terrible but we have had some shocking ones, today and North x 2 off top of my head. Which is why I asked the questions, are we undisciplined etc.. It's not about totals, its about blatant frees not paid. Up until mid season, from memory we were 17-18 in league for frees for.

6.Cam Pedersen 5 Clayton Oliver 4 James Harmes 3 Angus Brayshaw 2 Jayden Hunt 1 Nathan Jones

In: Salem, Frost (Hipwood) Out: Wagner, Petracca (rested). Following week, Hogan and Watts back.

Deserves a good old chat. Personally I think the whole AFL are corrupt and try to even up games to protect their image of an even competition, but... Why are we so slaughtered with blatant frees? Are we not playing to the rules? Are we undisciplined? I seriously question some umpiring decisions in recent seasons, Razor and Matt Nicholls are by far the worst against us. It's very bad and disappointing that one of the games best ruckmen, Gawn, gives up trying when he doesn't know whats happening. We always seem to be on the wrong end of the stick... It's not about totals, its about blatant frees not paid

Much better but still doesn't mean we cant improve, which was my point.

"I honestly don't understand why we are pointing out negatives today." Because for once as a club we aren't accepting mediocrity, hence us improving and wishing to improve.