Clintosaurus

I'm not saying intentionally influencing ladder positions, but the opportunity is there for some teams (Carlton and Collingwood as I have mentioned) to benefit from the good run provided by the umps. It could be as simple as the umpires' coaches mentioning to umpires that certain players are being regularly held in marking contests and to be aware of it. McKay and Curnow the obvious ones. Clarry and Josh Kelly get held at every stoppage but rarely get frees for it. Guess the umpires coaches don't talk about it.

This. Umpiring does impact ladder positions. Carlton and Collingwood getting help on this front. Sometimes teams aren't good enough to take advantage of the help though. But it's there. Dogs have had it for years. Things like the rule of the week have influence too.

Not rigged, but at least an element of manipulation

He'll play

HQ want everything decided in Round 23.

Umps trying to get the Lions home

Gold Coast are a real footy club now

Their luck will run out. What a bunch of cheats, ducking for frees all day. Sadly they are being umpired to the top 4.

Norf are gone already. Pies will win by 30.

Umpires know only one direction to point. Must want their car keys back.

And they probably showed more than they would have wanted to.

We'll thump them in the finals.

July Premiers. Won't beat us at the G.

Clear throw. Joke

Defensive transition is atrocious tonight.

We are conceding too much of the ground to them

8 metre kick paid a mark. To them of course.

That was HTB against Hawkins

Lovely goal. Another 10 please.

Zero composure. Just breathe.

Would have been paid their way

BBB!!!

Umps paying some soft ones to them

It was the same on RSN this morning. Geelong this, Geelong that........... We got 'em.

Also don't listen to the 20 minutes the DeeBrief podcast spent talking about it. You won't get it back.