Why was the free paid against Fev for the hit on Slattery? Anyone know? If it was for head high then it was poor call, 1 of many I might add.

If Slattery wants to be brave and suicidal at the same time that's not Fev fault. He's entitled to run at the ball and attempt to mark it. The fact that he jumps in the air to mark and collects Slattery coming the other way is surely incidental contact.

Regards Cazzesman

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I think "unrealistic attempt" was the reason the ump gave. Which is interesting, considering Fletcher pushed him into it.

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#GUILTY

We seemed to be on the bad end of most of the umpiring today. Even this one against Fev is debatable.

It was a moronic decision but given that it was McLaren are you really surpirsed.

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In fact, I thought it should have been a free kick AGAINST Slattery for a "Whitnall shepherd".......

Umpring all day way crap.

Chamerlain and McLaren

Like when Betts was pinged in rd 3 when Fletcher jumped on his head?

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Thats to be expected when we're playing Essendon*.

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yea...

does he have anything to worry about for next week...i'd say no, BUT the tribunal don't seem to like fev to much

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If anyone can figure out why a lot of things happened today it might make things more clearer.

These umpires all round are all over the shop. They set precedents independant of each other which is interpretated differently by the other one. The players taking on board the first interpretation are then pinged the next time round.

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i think it was BT on MMM after the game that said the umpires have been very good this year

like to know what games he's been watching, obvs not any carlton matches

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ridiculous decision. Should have been a free kick to Fevola. But because Slattery was KO'd suddenly its an Essendon* free kick...

Monfries free kick coming after the missed one to O'hAilpin.

In the back to Stanton when there was absolutely no forward pressure on his back.

Missed holding free kick to Fisher in the goalsquare because Ray couldn't see anything because he had his hands over his eyes to protect them from the sun.

Fifty metre penalty to Hille

The list goes on....

that one mad me sooooooooo mad

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Jimmy's $20K donation still doing them favours.

It didn't cost us the game however.

I can't remember having seen worse umpiring in my life.....

I still haven't seen the replay to have another look at a few, but from the ground......Well.....................................

I guess what do you expect from a chamo Mclar combo......

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the worst i've seen would have definately been against the roos a few years back...

houla out on the full, wells goal 10m from the boundary...shocking game

but yea today was pretty much complete BS

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Betts got done for tunneling fletcher....

Shocking decision just like todays umpiring

What was is 5 free kicks against in there inside 50

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the fact that free kick was paid to Essendon* shows that the umpires arent up for it.

it was a reactionary decision based on nothing but emotion becuase the guy was ko'd

yet just another example that then umpire with emotion when we are constantly told they are not.

the ref was shithouse, but, its not why we lost the game.

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Got to love the stare Down by Setanta on Llyod

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/video/0,,AFL%20News_8020,00.html

this shows a good angle of the fev-slattery incident...fev clearly had eyes for the ball and it was obvs an accident. as for slattery, he wasn't even facing the ball. as for all those cretins on bomberblitz labelling him a 'hero' and being 'courageous', it was a stupid attempt to stop fev. definately no free-kick there. fev did nothing wrong, slattery was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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