Well done Jordan on getting a final in your first year of umpiring
Obviously making better decisions with the whistle inyour hand than the decisions you made with the ball in your hand

Seriously though Banno didnt leave a lot in the tank unlike some of the downhill skiers that are on our list at the minute.

Great effort Banno. One of the best umps.
Certaintly better than McBurney

Should have paid the kicking in danger against the Tip Rat

..ex-AFL players will always have an advantage when it comes to umpiring..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

I agree with Keogh

Nice guy, doing a shit job and going ok.

But that was kicking in danger Banno.

It's ok though, just save them up and pay us back in a game that matters.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

That would have been the highlight of the day

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Cheats never prosper (except in the AFL)

The most noticable thing about Jordan is....................nothing.You just dont notice him.Hallmark of a good umpie.

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All my dangerous friends

Very good umpire

Watching from level 2 Lockett end behind the goals Sunday while Tex and Milney were going at each other with Jordan in close proximity. Many other umpires would have stepped in and paid a bullsh1t free ( Schmitt McBurney Margetts and previously Chamberlain and Vozzo) but Jordan just had a quiet word with them and left it alone. Play on, correct decision.

Also loved it earlier in the year when he totally ignored Leroy Jetta squealing that he had been punched in the face with Jordan about 3 feet away. (He WAS punched in the face). Play on, correct decision.

Does have a good feel for the game, pretty relaxed, but still surprised they give him Carlton games. He must be conscious of not being seen to favor his former club, especially when some of his former teammates are still playing.

Grew up barracking for Collingwood, played for Essendon* & Carlton.

His allegiences pretty much cancel each other out

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#DonTheStash

Yes good on you Banno. But it was a crap decision by umpire selectors to have him officiate in a game featuring one of his past sides.

An ump in that circumstance could subconsciously favour their previous side or more likely sub consciously be more harsh on their previous side in order to avoid any criticism for favouritism.

Going by Bannos account of the banter between him and Milne, he seemed to handle the issue admirably, but I still think he should not be placed in that position - were there no other games that he could have officiated in for the weekend?

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“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

He certainly has adjusted to the different language used as an umpire. Very polite and composed when captured on the mic.

Guys, if he had to officiate in a game where there were no old rivalries, bad blood or history with any of the players on the field, he'd probably have to be umpiring in another league. Might as well ignore all of that and place him where it's most convenient.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Perfect example of why the afl should throw more $ at umps and attract more former players

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"I had to eat"

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)