Depending on the position you are playing for your footy team also determines the amount of time you have to get rid of the ball, and according to Lee Harradine, some players do not receive a fair go by the umpires.
Almanac Footy: No need for umpire reform, Eddie
April 22, 2022 by 2 Comments
Yes, footy umpires need more respect but that doesn’t mean the whole system should be dismantled, writes RON REED.
Almanac Footy History: The Crapp Chronicles Part 4: Crapp And The First Report?
November 25, 2020 by 2 Comments
Ivo Crapp was the first umpire to report a player in a VFL game. Tim Ghys continues the Crapp Chronicles.
The (Lost) Art of Umpiring
October 18, 2017 by 18 Comments
Swish found this 70s SANFL umpiring relic in the bowels of academia. He’s sharing it before it disappears entirely.
Almanac Cricket – Blind Deaf and Clueless: A Modest Proposal
December 9, 2016 by 1 Comment
Phil Hill is back considering AFL umpiring in the context of the laws of cricket
Umpiring: the consolations of mythology
July 26, 2016 by 11 Comments
Dave Brown wonders, then thoroughly understands, why they need to point out umpires are human.
Confessions of a Maggot
June 8, 2016 by 66 Comments
Rulebook has been a footy umpire for over 30 years. Here he shares some of the lighter moments from more than a thousand games of whistle blowing.
Discussion: what do we do with the advantage rule in Australian football?
May 14, 2015 by 5 Comments
Jim Young wants some sensible thinking around the advantage rule. [Interesting observationre the use of the umpy’s whistle in footy – Ed]
Almanac Footy: ‘Gutless umpire!’ Fact or Fiction?
For 15 years or so, Dave Warner has been analysing the question of the nature of home town umpiring bias. The results have been fairly consistent. Here is his report on the year so far.