Despite the first dumb video referral of the year, the opening game of pre-season is a beauty (for those of us with Foxtel).
But the most remarkable aspect was the almost complete invisibility of the field umpires -- and there were four of them on the field.
Over recent years, we've become accustomed to the umpires blitzing on one rule or another in the early rounds and pre-season, sometimes two. Players, commentary teams and fans would all be bemused.
If this more sensible approach is an effect of the Wayne Cambell and Hayden Kennedy (umpires coach) leadership, AussieRulesBlog is pretty pleased with the result.
The dumb video referral was to check if a ball was completely across the goal line before being touched. Sharp readers will note that the video referral system was introduced ostensibly for just those decisions. Sadly, there have almost never been cameras trained along the goal line, and such was the case at Kardinua Park tonight. Surely the goal umpire must be aware that there are no goal line cameras. It´s a pointless exercise to call for a review.
In the end, we can't quibble overall. It's great to have footy back!
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Plenty of plusses in opening game
But the most remarkable aspect was the almost complete invisibility of the field umpires -- and there were four of them on the field.
Over recent years, we've become accustomed to the umpires blitzing on one rule or another in the early rounds and pre-season, sometimes two. Players, commentary teams and fans would all be bemused.
If this more sensible approach is an effect of the Wayne Cambell and Hayden Kennedy (umpires coach) leadership, AussieRulesBlog is pretty pleased with the result.
The dumb video referral was to check if a ball was completely across the goal line before being touched. Sharp readers will note that the video referral system was introduced ostensibly for just those decisions. Sadly, there have almost never been cameras trained along the goal line, and such was the case at Kardinua Park tonight. Surely the goal umpire must be aware that there are no goal line cameras. It´s a pointless exercise to call for a review.
In the end, we can't quibble overall. It's great to have footy back!
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