05-17-2018, 09:03 AM
So the AFL has said you can NOT make intentional contact with an umpire.
Doesn't matter if is not forceful.
Doesn't matter if the umpire never felt threatened.
Doesn't matter if the umpire even remembers it.
Doesn't matter if the umpire thinks it is not worthy of reporting.
ANY INTENTIONAL CONTACT WITH AN UMPIRE is wrong and deserves a week.
If that is the rule. So be it. No grey area.
My counterargument....
![[Image: 10252a83d6370b29918ec82cac293154]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vJkmbIPVfbrA4_um9NAjSA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AU/homerun/y7.7sport/10252a83d6370b29918ec82cac293154)
![[Image: Sam+Hay+AFL+Rd+5+Western+Bulldogs+v+Bris...gJUe9l.jpg]](http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Sam+Hay+AFL+Rd+5+Western+Bulldogs+v+Brisbane+5vKciLgJUe9l.jpg)
![[Image: mason-cox-of-the-magpies-and-umpire-ray-...?s=612x612]](https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/mason-cox-of-the-magpies-and-umpire-ray-chamberlain-shake-hands-in-a-picture-id950964498?s=612x612)
![[Image: d0c97d8aa1ff7ef5a037df91b8e3a029?width=650]](https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/d0c97d8aa1ff7ef5a037df91b8e3a029?width=650)
Rules are rules AFL. Can't intentionally touch an umpire.
Doesn't matter if is not forceful.
Doesn't matter if the umpire never felt threatened.
Doesn't matter if the umpire even remembers it.
Doesn't matter if the umpire thinks it is not worthy of reporting.
ANY INTENTIONAL CONTACT WITH AN UMPIRE is wrong and deserves a week.
If that is the rule. So be it. No grey area.
My counterargument....
![[Image: Sam+Hay+AFL+Rd+5+Western+Bulldogs+v+Bris...gJUe9l.jpg]](http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Sam+Hay+AFL+Rd+5+Western+Bulldogs+v+Brisbane+5vKciLgJUe9l.jpg)
Rules are rules AFL. Can't intentionally touch an umpire.
