Blues Brothers trip to the tribunal

[Lods]

Not a great fan of the Scotts myself but I don't have a problem with what CS is saying here either,  or your proposal for that matter Lods. IMO the umps should also exercise all care to keep out of the way of players.

I mentioned it earlier on...
One of the major concerns is the message it sends to the kids if players get away with touching umpires.
Now we cant fine kids ....but a free +50 would be a big penalty for them and they'd think twice about doing it.

Naturally, at any level, if there is malice or aggression, throw the book at them.
But there was no malice or aggression in any of those over the last week...a bit of a hissy by Hawkins maybe, but not worth games.