06-16-2022, 09:49 PM
What does it mean to umpire a game?
/ˈʌm.paɪr/ uk. /ˈʌm.paɪər/ a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable.
It seems in the AFL the Umpires can adjudge decisions unfairly and have a bias towards a particular team.
The AFL builds up these Thursday night blockbuster games so they should select or tell the umpires to be fair and reasonable.
Whether this is real or perceived is another thing but umpires should not become the centre of the conversation after a game.
/ˈʌm.paɪr/ uk. /ˈʌm.paɪər/ a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable.
It seems in the AFL the Umpires can adjudge decisions unfairly and have a bias towards a particular team.
The AFL builds up these Thursday night blockbuster games so they should select or tell the umpires to be fair and reasonable.
Whether this is real or perceived is another thing but umpires should not become the centre of the conversation after a game.
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