AFL Rd 3 2023 Post Game Prognostications Giants vs Carlton

[Baggers]

The dissent rule, like the deliberate out of bounds rule and many others, requires interpretation. It will never be black and white. I thought it was a poor interpretation of the rule, and I would be screaming blue murder if it was against us. If you listen to the end of the umpire / Whitfield conversation I referred to earlier, Whitfield says. "so that's worth a goal, is it ?", and shakes his head in disbelief.  If we're being consistent with the Coniglio decision, that's also dissent IMO, and another free kick should be awarded.

I guess not knowing the expletives that Coniglio apparently used, and their context, has us jumping at shadows and assumptions.

I also think Wingman MAV's point re Harry not getting a free is worth noting.

In the bigger picture... how many frees are missed or soft, depending on who you barrack for. It's just that this free to Mots/against Coniglio happening at a critical stage, which should be irrelevant.

Yes, we would be up-in-arms had that been against us, but if we later found out that Crippa swore at the ump and aggressively challenged his decision, then we'd turn our attention to our Skipper... and not be impressed.

Whether we like it or not, the dissent rule is there and will be used and players know it. Simple... keep your mouth shut, the ump aint gonna change his/her decision because you object. Self discipline. Ask what it was for (in a reasonable manner), but don't question it... waste of time and effort, and is an unnecessary risk.