Can of worms
You cant have umpires discriminating on the basis of personality.
They would have little idea of the majority of players personalities.
If Coniglio whinges all day, that should count against him rather than for him in the judgement.
On the other hand....
Umpires interpret passages of play differently all the time.
One umpire will pay a free when another will call play on.
So that's just part of the game.
If it's determined there was 'little wrong' with Coniglio's actions then it's a free for all for questioning umpires decsions all over the field.
That then floats down to junior football.
You can't have one rule for 10 metres from goal an another for 70 metres from goal.
The AFL have set themselves on a course of action to stop dissent.
Perhaps the most effective way to fast track that is through events such as last weekend where the decision has strongly impacted the result.
A strict follow-up this weekend will reinforce that. I suspect they'll go hard.
Only a complete dill will be questioning an umpire's decision in round 4.
You cant have umpires discriminating on the basis of personality.
They would have little idea of the majority of players personalities.
If Coniglio whinges all day, that should count against him rather than for him in the judgement.
On the other hand....
Umpires interpret passages of play differently all the time.
One umpire will pay a free when another will call play on.
So that's just part of the game.
If it's determined there was 'little wrong' with Coniglio's actions then it's a free for all for questioning umpires decsions all over the field.
That then floats down to junior football.
You can't have one rule for 10 metres from goal an another for 70 metres from goal.
The AFL have set themselves on a course of action to stop dissent.
Perhaps the most effective way to fast track that is through events such as last weekend where the decision has strongly impacted the result.
A strict follow-up this weekend will reinforce that. I suspect they'll go hard.
Only a complete dill will be questioning an umpire's decision in round 4.