AFL Rd 3 2023 Post Game Prognostications Giants vs Carlton

[PaulP]

Can of worms
You cant have umpires discriminating on the basis of personality.
They would have little idea of the  majority of players personalities.
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Only a complete dill will be questioning an umpire's decision in round 4.

I was kidding about the player personalities, hence the "lol."

Questioning or not questioning is not related to being a dill IMO. We expect a passionate investment from the players, win at all costs, try their guts out for 4 quarters - they can't just flip on a dime and go into courteous mode when talking to the umps. It's human nature to react in the heat of battle. Try reading the comments on here during a game, and see what happens when something goes against us. When you're in the flow, your reactions are instant. It was a poor decision from Fleer. I'd be curious to know if he would pay that if he had his chance again.

As for the supposed "constant bickering", a strike / warning policy of some kind is a better way of handling that, rather than just letting the situation fester for the whole game, and then you pay one at the very end to make up the others that weren't paid.