WORST Umpire Calls in the 2023 Season

[@zo_54]

Jeremy Cameron’s goal from out of bounds leaps to mind

[@HorizonOfHope]

That was an all-time howler.

[@thewilkshake]

Was waiting for this one to turn up

[@shinjuku96jackson4]

I was there when it happened

[@SomeGeekFromTwitter]

It was so bad that the Victorian Police Department memed it on Facebook.

[@King_Quackqua1]

@@shinjuku96jackson4same here bro I go for the pies and I went to the game

[@Onomatopoeia...]

Surprised Jeremy Cameron from out of bounds and Ben Keays' goal didn't make the cut

[@si5vw]

I want what the channel is smoking if hes excluding those two

[@marto234]

Ward's "dangerous tackle" on Neale in round 6 was an absolute stinker as well

[@jalways4232]

This was a good compilation. Though I think you definitely should have included when Ben Keays kicks a goal to win the game but it is called 'hit the post'.

[@mlpbahs]

Missing the umpire dissent call from gws vs carlton r3 and rhe whole 4th quarter of the gws prelim

[@lachlana5451]

bro darcy fogarty, front on contact, high contact, striking, rough conduct💀

[@maxgrant4674]

The Houston one at 0:54 the deliberate rushed behind is correct. The rules say if a player has had reasonable time to dispose of the ball and the rush it over the goal line, no matter how much pressure they are under its deliberate. Houston spins out of a tackle, takes about 8 steps and then walks it over. Deliberate is the correct call.

[@projectone9928]

Deliberate “time and space”. Has had clear time and space with ball without pressure.

[@kovaci0000007]

This whole video could be just about how many wrong calls the Pies favoured from in the PF and GF

[@Aryan_Gupta11]

3:08 Macpherson got a kick on it

[@Adam-dm1se]

Dan Houston call is correct. There are two parts to the rule. You cannot rush the ball unless there is sufficient pressure within the 9 metres AND you cannot rush if you have time and space to dispose of the football. Houston had all the time and space he needed but chose to rush.

[@drblackmole8858]

Agreed but it was inconsistent with how the rule is usually umpired. "Sufficient pressure" usually just seems to mean the player could try to tackle you, even if they aren't. The call is fine if it's called that way every time.

[@vexxxxon]

7:42 reminds me of the advantage call on bailey in the final. strange how they were different calls but similar-ish situations

[@HorizonOfHope]

TBH, that's a flaw in the rules and not the umpire in that case. The rule says the player decides. Umpires are only allowed to call it back if their whistle came after the ball was disposed. The whistle was before Bailey kicked it. There's the likely fact that he didn't hear it, but that's the rule as it is. And now, of course, we can all patiently wait for the AFL to change that rule to prevent such an obvious edge-case coming up again... right... ?

[@ericliang429]

3:07 he's kicked the ball, a missed one is Ray's block call on Newman iirc

[@berkvzn]

he dropped the ball before he kicked it

[@ericliang429]

@@berkvzn doesn't matter, still kicked it before it hit the ground

[@berkvzn]

@@ericliang429 he made no attempt to dispose of the footy when he was tackled, he just happened to kick the ball because he didn't want to get penalized

[@LJplays11]

Toby greene got tackled around the neck against Port Adelaide in semi final

[@robertmilroy8506]

I really like the idea of calling out umpiring decisions - particularly since players & clubs are gagged from doing so. Back in the day, channel 7 World Wide of Sports used to run a segment called; “what’s your decision,” where questionable umpiring decisions would be explained by the officiating umpire live on TV. They were the days when the game belonged to the people. So we’ll done. This kind of compilation is precisely what the game needs. 1. The tackle laid by Bomber player against GC, & and not paid for HTB was beyond belief. Even all players knew it was a free kick & stopped playing.🤷‍♂️ 2. Collingwood player who ran off the mark and was promptly called back to man his mark instead of being given a 50 mtr penalty Dumbfounding 😲 3. The worst however was the Demon’s player who was clearly out of bounds yet penalised as if the ball remained in the field of play. That had umpiring agenda written all over it! 🙈

[@benm3017]

How come they don't run that segment anymore? That sounds like good accountability for the umpires

[@Emersify]

what about the 5 calls that made the crows lose games. mainly the sydney one

[@RexAlfieLee]

Jones's arm catches Brown's arm as he goes up to mark. He interferes whether by accident or not. Definite free!

[@crispykfc454]

tbh I think the callum brown one makes sense, regardless of Jones intention he did block Callum from the ball and made no real attempt to get at it with his hands. he may be watching the ball but that can't excuse someone from taking another man who is attacking the ball visibly, also worth noting the rulebook doesnt really denote what a block is defined as other than "A Block" a bit more context from the AFL would be nice to see to clear up these kinds of issues.

[@chadchadderton]

If anything it was an unrealistic attempt by callum brown... as he leaves the ground and takes out another player in a contest with no realistic attempt to actually get the ball that went 5 metres over their head.

[@lachlana5451]

@@chadchadderton clearly you have absolutely zero afl knowledge then😂

[@chadchadderton]

@@lachlana5451 Claiming such a thing without any shred of elaboration or proof is such a cowardly act.

[@doylersafl8728]

As a lions fan, i didn't see much wrong with it but many would say that advantage call in the gf

[@PlaysFN]

same, but the AFL are really strict on the grand final stuff...

[@cjbaker55]

1. Unwarranted blocking free kick 2. Correct DRB - time and space, they do not have to be a certain distance away 3. Correct non - PIB, only tries to contest the ball 4. Missed mark 5. Missed CBK 6. Correct non-HTB, no prior 7. Correct non-HTB, macpherson kicked it 8. Incorrect holding FK to Buddy, should have been holding to gardner 9. Not front on contact, high contact free kick 10. Correct non DT, Jordon head protected 11. Correct blocking free kick 12. Correct non 50m 13. Correct prohibited contact FK 14. Missed 50m penalty 15. Correct non 50m, umpire should have called play on 16. Missed OOB 17. Incorrect mark 18. Missed 50m pen 19. Incorrect mark, correct cancel 20. Correct mark, incorrect reset kick

[@Reexys]

5:52 actually this rule was changed in the latter of the 2022 season. The AFL wanted to stop awarding 50 meter penalties for a fake kick, and considering Mihocek thought he had kicked it as his head turned around it was fair enough to call it back. Realistically as per the rules it should've been called play on, but that's looking back at it. Tough to make that call in the moment.

[@petemikedennis]

Wasn't that only for handballs? Faking a kick to draw a free doesn't really make sense

[@archiesinfield9333]

@@petemikedennisno if they fake a kick or a handball and the bloke moves off the mark they reset the mark

[@NatFar369]

0:30 i think the refs calle dit because he put his elbow in which prib stopped him from marking it

[@sliccj3249]

The libba one was that the other umpire called that it was a touched ball as you can see libba pointing to the other umpire at the end

[@julieissom]

I would have thought that the goal umpire error (howler) in Round 23 between Adelaide and Sydney which cost Adelaide a place in the finals AND also affected a couple of other teams had the MOST impact in 2023.

[@PeterLittle-Crows]

missed the crows vs sydney game when it was called a point when it was a goal

[@zayburnell]

im suprised you didnt include the round 23 crows robbery

[@supaskiltz9877]

I was thinking the same thing but that is basically common knowledge with afl fans at this point there’s almost no reason to include it haha Plus from what I gathered this was specifically in terms of tackles n stuff because there were no controversial goals or missed goals in this video, maybe left for a different compilation

[@StKilda1966]

Now you got us talking

[@nicholasbutler153]

The first call is excellent. Clearly correct. I understand Lachie Jones has eyes for the ball, but he backs away from it into Callum Brown, doesn't jump to catch it, and doesn't put his arms up to catch it. That's not an attempt to mark or spoil, and eyes for the ball doesn't change that. Brown does jump and reach. Those are the calls that separate good umpires from excellent umpires.

[@User-7.7771]

Just waiting for the half an hour goal umpire version

[@lachlana5451]

my thoughts are that lachie jones clearly blocked brown out of contesting the ball, even if they both had eyes for the ball and it was totally accidental, jones who had front position made it impossible for brown to contest the ball, thats why it is a free kick

[@RexAlfieLee]

Power's running through the goal was done with minimal pressure which makes it a correct call.

[@markuswilmes3694]

Nothing will beat the advantage call in the last minute of the gf poor Brisbane

[@lisablythe8477]

Should make a video on umpire worst call rankings and teams rankings by umpire favouritism

[@jrfoster01]

Calling the Houston decision bad is a fundamental misunderstanding of the rule. If you have the time and space to dispose of the ball, and run it over, it's a free kick. Clearly Houston had both. Pressure from defenders is not the only test.

[@rafaelandres23]

Rayner’s is clearly not a mark. Never controlled it. Don’t know why the first Macpherson one is in here too, even you know it wasn’t in danger

[@ungabunga88]

Ash Johnson high tackle in r7 Collingwood vs Adelaide

[@ObeliskVredesbyrd]

Oskar Baker hold on the goal line vs port and the disallowed goal is the dumbest call this season

[@bretthodgson5194]

Dan Houston has every chance to clear the ball uncontested to the far side flank- chooses not to and walks over... Clear deliberate

[@InterstellaGaming]

3:04 i think becuase it bounced of his foot i think he got confused

[@harrylederman1679]

I don't suppose you were covering umpiring in the goals because those were the most atrocious

[@Christopherpemberton46]

What about darcy moores soccer kick that went like 5 - 6 metres out the gold coast player marked it and it was payed whdn it shouldve been not 15

[@RexAlfieLee]

The GWS dropping the ball it landed on his boot whether by fluke or not. Judged to be kicked.

[@brodhigreen1580]

2:12, you said it should of been kicking in danger, well mate they literally paid it for that, it should of been contact below the knee's honestly.

[@Wingyy1995]

I think the first deliberate call is correct at 1:00, there are players close to him but they are barely pressuring him, zoning him if anything and he steps across quite comfortably. I'd call that deliberate... agree with everything else Can we just add the high tackle with like 40sec to go that Adelaide SHOULD have been awarded against collingwood and the absolute blind umpiring in the adelaide v sydney game where litereally everyone watching knew it was a goal except the umpire that thinks because you can fit a ream of paper between the ball and post, means it's touched the post

[@HACKER-qx9yg]

Ben Keays goal😮

[@prolegend10000]

Should Umpires have their eyes checked at specsavers before the new season starts?

[@EarlJohn61]

Reminds me of the 1974 GF in the local league (where I was growing up)... The Umpire walked out at the start of the game with a white cane & a guide dog! 🏉🦯🦮

[@StKilda1966]

Where is the Adelaide Vs Sydney game?

[@HorizonOfHope]

Gardiner taking out McKay not getting called was not harsh. A throw in is better than him kicking out on the full.

[@indyspud]

That one was tricky because Gardiner was approaching from the side, and McKay was wrestling with Andrews away from the drop zone before coming back and attempting to make the mark. Look at the footage, Gardiner and McKay only had eyes for the footy. The contact was completely accidental and with McKay's prior movements, arguably not intended. So to say this one is bad because a free wasn't called, yet the free for the block in the first example between GWS and Port is bad because they both had eyes for the footy, makes no sense.

[@braydenward7509]

What about the crows goal/not goal against Sydney

[@projectone9928]

God you have no clue on some of these but yes there are definitely some unwarranted and missed frees.

[@holdingthebull]

Which is it.. I have no idea or there definitely are some missed frees?

[@HahaDamn]

Bro, goaline umpire Adelaide vs Swans

[@el-violador]

Jones-Not a block if the ball is on the wrong side of Jones. Terrible call. Closer to a unrealistic attempt the other way. Play on Houston-Not the correct call but not a complete howler. I don't begrudge this call even if there's room for improvement McKay-Was hard for the defender to read as McKay stopped for the player on the ground. Still in the back though Rayner-I say mark as it was controlled well enough in the air and only came out when he hit the deck. Though given there was a grab, juggle, grab and then bounce off the ground it probably was harder to see at ground level. Again like Jones I'm not upset about it McPherson-Not sure who got the free in the end but the Sun's player slides in at knee height which has been a free for a while. Collingwood free for me unless I'm missing something Aliir-Holding all day. The prior was enough to get that Point-Thats embarrassing McPherson again-That was a kick. We can debate whether it was enough but that's a great call from the ump if you deem the kick legal Buddy-He was smart enough to put his arm under the defenders arm. To the ump at ground level looking at their backs it looks the right call. Dodgy act and it's a free all day but that's what you learn with a career as long as Buddy Murphy-Free all day... No malice but a free Jordan-That is a very poor call Gawn-I hate that act. Now there are rules for blocking leads and the ball but.... Is this one of those it's only a free if you get caught things? I don't see it as a free and think it's for the players to remonstrate but I'd like to know the exact wording of blocking rules McKenna-The ump should have pulled him back or or called 50. Short of reversing it that call couldn't be more wrong Push and shove- (forgot the names)-I don't know how the ump picked something out of that. If they're both at it and it's tame let them have a crack Elliott-based on this season, yes that's a free. However kinda glad it wasn't. Just looks soft Viney-out all day. Was he called insufficient? If that's the call you could make it work Mark-Not a mark. Positioning likely cause Second throw in-I guess it didn't feel right Stuff missed Cameron out of bounds Dawson punched in the face and robbed of an after the siren chance Let's.... Let's not do the Ben Keays no goal again

[@Jackstoyreviews]

What about the pettraca goal against Carlton or Ben kease

[@midooley543]

3:06 gets a shin/boot to ball

[@Neveiswaytoocool]

love this cheers mate

[@BigSponnor]

round 3 i believe gws v carlton stupid umpire dissent free kick

[@rustyfalcon1414]

Great video love the vids

[@m4sonm]

great video love the vids

[@thatyellowfellow-h5h]

crows vs sydney??????

[@BlueBagger38]

Ben Keays round 23

[@harrymidgley8600]

Ben keys go point

[@RexAlfieLee]

The Buddy one, I agree but the Bulldog also has Buddy's arm locked.

[@RexAlfieLee]

The fifty metre penalty often gets ignored when it advantages either a Sydney or Brisbane team.

[@lukeslayer]

Richmond bias 😂 mate i could quadruple your video in shit calls Richmond got all year it was an abbhorent year of umpiring for EVERY team. No bias, just terrible abbhorent umpiring.

[@holdingthebull]

I agree. I just have to have a stab for the 2017 grand final 😂

[@lukeslayer]

@holdingthebull 😂 if it's any consolation we're shit now

[@holdingthebull]

@@lukeslayer same haha

[@LornTividar]

nice

[@helenpaterson4564]

Fifth

[@XavierXonora]

How about James Sicily getting a free kick for a great tackle then going on to get a 3 week ban for it? Not sure if it's a bad umpiring call, but a bad call nonetheless

[@prod.2733]

hahahahahah strange video man