Makes for a lively afternoon. A defeat which, inevitably, is blamed on umpires. I'm intrigued by Melbourne fans who attribute all misfortune to the umpires. One, a man of great erudition and sensitivity, is still brooding about crimes committed by the umps during last year's Grand Final. There's no mileage in this.
Umpires make mistakes.
Of course they do. But over a match or a month or a season they even out, more or less. So it goes on Sunday. Fifty-metre penalty to Richmond. Get the mongrel off the ground.