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OUR RULES & SPIRIT OF THE GAME
Umpires Corner
Umpiring within the Masters Australian Football, whilst based on the laws of the game, is underpinned by the philosophy of having fun. To this end the MAF is very much played in the right spirit by the vast majority of players and the umpires are appreciative of clubs that actively promote this concept. By clubs making this explicit to their players, umpires are then better able to concentrate on game decision making rather than “policing” the game being played in the right spirit.
LAWS
Laws in the Western Australian Masters Football are applied as per the AFL Laws but with some modifications based on, but not exactly the same, as those used in national carnivals. The modified rules we use are as follows:-
1. Only one player from each team to contest ruck contests.
2. No raising leg or knee at ruck contest
3. Balls going over the boundary line – “honour system”
Out by foot – kick in,
Out by hand - throw up
4. No slinging of a player in tackles
5. No raising legs in marking contest
6. Charges (shirt front) are banned irrespective of ball proximity
7. 50 metre rule does apply
8. Centre square applies on “honour” system
9. Yellow and red card penalties applied as necessary
Further modifications may be made as the need arises. Clubs can offer suggestions at delegate meetings for consideration.
SPIRIT OF THE GAME
The spirit of the laws that underpins our umpiring is to:-
a) Protect the player whose sole objective is to gain possession of the ball by awarding him a free kick if infringed.
b) Protect the player in possession by awarding him a free kick if he is tackled illegally.
c) Reward the tackler if the player in possession does not dispose of the ball when legally tackled and given a reasonable time to do so.
A basic philosophy in MAF in regard to umpiring is:-
“Disputing the umpires decisions or abuse of umpires is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.” It is up to clubs and coaches in particular to re-enforce this.
Umpires are instructed to use their discretion in issuing a range of sanctions as deemed appropriate. They are urged to use 50m penalties and escalate this to yellow cards if dissent shown or the player is abusive. In more severe cases red cards are to be used. Red cards would be appropriate when an umpire believes a player has committed an offence that would normally incur a report at competition level.
Accreditation
Congratulations to the following MAF umpires that have completed the AFL requirements to gain umpiring accreditation:-
Mark Todhunter – Northern Warriors
Colin “Sporty” Campbell – E/Hills
Colin Rogers - Warnbro
John Manuel – Vic Park
Graham Boyd – E/Hills
Greg “Racehorse” Dellar - Wembley
I look forward to meeting with many of our umpiring group on Wednesday May 28th at Wembley Oval at 6:00pm for our first accreditation session for 2008.
The course is serving as a refresher for some but for others it will be their first formal umpiring education experience. This is an open invitation for
those that want to do the accreditation or participate without going through the full formal process. I am confident that umpiring skills will be improved by participating
in this course. Thanks go to the MAF for providing the necessary funding. Thanks also go to Tony Newnham for help in co-coordinating the use of the Wembley facilities.
If any of the umpires that received accreditation materials in 2007 are not intending to complete the course it would be appreciated if the course materials are returned. That material can then be used by new participants. Materials can be returned directly to Brian Borlini or Tom Booton on match days or to your club delegate to pass on.
Brian Borlini
2008 Umpire Coordinator
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