The AFL has admitted umpires missed a vital free kick within the dying levels of Adelaide’s thrilling two-point loss to Collingwood on the MCG on Sunday.
For the second time this season, the Crows misplaced to the Magpies in a nailbiting contest, taking place 82 (12.10) to 80 (11.14).
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But the end result might have gone the opposite manner had the umpires paid a free kick for prime contact on Jordan Dawson, which might have given the Crows captain a shot on purpose after the siren to win it.
With lower than 15 seconds remaining, ruckman Reilly O’Brien kicked the ball into Adelaide’s ahead 50.
Dawson collected the ball however was instantly smacked within the face by Collingwood’s Jamie Elliot and the ball cut up away, ending the sport.
After the ultimate siren, Dawson was seen strolling in the direction of one of many umpires and shouting: “Are you f***ing kidding me?”, pointing to his lip.
O’Brien informed Channel 10 on Monday he thought it was “obviously a clear free kick”.
“Dawse had a pretty fat lip with a lot of blood coming out of it post-game, he certainly got some contact,” he mentioned.
The umpires division conceded the free kick was missed as a result of the umpires had a restricted view of the competition that occurred at lightning velocity.
AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson was astonished the free kick was missed by 4 subject umpires and value the Crows the prospect for a vital win within the context of their season.
“This is massive business AFL,” Robinson mentioned.
“We’re going to bring in four umpires. We’re going to strategically put them around the ground. We’re going to put them in the forward 50.
“Four umpires saw that! Four umpires were looking and not one person called it as a high. They can’t have all been obstructed. It doesn’t wash with me.
“Great move by Dawson, he gets clipped across the head and not umpire saw it. Matthew Nicks is a calm person. I would have been going berserk.
“It’s too big of a game of football for four umpires to miss one free kick like that.”
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks informed Fox Footy’s On The Couch: “It’s the luck of the game.
“It’s a tough game to play, it’s a tough game to umpire. That’s probably not paid nine times out 10 during the year.”
But the Crows have motive to really feel onerous carried out by, given they sit in a weak spot in eighth on the ladder when a victory would have solidified their finals hopes.
The Crows additionally inquired about an Izak Rankine purpose that was dominated touched by the purpose umpire, a 50m penalty for impeding a participant that led to a Nick Daicos purpose when Brody Mihocek wasn’t penalised for blocking Wayne Milera earlier.
Source: www.news.com.au
