Michael Voss was nearly praying to the soccer gods as Carlton’s “finals-like” arm-wrestle with Melbourne lay within the arms of a rating assessment.
The Blues led by 5 factors with 41 seconds left when Caleb Marchbank was dominated to have gotten a hand to Demons star Christian Petracca’s long-range shot on the aim line.
But the aim umpire couldn’t make sure and the choice was despatched upstairs.
“I was sitting there just going, ‘please don’t overrule this, you can’t lose this way’,” coach Voss mentioned after his facet’s 9.6 (60) to eight.8 (56) win on Saturday.
“Thankfully, the call went our way and we were obviously able to hold on.”
Officials dominated there was inadequate proof to overturn the aim umpire’s resolution.
“I’ve spoken to him (Marchbank), he says that he did touch it, but at this point in time, it doesn’t really matter to me,” Voss grinned.
“We’ll call it that it was touched and we’ll take the four points and walk away.”
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin did not wish to purchase into the talk over whether or not Petracca ought to have been awarded a aim that will doubtless have led to a Demons victory.
“The guy closest to where it all took place thought he touched it,” Goodwin mentioned.
“Umpire’s call … that’s the rules.”
Carlton survived two additional Melbourne attacking raids within the ultimate 30 seconds to publish an eighth straight win, which all however sealed their first finals look in a decade.
The outcome meant the Demons slipped from second to 3rd, leapfrogged by Brisbane as the highest 4 sides chase residence floor benefit for his or her qualifying finals.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
