The goal-umpiring howler that value the Adelaide Crows a finals spot final yr might quickly be a factor of the previous with ball-tracking testing growing over the AFL pre-season with vital outcomes.
League soccer boss Laura Kane confirmed that the expertise had been examined at Marvel Stadium and membership coaching periods with microchipped footballs with hopes the system might be launched into the premiership season sooner fairly than later.
That introduction might start with trials in state-league competitions or the AFL, with Kane declaring the league is assured within the expertise having gone on a worldwide analysis tour and seeing it in use.
She mentioned the AFL was now at some extent of deciding how a lot in-game testing was wanted to make use of it “in competition”.
“We’ve had a really good look around the world. We’ve had a look at both what they are using on their equivalent in different sports in goal-line technology and around the ground. We have focused on the goal-line technology and what that could look like,” she mentioned on Wednesday.
“Ball tracking is going well. We had a trial at Marvel (Stadium) last week and tried it at another smaller venue to see how it interacts without all the concrete and the seats and both have worked tremendously well.
“We’ve had it in AFL men’s pre-season training over the last couple of months. Clubs have been using (microchipped balls) mixed in with their normal Sherrins and we’ll have a look whether state league or AFLW or VFLW is the best way to go with introducing that technology.”
Kane mentioned the system was designed in order that something that impacted the flight of the ball might be detected, together with whether or not it hits a goalpost when it crosses the road.
In spherical 23 final season, Adelaide’s Ben Keays was denied a miraculous purpose from the boundary line in his group’s one-point loss to Sydney after a purpose umpire adjudged it hit the submit and didn’t name for a purpose overview.
Replays confirmed it was a purpose, and with the brand new expertise, that error could be picked up.
“In terms of score review, it centres around what the ball touches and what lines it crosses,” Kane informed SEN.
“It’s quite good in terms of tracking when the ball crosses the line and if anything has happened to the ball when it crosses the line, say a slight finger or a post brush, it can pick that up.
“The technology is instant and tells our officials what’s happened.
“We just need to work out how much testing we need to do to be confident to use that technology in officiating. We have already used it in a data collection from a game analysis perspective.”
Originally revealed as Ball monitoring to assist purpose overview system is nearer than ever to being launched in AFL
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
