Autopsy AFL 2023 Round 23 - Crows v Swans Sat Aug 19th 7:40pm EST (AO)

[Flog_Toolist]

That goal umpire kent should never be allowed to officiate again.

 

[RedBloodBlackSwan]

My take:

1. It was most likely a goal and should have been reviewed
2. The umpiring that quarter until that point was shamelessly in Adelaide’s favour
3. The umpiring may also have been appalling in the first half in favour of the swans (I missed it)
4. The AFL is a joke
5. It was hilarious watching the Crows celebrate a non-goal as the seconds ticked away and the swans escaped on the far side
6. The swans have to be one of the most arrogant sides in the comp with how they take their foot off the peddle - they lack steel and if they don’t rectify it, it will cost them premierships

 

[speedy]

At this point I’m starting to think the AFL bumped up norths interchange count in the last to get the swans over the line.

 

[joe444]

Was 5 frees. And averages out after last week.

I stand corrected.

 

[bertamcberta]

Don't know why Sydney players are celebrating.
They basically didn't rock up for the last quarter and won due to Adelaide's ineptness to finish them off.

I’d say more relieved than celebrating. Very quick to sing that song and get the f out of Adelaide.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

That goal umpire kent should never be allowed to officiate again.

People make mistakes, but to not review it? So the clown was certain it hit the post? It's the howler of the year.

 

[BFVirgin]

Surprised the post didn't break

 

[PeterSalt]

Trust me you'll come back down to reality eventually mate, once you're done in Fantasyland we'll be waiting for you.

Oh ffs .. everyone is super s**t scared of free rn


Why do freo contiue to fail .. at everything?

 

[kreuze_missile]

This result cannot stand.

Good luck navigating this shitshow Gil.

 

[Plugger35]

What a joke the AFL is, how was that Keays shot at goal not reviewed when it was such a crucial decision.

It's cost the Crows any chance of playing finals and cost us a certain chance of playing finals, just ridiculous.

It looked like a clear goal to me too just like the Petracca shot at goal last week and they have stuffed it up twice.

 

[joe444]

The biggest travesty is listening to the gutless cowardly commentary team being completely non-committal to the obvious fact that the ball had daylight to the post and was nowhere near the padding and therefore a clear goal. The AFL clearly have all of them by the balls. Thou shalt not ctiticise for fear of reprisal. And so the problem continues..........

Amen. It took them ten minutes to acknowledge the obvious. Even on the first replay, you could see the shadow of the ball on the goalpost, not this cr@p about it hitting the padding. And that was while the game was still going.

In the NFL, the review booth would call it back, get the score right and reset the game clock. Not rocket science.

Kudos to Derm in the post-match for at least naming it. Meanwhile John "big news if true" Ralphy is tweeting that there "could be an argument" that it was a goal. Pathetic. They don't want to upset the AFL by being critical.

 

[mick500]

He was standing 1m away and saw the ball hit the post. Are you saying South Australian umpires are unqualified?

He can't see it hit the post if it didn't hit the post lol. Stupid comment.

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

Total karma.

* if it was the right call. Swans were shafted for a quarter and a half by the umps.

Surprised the field umpired didn't overall it themselves actually.

Lapping up those salty tears

 

[PhatBoy]

Gutless presser from Longmire

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

He can't see it hit the post if it didn't hit the post lol. Stupid comment.

How do you know it didn’t?

 

[imagifED]

Replay the game during the pre finals bye.

 

[bato]

“Lost it in quarter one and two.”

- Nicks

 

[ibd77]

The biggest travesty is listening to the gutless cowardly commentary team being completely non-committal to the obvious fact that the ball had daylight to the post and was nowhere near the padding and therefore a clear goal. The AFL clearly have all of them by the balls. Thou shalt not ctiticise for fear of reprisal. And so the problem continues..........

You know the game is well and truly fixed if all the footy shows this week are told to over look the incident and make no further comments.

 

[Hobbes]

Dropped - maybe.
Lose his job - nah.

Never umpiring again is mandatory.

I'm open to discussion on whether he should walk again.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

He clearly felt he didn't need to. It's not that hard to understand

Then he didn’t do his job

 

[loopy0812]

So just to confirm, we need to wait 2 minutes every time an umpire isn’t sure about the difference between a behind and out of bounds in games with 10 goal margins and 30 seconds left…but with two teams’ finals hopes on the lines no need to check? Crows absolutely screwed ovover.

Way the review system is supposed to work is that decisions are only reviewed if goal umpire is unsure. Issue with a lot of reviews is a field umpire looking for some me time in the spotlight and puts his 2 cents in and goal umpire reviews a decision they know is correct to cover their arse so this doesn't happen. Agree this decision should have been reviewed and find it hilarious that one of the few times the process is followed correctly we get what is most likely an incorrect decision that would've benefited from field umpire's usual arrogance.

 

[Satan]

Nicks holding back

 

[BarneyBent]

Need to see the subsequent frames

Nah. There's a point in the front-on view where the ball goes from being angled forward to being angled backwards, and in between frames the point of the ball might have arced out enough to clip the post if it was passing the post at exactly that moment.

But if that screenshot shows an accurate sync between the two angles, then it conclusively shows that isn't the case.

 

[twiggy4PM]

McAdams head knock wasn't looked at....

Probably because he wasn't knocked out.

 

[fuic08]

Nicks holding back

Being soft, take the fine and call it as it is.