Autopsy AFL 2022 Round 11 - Swans v Tigers Fri May 27th 7:50pm EST (SCG)

[BartBart]

Siren had sounded before he kicked it no 50.

He didn't give the ball directly back to the player with the free kick.

 

[Schauermann]

Close game in the end.

First half:
Tiger 11.2 vs Swans 6.7

Second half:
Tiger 4.8 vs Swans 10.3

Hard to keep that accuracy up for a whole game. Had it been more even for both halfs it would have been close all night.

 

[Grockadoc]

the Siren

Whistle went Before the siren. Kicking the ball away after the whistle is 50m. End of.

 

[Struggle]

Thinking the game was over because of the siren is the same as thinking the free kick was going your way and having a shot on goal. It's bad luck and should be 50m

Game wasn't over when the siren went because of the free kick being paid

 

[Farang83150]

Common sense prevailed, good decision by the ump.

 

[Black Saab]

Well done Swans. I thought the result was never in doubt though the path to getting to it was not what I expected.

Surprised Richmond got that close.

 

[Jimmybob]

Common sense argument is absolute bullshit. That is never used in games when it is too loud for players to hear, it’s still paid against. To ask the higher ups to make the call aswell is bullshit, too; it should set a precedent for every time a player kicks it away after a free kick for it to be given to the 3rd umpire to make the “common sense” call.

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Bolton gave away 2 50's last week for taking shots at goal after Jack Riewoldt gave away frees. Bolton didn't hear the whistle due to crowd noise. What is the difference? The umpire cannot pick and choose when to apply common sense because that opens a whole can of worms in regards to interpretation.

Bolton shouldn’t have been 50. Neither should Warner have copped a 50. Simple.

 

[Gavin Excell]

He struck him in the neck and the face.

Easily gets a week.

Hawkins always gets a week for that

 

[Luuuc]

Why is Melbourne shown on the ladder as Nar?

Have they been defeated yet? Nar.

 

[footyfan1978]

Loved umpire number 17.
Can we please have every other umpire follow his lead how quickly he re-starts play at a ball up?

 

[PHanevski]

The purpose of the rule is to penalise time wasting. The siren had already gone so there was no issue with the player deliberately wasting time. No 50.

Yes, but the rule is that you must return the ball to the player on the full, as he kicked it away, it should have been a 50.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Whistle went Before the siren. Kicking the ball away after the whistle is 50m. End of.

the kick happened due to and after the siren.

No kick to the stands without it.

 

[Coasters7]

Commentators and Tigers players trying to turn it into something it isn’t. He thumped the ball into the crowd because he heard the siren and the game was over. Clearly wasn’t aware that a free kick had been paid and regardless, the siren went well before he kicked it so it doesn’t disadvantage Prestia in the slightest. He’s still going to be taking a kick from 60. Good common sense from the umps for a change

 

[Grockadoc]

The purpose of the rule is to penalise time wasting. The siren had already gone so there was no issue with the player deliberately wasting time. No 50.

Then there is the fact that he didn't give the ball back to the player who's free it was directly. Either way, it was 50m.

 

[bungalow_bill]

He struck him in the neck and the face.

Easily gets a week.

Cotchin's face being extremely punchable is a mitigating circumstance

 

[Black Saab]

What is funny though is in a game where Richmond get 30 free kicks they still don't win the free kick count

 

[kickazz]

I think that is good umpiring to be honest. Would be a ludicrous 50m to pay.

Yep. Kicking the ball away didn't stop him from getting an advantage from playing on quickly. And it's not like a Jim Stynes scenario where crossing the mark stuffs up the rhythm of the guy taking the kick.

 

[crackertiger]

What I want to know is why the Umpire referred to someone upstairs. How does that happen... ???,

 

[ptrg]

Why did the umpire argue that he couldn’t have heard the whistle?

it clearly went before the siren.
If we are saying that the umpire assumes he didn’t hear it solely due to a loud crowd, then we can never have a 50m of that type paid ever again.

 

[Gratees]

It's just another case of inconsistancy, Fremantle got the 50 after the siren earlier in the year, that sets the standard.

 

[russ]

Shoudn't matter whether the player hears it or not, he committed the offence. If you accidentally push someone in the back it's still a push in back. If you don't mean to get someone high but do it's high contact. Likewise with players not hearing it was touched, bad luck.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Personally shattered for the Tigers

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

All this talk of "common sense". Since When?

The umpire couldn't make a call without getting advice in the earpiece?

 

[smeltitdeltit]

The purpose of the rule is to penalise time wasting. The siren had already gone so there was no issue with the player deliberately wasting time. No 50.

Not unless you’re buying time to get your players back to defend the goal line (wasn’t the case here but could well happen) pretty stupid to kick it out of the ground at that point of the game.