It changed the way I viewed the afl as a whole. For the first time in my life I legitimately agreed it was corrupt. I couldn’t believe that sentence.
2009 GF maintains the end margin is 12 points, 68 v 80 despite clear vision and subsequently rule revisions which state that the actual margin should be rewritten as 11.9.75 v 9.14.68 & 7 points. An error of score keeping.
The last match to have the result changed did so because of a time keeping error.
Neither of these cases is the fault of either team in these matches.
Both of these cases is the fault of people employed in a part time instance by the AFL to fulfill a function.
As of 2017 the AFL employed 2 full time umpires.
Law of averages mandates that the umpires screw the pooch, yet they are above reproach, rules are changed to allow them more freedom to interpret and enact.
The fact that people had confidence to begin with is surprising, I always assumed that the consensus was the game was great and the people in high vis were irrelevant fops trying to feel important in their side jobs for the obvious "you just punched a bloke" deals.
Then the Commission empower the part timers and we have the slow demise of AFL footy since the brand was changed from VFL.