I thought I’d posted about this before but perhaps not.
Its been raised again in the aftermath of the Cricket World Cup Final debacle.
If an AFL final (including a grand final) is drawn, extra time is played - five minutes, plus time on, each way.
However, if the game is tied after extra time... the game switches to golden point. Next score wins.
The problem: there is, specifically in the rules, NO siren sounded if this happens. Play simply continues in the second half of extra time until somebody scores.
With nobody any the wiser.
What the actual *?
Possibly the most important game of the year, the game changes fundamentally from regular scoring to golden point... and there’s NO official notice given to anybody that it’s happened? What on earth?
Scoreboard clocks count up.
What possible reason could there be for this?
If it is to be decided this way then for god’s sake... blow the siren, take it back to the centre, bounce the ball, next score wins.
Its been raised again in the aftermath of the Cricket World Cup Final debacle.
If an AFL final (including a grand final) is drawn, extra time is played - five minutes, plus time on, each way.
However, if the game is tied after extra time... the game switches to golden point. Next score wins.
The problem: there is, specifically in the rules, NO siren sounded if this happens. Play simply continues in the second half of extra time until somebody scores.
With nobody any the wiser.
What the actual *?
Possibly the most important game of the year, the game changes fundamentally from regular scoring to golden point... and there’s NO official notice given to anybody that it’s happened? What on earth?
Scoreboard clocks count up.
What possible reason could there be for this?
If it is to be decided this way then for god’s sake... blow the siren, take it back to the centre, bounce the ball, next score wins.