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Yeah I counted that he took 15 steps. Ffs why would you pay that
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Yeah I counted that he took 15 steps. Ffs why would you pay that
****ing hell with the goal umpire **** up that cost them finals last year Crows have been royally ****ed over in recent times
Good slow vision here. I think 12-14 steps....close call. See many of these never called.
I think you are greatly underestimating the stride length of an elite footballer at full speed.
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Depends on how the umpires judge it. If they use steps usually, then the decision was incorrect. If they use steps usually and this umpire used another method on this particular occasion, than that is inconsistent at best.
Izak is 5 ft 10, he's not Usain Bolt.
Try it yourself and measure it.
In saying that he was running at full pace and more in a straight line than I thought so maybe a bit longer but if he was over it wouldn't have been by much.
I reckon it's just something you have a feel for and they actually usually get right.
That the commentators didn't notice live or I assume most spectators I think that says something.
ha ha. ****. AFL-reddit conspiracy ha ha
Even if it's incorrect the umpire did have the courage to make a call.... I guess that's why you some obvious frees let go (Adelaide v Essendon) deep in games because they are scared of of making the wrong one and getting grilled.
Could we then survive 6 weeks travelling ? Half the season we have to travel .
Speaking of umpires shafting interstate teams we have Stevic tonight'
Let’s hope he hates RTB
Definitely didn’t look too far in real time, and doesn’t look too far in replay either. I think that makes it a bad call even if they pull out the virtual ruler and show it was technically too far - afl should be telling umps not to pay the “technically correct but normally not paid” frees in the last 5 minutes of a game. All they do is add controversy and ill feeling.
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I remember, in my younger days, I could clear one of those industrial roads in Osborne Park in four or five steps sprinting across them.
He just needed to bounce it again and back himself in to make a highlight for the ages. Like Lance Franklin bouncing his way along the same ground.
Fox Footy will measure it at some point in time and I'm certain it will be greater than 15 metres, probably closer to 20.
We will find out soon I'm sure.
Really? Thought they easily had the Eagle's measure last week.
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I'm sure most people's gripe is the inconsistency of the decision. Gets paid one time in thirty.
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And picking that particular free just reeks of trying to influence the result.
The ump was looking for any possible opportunity to give a free against Adelaide at that stage of the match, and that borderline infringement (although technically correct) was good enough for him. I could almost guarantee that it wouldn't have been given in the previous 79 minutes of that game.
Good call.... Fox 24.2 metres.
Forgot they had eagles when I wrote that. Must be 3 of their last 4.
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I have admit live I was thinking he had run too far, but not so far they'd call it in that situation.
