I think the AFL have lost themselves in their own spin or they take us all for fools.... IF the umpire has not called play... its not play on yet. Geelong players have been done for going before its called.
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THE AFL umpires boss has supported the decision not to pay a 50m penalty to Richmond’s Dustin Martin late in Saturday’s heartbreaking loss to the Giants.
TV footage indicates Giant Jeremy Cameron went over his mark to smother Martin’s kick for goal.
But Peter Schwab on Monday night supported the umpire’s decision.
WATCH THE INCIDENT IN THE VIDEO ABOVE. DID JEREMY CAMERON GO OVER THE MARK? HAVE YOUR SAY BELOW
Schwab said the umpire erred by not calling play-on but in any case, argued Cameron did not cross the line of the mark.
In a complex explanation, Schwab said: “The umpire should’ve called play-on quicker.
“But there’s a couple of things involved, one was in that part of the ground, which was the last third of the ground, the actual bloke on the mark doesn’t have to go east-west. He can go off on a line tangent.’’
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