Southerntakeover
Hall of Famer
Umpiring coach Hayden Kennedy was on 5aa this evening.
He clearly agreed that a kick occurs on contact, rather than any additional requirement for the ball to have left the leg below the knee. Firstly, that hopefully puts the claim that there's always been some additional requirement to rest.
Secondly, in effect that means that we were denied a goal on the weekend because an umpire made a clear error of law. Whilst I accept that umpiring errors are part of the game, and errors in fact are perfectly understandable (umpires not seeing the ball hit the foot would be one example), the mind boggles that an umpire who is required to adjudicate on goal line decisions could have such a fundamental misunderstanding about what constitutes a goal.
He clearly agreed that a kick occurs on contact, rather than any additional requirement for the ball to have left the leg below the knee. Firstly, that hopefully puts the claim that there's always been some additional requirement to rest.
Secondly, in effect that means that we were denied a goal on the weekend because an umpire made a clear error of law. Whilst I accept that umpiring errors are part of the game, and errors in fact are perfectly understandable (umpires not seeing the ball hit the foot would be one example), the mind boggles that an umpire who is required to adjudicate on goal line decisions could have such a fundamental misunderstanding about what constitutes a goal.