It might have been a wrong call but there is no evidence to overturn it and it sure as heck wasn't the only wrong call in the game.
I hope it doesn't burn them too much. Just as much as the 2021 prelim loss burned our players.
Well if it means they start 2024 with 5 straight losses, then I'm with you!!!
Just got home to watch the replay after seeing all the comments here and elsewhere. The umpire called it without hesitation and no one apart from the crow fans and Keays (who was in the worst position to judge) were overly upset at the call.
But because its the Crows and the media in this pissant town are in a never ending circle jerk with West Lakes we get 'robbery' headlines and idiots on crows forums calling for Royal Commissions and threatening the goal umpire.
Embarrassing over-reaction.
Edit: Dwayne raising the possibility of employing an audio engineer at games 'to listen for the difference between a ball hitting the padding and a hand hitting the padding' is peak idiocy.
I can just imagine our best and brightest future acoustic engineers struggling with the career choice of joining the navy to work as sonar engineers in our billion dollar AUKUS subs listening for the different frequencies of Chinese subs or sitting in a booth at AFL games waiting for the chance to determine whether a footy or a hand touched the padding of a goal post at Adelaide Oval.
Barry from ? didn't catch it who rang in to politely suggest the Crows didn't lose it with that final kick they lost it with the previous points kicked and the shocking first half - Rowies response "you can get stuffed Barry you Port flog....." they had to dump the call. The only time 5aa is bareable is after a crows loss and this evening was EPIC. Loved it. I might have to listen to the podcast to relive it again.
He might be worth a cheeky Brownlow bet the umpires bloody love him.
