Two of the most amateur umpiring blunders on Friday night.
#1. The rule was changed a few years ago where if the siren goes, you are allowed to start off the line, run around and kick the ball over the line. The end result is the same as a normal kick, as you end up kicking the ball on the line to the goals. On Friday the player started on the line, and was allowed to run 5m inside the line before kicking. The umpire should’ve called play on, and subsequently no score. Fortunately the swans player missed.
#2. The was an out on the full right by the swans goal, and Saad stood a metre inside the boundary, to take the resulting free kick. He stood for a good 5-10 seconds before “playing on”. Now since the free kick is for out of bounds, the recipient must start out of bounds before bringing the ball back into play.
It is rather poor form for umpires at the AFL level to get such basic rules wrong, considering they are black and white rules, not open to interpretation.
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#1. The rule was changed a few years ago where if the siren goes, you are allowed to start off the line, run around and kick the ball over the line. The end result is the same as a normal kick, as you end up kicking the ball on the line to the goals. On Friday the player started on the line, and was allowed to run 5m inside the line before kicking. The umpire should’ve called play on, and subsequently no score. Fortunately the swans player missed.
#2. The was an out on the full right by the swans goal, and Saad stood a metre inside the boundary, to take the resulting free kick. He stood for a good 5-10 seconds before “playing on”. Now since the free kick is for out of bounds, the recipient must start out of bounds before bringing the ball back into play.
It is rather poor form for umpires at the AFL level to get such basic rules wrong, considering they are black and white rules, not open to interpretation.
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