St Kilda vs Fremantle - SPOILERS

[AussieAnge]

Originally posted by goswannie14
The timekeeper said that he sounded the siren, when he thought the umpire was acknowledging it (must have been to do with the ball up), so looked down at the paperwork he is required to do and was diturbed about 10 seconds later with someone bashing on the window. He then sounded the siren again and the game was over.

All in All it was a monumental stuff up by the umpires.

Sorry I didn't realise that it had been sounded a second time.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by AussieAnge
Sorry I didn't realise that it had been sounded a second time.

Sorry?? What was that??

[ROK Lobster]

Baker should have just kicked it OOBOTF or such

[ScottH]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
Baker should have just kicked it OOBOTF or such

I think he actually tried to miss everything. He had a second go and missed as well.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by tantrum
What is the significance of this?



Does that mean he maybe heard it?

I was wondering the same.

[AussieAnge]

Originally posted by ScottH
Sorry?? What was that??

Ha ha very funny

[ScottH]

Had to laugh at the SBS report before. The umpires didn't hear the hooter.

[ScottH]

However no decision on the final outcome of the match is expected now until Monday at the earliest.

sauce

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by ScottH
Had to laugh at the SBS report before. The umpires didn't hear the hooter.

At least it was umpires...not referees.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by goswannie14
According to ABC radio, there has been one occasion where the then VFL changed the result of a game, in StKilda's favour. Early last century, I can't remember which season they said, St Kilda played Melbourne, a Melbourne player kicked a point after the three quarter time siren, the game was played out to be a draw, but on appeal the point kicked by said Melbourne player was cancelled and St Kilda won the game by a point.

So a precedent has been set.

I almost got it right, here is the actual precedent from the AFL website...

there is a precedent for the result of a league game to be overturned on appeal but it happened more than a century ago and ironically also involved St Kilda.

It was in the opening round of 1900 and St Kilda was awarded a victory over Melbourne on protest - their first ever win in the competition having lost every match in their first three seasons - after the game had initially been declared a draw.

The league awarded the game to the Saints some six days later after ruling that the field umpire had wrongly allowed a mark to be paid to Melbourne's captain after the final siren, from which a behind was scored making the game a draw - with the league instead ruling the behind should be cancelled with the Saints awarded a one-point win.

[Refried Noodle]

I'd be absolutely livid if this happened to Sydney, which is why I guess 99% of those on BigFooty are sympathetic and on thier side agaisnt the AFL.
It's a bloody disgrace something like this could even occur.

ALtho someone on BigFooty did say something funny:

"If a siren sounds in Tasmania and no-one hears it, does it make a sound?"

[ugg]

Its official:




AFL has launched a probe. I'm sure some Freo fans would like to probe Andy D.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by tantrum
Sorry, I haven't seen any clear explanation of this... for how long after the siren did play actually continue?

Easily 10-20 seconds.

Also, what were the commentators saying? I must catch a replay of this.

They were completely baffled, like everyone else.

[ugg]

Brereton was asking what the Freo players were appealing about when they were waving their hands at the umpire, and then I think Commetti said 'the light'?

[ScottH]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Easily 10-20 seconds.

Yep. time enough for a ball up, and a few possesions.

I think the Freo players were not picking up their men, as most of them were pleading with the Ump, the suddenly had to scurry when they realised the game (according to Garp) wasn't over yet.