Match Thread. Swans v Geelong.
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Yep and the free against Lloyd for an arm chop with 7 to go in the third which resulted in a goal to Close was another. The replay clearly showed Lloyd doesn't make contact.Comment
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The umps would be damned one way or the other. Whateley criticises the ump for making the call early: he wants them to wait until the player catches the ball and then decide if it was 15. Sounds sensible but in a situation where it is indeed not 15 it would disadvantage the player with the ball.
Cameron fell to the ground as he marked (which very often occurs when a player has flown for the ball). Had the ump then called ‘not 15’ Cameron would have had no chance of playing on before being jumped on by several Swans players.
This is what happened to Hayward when he hadn’t heard a ‘touched’ call. And then he was penalised for HTB.
So the solution is not as straightforward as Whateley suggests.Comment
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I maintain there was no touched call for Hayward. The umpire called his fumble when he stood up as trying to play on. It was only play on from that point - and the field mic picks up the umpire saying you elected to play on.He ate more cheese, than time allowedComment
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Ok. My point still applies: whatever the reason for the Hayward incident it is illustrative of what can happen when a play-on call is made only at the point at which the player has the ball - as Whateley wants to happen with ‘not 15’ decisions.Comment
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I must have biaised ears as I was one of those who were certain they could make out touched/play on call watching the replay. Last night's AFL360 evidence makes it clear there was only the Play On call.
However I'm annoyed at the media inference that Cameron would've certainly goaled, considering he would've most likely taken the shot post siren on acute angle where he wouldn't be allowed to run around off the mark.
Which is why I was peed off when Whateley suggested it would be fair if the Swans lose a game against Brisbane as a result of late umpring error to even things up, but was disappointed that we're not fixtured to play them again.Comment
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All of this "the Swans were lucky" stuff is based on the ridiculous assumption by media personalities that the Cameron decision was the only umpiring mistake made in the game. From what media pundits are saying, you'd think that up until the last 10 seconds, every free kick the umpires paid was correct and that every time they didn't make a call, they got that right too! Geelong's first goal came from a mark paid from a kick that was nowhere near 15 metres. The free kick paid against Lloyd that led to a goal was a shocking decision as well! No mention of any of these instances in the media!
To change the subject, I've watched highlights of the game numerous times and the crowd was just magnificent! The reactions to the Papley goal and the final siren were reminiscent of the Nick Davis final! Fantastic stuff!
Go Bloods!Comment
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Final siren has sounded. To many what if's to be counted up if you want to change the result.
What if the Swans played better in the first quarter? What if a free here or there was not paid or should have been paid.
If the Cats get to change one thing, presume the swans can change something also... We will go second!Comment
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Final siren has sounded. To many what if's to be counted up if you want to change the result.
What if the Swans played better in the first quarter? What if a free here or there was not paid or should have been paid.
If the Cats get to change one thing, presume the swans can change something also... We will go second!Comment
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All of this "the Swans were lucky" stuff is based on the ridiculous assumption by media personalities that the Cameron decision was the only umpiring mistake made in the game. From what media pundits are saying, you'd think that up until the last 10 seconds, every free kick the umpires paid was correct and that every time they didn't make a call, they got that right too! Geelong's first goal came from a mark paid from a kick that was nowhere near 15 metres. The free kick paid against Lloyd that led to a goal was a shocking decision as well! No mention of any of these instances in the media!
To change the subject, I've watched highlights of the game numerous times and the crowd was just magnificent! The reactions to the Papley goal and the final siren were reminiscent of the Nick Davis final! Fantastic stuff!
Go Bloods!Comment
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Anyway, I couldn't give a rats if the call was wrong, Cameron was no guarantee of kicking a goal and the Cats got at least 3 earlier goals from flatly wrong decisions. Karma can be a bitch.....but we got some good karma on Saturday night.....and we deserved it!Comment
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That is seriously pathetic from Whatley, a sports journo I have respected a lot over the years. He's certainly become more of one of the Vic boys club since he left the ABC.....very disappointing and immature response.Comment
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