Section 15 subsection 2.3.c of the Laws of Football states as follows ; a Player who takes possession of the football while contesting at a bounce or throw by a field umpire or at a boundary throw in , shall be regarded as having had prior oppotunity except in the instance of a poor bounce or throw.
Umpire 24 failed in his duty as an umpire in failing to apply the above rule and instead he tried to coverup his poor bounce by pinging Tucky resulting in a North Melbourne goal.
This decision altered the result of the match.