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[MintOnLamb]

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St Kilda were robbed against Richmond by an ‘embarrassing’ blunder



https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-robbed-of-a-critical-goal-after-embarrassing-arc-blunder/news-story/3930a9038b46fea5d7b5f415c41efdcc
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Check that the ball was entirely over the line which it was not (IMO)

[Buddysucks]

There is no doubt the time keeper resisted blowing the siren until after butler kicked that goal.
Easily 3 seconds after the clock ran down to zero.

[georgies31]

If that is the case he should sacked or suspended complete failure has the afl got the balls to investigate.

[The Machine]

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St Kilda were robbed against Richmond by an ‘embarrassing’ blunder



https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-robbed-of-a-critical-goal-after-embarrassing-arc-blunder/news-story/3930a9038b46fea5d7b5f415c41efdcc

Check that the ball was entirely over the line which it was not (IMO)
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So the umpire said it was touched by Vlastuin and was the closest to the play, and these media flogs are saying Vlastuin is a cheat and the decision is incorrect due to this vision- spare me!
The vision is so inconclusive and grainy the correct decision was made! Should the goal umpire have called it touched, the same outcome would have been made with the available vision- umpires call.
How are some people making a living in the media?

[one-eyed]

Richmond's Nick Vlastuin bites back at cheating claims after controversial goal review

Anna Harrington
AAP
10 October 2020 4:17 pm

Richmond defender Nick Vlastuin is adamant he touched Jack Sinclair’s kick for goal that drew a lengthy score review in Friday night’s AFL semi-final.

The Tigers were leading St Kilda by 32 points late in the second quarter when Sinclair launched from distance, with Vlastuin running back with the flight in a bid to avoid the Saints cutting the deficit to 26.

The goal umpire ruled Vlastuin had touched the ball on its way through, but called for a score review.

Some still frames showed daylight between Vlastuin’s clenched fist and the ball, while others appeared to show it grazing his hand.

After a lengthy process, the AFL’s reviewer deferred to the goal umpire’s original on-field call, with a behind awarded.

The AFL confirmed the score reviewer had seen insufficient evidence to overturn the original decision.

On Saturday, Vlastuin took umbrage with suggestions he’d claimed to touch the ball without making contact.

“When you know you touched the ball, the goal umpire thinks so too, but someone watching from the stands calls you a cheat, what is that?” Vlastuin tweeted.

After tweeting his thoughts on the issue, Vlastuin also shared still frames that appeared to show he made contact with the ball.

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten dismissed conjecture over the decision post-match, instead focusing on St Kilda’s inaccuracy in front of goal.

“Does it matter (if I thought it was a goal)?” Ratten said of the decision.

“They’re not gonna change it (the decision). Can they replay it and we go out there and finish off the game? They’re not doing that.

“So we can get caught up in all that ... but they are not changing the decision. We couldn’t kick them from the goal square, let alone get a bit of assistance when we thought we got one - so we had (ourselves) to blame.”

https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/vlastuin-sure-he-touched-sinclairs-kick-c-1378031

[Chuck17]

The agenda from some in the media to drop the boot into the Tiges on any pretence no matter how small is deadset putrid acts from low life human beings.

Despite Vlas claiming touched straight away the flogs immediately put their own spin on it and tried to make something out of nothing.

Stuffholes

[Diocletian]

People hate what they fear ...prefer this to all those oppo flogs who used to say shyte like "I have a soft spot for the ol' Tiges" or even worse said we were their second team....that's what people say when you're non-threatening... that's what people used to say about Fitzroy....both far worse insults IMO...

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I absolutely love being hated.
We finally get the chance to be taken seriously ..... and that makes us hated.
This would be a beautiful flag to win because it would take the whole hatred to a new level.

I thoroughly enjoyed telling the Port fans at work last week that they’ll know there playing a side this Friday night - a far cry from our last final in Adelaide

[mightytiges]

Dimma trying to get on the good side of the umps so we don't get ripped off tonight. He congratulated Stevic on his 400th over the PA on the plane.

[one-eyed]

Umps tonight:

Stevic, Meredith & DeBoy 

https://aflua.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020-AFL-Match-Official-Appointments-FINALS-Week-3-formatted.pdf

[mightytiges]

Oh gawd! Not clueless SA homeboy DeBoy for freak's sake

[Tigeritis™©®]

Which one is that blonde punce that likes to impose himself early on the game with soft free kicks? 

[mightytiges]

Which one is that blonde punce that likes to impose himself early on the game with soft free kicks?

Razor Ray?

All brunettes tonight.

[mightytiges]

Not meant to be a sook at the umps tonight as I thought they were pretty fair and consistent. But why was deliberate OOBs made surprise rule of the week in a Prelim final? It obviously came from the powers that be and not the umps. This out of the blue interpretation change is what ticks off us supporters.   

[Chuck17]

Not meant to be a sook at the umps tonight as I thought they were pretty fair and consistent. But why was deliberate OOBs made surprise rule of the week in a Prelim final? It obviously came from the powers that be and not the umps. This out of the blue interpretation change is what ticks off us supporters.

At least they were consistent