Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has questioned the umpires’ reasoning behind not paying his aspect a 50-metre penalty within the remaining phases of their slim AFL loss to Sydney.
Key factors:
- The AFL stated umpires have been appropriate to not award Dion Prestia a 50-metre penalty late in Sydney’s win over Richmond
- The umpire on the time stated Chad Warner couldn’t have recognized a free kick had been given when he kicked the ball away
- Tigers coach Damien Hardwick expressed bewilderment on Twitter
The Tigers trailed by six factors on Friday night time when Dion Prestia was awarded a free kick 65m from aim as the ultimate siren sounded, a break up second after the whistle had blown.
Swans midfielder Chad Warner gathered the ball as quickly because the siren went and booted it into the gang, which could have resulted in a 50-metre penalty to Prestia, who had not but taken his free kick.
The umpires determined Warner had not heard the whistle amid the chaos and Prestia’s shot from long-range in the end fell properly in need of the aim that may have levelled the scores.
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“He could not have heard, frequent sense, OK?” officiating umpire John Howarth informed a Richmond participant on the time.
Hardwick performed a straight bat in his post-match media convention, refusing guilty the umpires’ name for the Tigers’ loss after they threw away a giant lead.
However the Tigers’ three-time premiership coach took to social media on Saturday morning with a submit that learn: “Frequent sense. Sorry, what?”
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On Saturday, the AFL stood by the umpires’ determination.
“The AFL confirms the choice late in final night time’s match to not pay a 50m penalty was appropriate,” the league stated in a press release.
“The free kick to Richmond participant Prestia was appropriately paid (by the non controlling umpire within the centre of the bottom) and virtually instantly after the free kick was paid, the siren sounded.
“The umpires then made the right name in not making use of a 50m penalty in opposition to Swans participant Warner, given the immediacy of the free being paid, the siren sounding and the ball being kicked into the gang.
“It’s the identical discretion typically used across the floor when umpires do not consider a participant has heard the whistle and kicks the ball.”
The most recent controversy comes after per week by which premiership coaches Simon Goodwin and Chris Scott defended umpires from rising criticism.
AAP
