The AFL has backed the controversial name that determined North Melbourne’s one-point win over Fremantle in Perth, saying the umpires had been proper.
The league has launched video of the frenetic previous couple of seconds in Saturday evening’s match at Optus Stadium.
North defender Daniel Howe cleared the ball out of defence with a protracted kick and simply because the ball was going out of bounds, the ultimate siren sounded.
As Fremantle gamers and followers appealed for a deliberate out of bounds free kick, the umpires instantly dominated that the siren had sounded earlier than the ball had crossed the boundary line.
There was lower than one second in it.
If the Dockers had been awarded the free, they’d have had a shot on objective from about 45m on the boundary to win the sport.
“The final siren sounded before the ball goes out of play. The umpire’s decision on the ground was correct,” the league stated in a press release.
The AFL’s video included audio from the umpires.
“The siren went before (the ball went out of bounds), that’s the call we make,” one umpire is heard saying.
Dockers gamers then appealed to the umpires for a free, however the choice stood.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir stated post-match he trusted the umpire “got it right”.
“I’m not 100 per cent sure on the rules. You know what, I trust the umpire got it right,” Longmuir stated.
Fremantle have been tipped extensively to make the finals once more this season, however are winless are two rounds, whereas the Kangaroos beneath Alastair Clarkson are unexpectedly 2-0.
Fremantle had been additionally concerned in Sirengate, the 2006 controversy on the finish of their round-five match in opposition to St Kilda in Launceston.
The umpires failed to listen to the ultimate siren and the Saints then kicked a degree to attract the sport.
The league investigated and, after a four-hour listening to a couple of days later, dominated that Fremantle must be awarded the win.
It was solely the second time in VFL/AFL historical past that the rating and results of a match had been modified on protest.
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