2018 Rd 16: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs St Kilda

[Thryleon]

Barb - saw both at the game and the right decisions were made - Simpson was trying to get it down the middle as far as he could, dunno what Daisy was thinking!

There have probably been two such decisions for the year!  Players are getting away with a lot more regarding fifty metre penalties not being paid for knocking the ball out of hands, and being late to the contest as well.

As a curiosity, we had a fifty paid against us where the interchange bench was.  Does anyone know if it was paid because a player coming onto the ground encroached the 10m zone?  If so, what a ridiculous rule - surely if they are not part of the play, who cares where they are - amend the rule so that you can be close, but not interfere in the play, if you do 50m.

Player coming off the ground encroached.

This decision is partly why we are where we are at regarding issues with rules.

No game sense from the umpires.  If someone isn't intefering with the bloke taking the kick, then maybe let it go.  I understand we don't want people going into the protected area for various reasons such as putting the kicker off, or perhaps finding an advantage to tackle when the opportunity presents but players coming off and on the ground through the designated interchange leaves people with few options.  1.  Take an extremely wide berth to interchange, or 2. Wait until after the kick has been taken.