08-19-2019, 03:53 AM
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-201...sygkSBYsrA
So, the umpires were wrong.
Part of bringing it (the quarter) to an end is "AND holding both arms above their head" - this was not done by any umpire before the mark was taken.
Mark should have stood.
Quote:Under law 10.4.1, timekeepers are expected to sound the siren until the field umpire acknowledges the siren and brings play to an end.
“The Timekeepers shall sound the siren to signal the end of a quarter until a field Umpire or the emergency Umpire acknowledges the siren and brings play to an end, by blowing a whistle and holding both arms above their head.”
“When we hear it (the siren), that’s the end of the quarter,” Harris explained to Silvagni and teammate Harry McKay.
So, the umpires were wrong.
Part of bringing it (the quarter) to an end is "AND holding both arms above their head" - this was not done by any umpire before the mark was taken.
Mark should have stood.
Finals, then 4 in a row!