(03-18-2022, 12:54 AM)LP link Wrote:Is anyone able to explain to me how Lynch and Riewoldt can dead in front of a field umpire blatantly double handed push opponents directly in the back and not be penalised?Another example occurred in Q4 and is shown with 9:14 remaining on the clock and a replay at 8.34 on the clock. When the Tigers were kicking out after a behind, LOB took the front position against Aarts outside 50 and the ball was kicked on top of his head. Aarts is clearly shown pushing LOB out of the contest with 2 hands to his lower back. He managed to shove him into the path of the Gov who was leaping up to take the mark. In effect, Aarts tunnelled Gov via LOB. That led to Gov hobbling off while Aarts took the ball off hands and ran down the ground with it.
It was just so obvious and yet the umpire didn't have a problem with it. I was incensed when I saw it live as I leapt to the conclusion that Aarts knew Gov was coming up and deliberately tunnelled him. But there was no evidence of Aarts looking around to see Gov coming. I guess he expected it at some level as LOB was clearly blocking rather than trying to take the mark and perhaps the umpire felt he wasn't going to reward the block.