06-24-2024, 08:31 AM
(06-24-2024, 07:14 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Absolutely.
BT thought he saw something, didn't realise it was something else and ran with it.
As mentioned, i haven't heard anyone else say the umpire called play on, just BT.
As for Cameron running too far offline....thats debateable. TBH, i don't care one way or another. I'd prefer it to happen in a game we win by 10 goals than in a close one.
Several commentators, Dwayne Russell for example, have said that Cameron played on but I haven't heard anyone say that the umpire called "play on".
Looking at the replay, it is clear that BT confused the "time" signal for "play on". It also seems pretty clear that McGovern is demonstrating why it should have been "play on" rather than "dead ball". The umpire's position, 90 degrees to Cameron's run up, meant that he wouldn't have been able to see whether Cameron played on.
Players are allowed their "natural arc" and I'm not sure whether Cameron was deliberately improving the angle and kicking around McGovern or following his normal goal kicking action.
The error, if there was one, was not calling "play on" rather than giving the "all clear" as I mistakenly posted previously.
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