The AFL world has erupted after Carlton was awarded a controversial free kick within the final quarter of their slender 10-point win over the GWS Giants on Saturday.
With the Giants main by 5 factors with 11 minutes to play, younger Blue Corey Durdin kicked a behind and it regarded just like the Giants would get the ball again.
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However the umpire paid a free kick towards Stephen Coniglio for dissent, though that wasn’t instantly clear.
Lachie Whitfield was protesting and thought it was paid towards him, however the umpire defined that Coniglio was penalized for placing his arms out and disputing a non-holding the ball name.
“Dissent. All clear (behind) and dissent, so it will be a Carlton free kick right here,” umpire Craig Fleer is heard saying.
The umpire later defined what occurred.
“It is not what he mentioned – it wasn’t you (Whitfield), it was Steve Coniglio,” Fleer mentioned.
“There was a choice not paid, so the ball had gone by means of (for a behind) and he (Coniglio) had gone ‘how is that not a free kick?’ – along with his arm out.
“That is dissent.”
Jesse Motlop kicked the simplest of targets and Charlie Curnow added one other to seal the 9.20 (74) to 9.10 (64) victory.
Channel 7 commentator Jobe Watson prompt one thing Coniglio mentioned could have swayed the choice.
“What we do not know is what was verbalized in that trade,” he mentioned.
“You see the palms out and also you assume the punishment does not match the crime. It actually wasn’t a free kick there.
“You do not know what was mentioned between the participant and the umpire. Possibly that swayed the umpire’s resolution.”
There was uproar on social media over the choice with a bunch of former gamers weighing in.
A former umpire, who usually explains choices on social media, backed the decision.
Patrick Cripps and Giants younger gun Tom Inexperienced went head-to-head for a lot of the competition in an enthralling duel between the on-ball grasp and apprentice.
Cripps was excellent for the Blues with game-highs for disposals (42), clearances (13) and rating involvements (11), whereas Inexperienced all however matched him across the ball with 34 touches and 7 clearances.
The Blues’ (2-1) runners and clear ball-users Sam Docherty (39 disposals, one purpose), Adam Cerra (28 disposals) and Adam Saad (23) had been additionally influential, however Nic Newman arguably had much more of an affect on the consequence.
The halfback clamped down on Toby Greene to limit the Giants captain to solely 5 disposals and one purpose whereas gathering 24 touches himself.
Matthew Owies slotted two of the Blues’ early majors however was subbed out within the second time period as a consequence of a hamstring damage, whereas Curnow additionally completed with two.
The Giants had been boosted by the return of Josh Kelly (30 disposals, one purpose) and Lachie Whitfield (27) from concussion, whereas Coniglio (29) shall be dissatisfied by the late name towards him however continued his excellent begin to the season.
On a tricky day for tall forwards in blustery circumstances, the Giants’ Jake Riccardi kicked his first two targets of the season, whereas Jesse Hogan additionally booted two.
– With AAP
