Goldstein decision 'wrong'

[NoseBleed]

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Goldstein decision 'wrong'
By Nick Bowen 7:01 PM Tue 15 May, 2012

Bulldog Dylan Addison was unlucky not to be rewarded with a free kick after his tackle on Todd Goldstein

WESTERN Bulldog Dylan Addison should have been rewarded for a tackle on North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein that directly led to a Kangaroos goal, AFL director of umpiring Jeff Gieschen says.

Goldstein marked unopposed about 15 metres from goal late in the second quarter during the Bulldogs' 18-point win over North last Sunday. Electing to play on, Goldstein was tackled by Addison before he could get a kick away.

Addison's tackle forced Goldstein to drop the ball, but play on was called and the Bulldog had to look on as North's Lindsay Thomas soccered a goal from point-blank range

Gieschen told It's Your Call Addison should have been rewarded with a free kick.

"We can see Todd's taken the mark probably five, six, seven metres out from the top of the goalsquare," Gieschen said.

"He marks and decides to keep going, takes four full steps (and) elects to kick. Unfortunately he doesn't dispose of the ball correctly when he's tackled with a prior opportunity ... so he (should have been) penalised ... (for) not disposing of the ball correctly."
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If you watch the replay, the ump clearly announces "He didn't have prior"

Umpiring Downlow of the year so far.

NB.

[Remi Moses]

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One of many puzzling decisions on the day ( both ways)
What about the one on the Outer wing with Libba and a North player jostling for the ball, Libba has the ball and the ump gives us a "Holding the Ball"
The Five North fans were enraged

[NoseBleed]

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Gotta say the most pleasing thing about the adjudication on the day was that I didn't see any of our serial offenders playing for soft free's.

[Hotdog60]

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I would have been very upset if we lost by a point.

[SlimPickens]

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Doesn't change anything, a really poor missed decision by the umpire. Glad that Gieschen pointed out what nearly everyone in the stadium knew.

[LostDoggy]

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If you watch the replay, the ump clearly announces "He didn't have prior"

Umpiring Downlow of the year so far.

NB.

someone set me straight on this ^
I was under the impression a mark is deemed "prior opportunity" ? By that I mean if a player marks the ball he has a free kick, from there if he plays on then he "had" prior opportunity? A player hasn't played on untill the umpire has said "play on" so as soon as that happens, any incorrect disposal is a free to the opposition player?

In this case it is either holding the ball, or 50m because the umpire didn't call play on.

[G-Mo77]

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I would have been very upset if we lost by a point.

It would have been correct if that was the case.

[Bornadog]

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Gotta say the most pleasing thing about the adjudication on the day was that I didn't see any of our serial offenders playing for soft free's.

Who are these?

[1eyedog]

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Who are these?

I haven't seen any of our players playing for free kicks all season and I've been to/watched every game.

[westdog54]

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someone set me straight on this ^
I was under the impression a mark is deemed "prior opportunity" ? By that I mean if a player marks the ball he has a free kick, from there if he plays on then he "had" prior opportunity? A player hasn't played on untill the umpire has said "play on" so as soon as that happens, any incorrect disposal is a free to the opposition player?

In this case it is either holding the ball, or 50m because the umpire didn't call play on.

Absolutely right.

The umpire made a very poor decision and then tried to cover it.

[Bornadog]

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We must praise Addision's great tackle. Great chase and to not give away a free was brilliant.

[EasternWest]

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Absolutely right.

The umpire made a very poor decision and then tried to cover it.

As I posted elsewhere, not only did that umpire try to cover it up, you can hear another umpire on the mic say it was a "fantastic decision". Just what's going on there?

We must praise Addision's great tackle. Great chase and to not give away a free was brilliant.

Addison or no, I hate seeing desperate acts go unrewarded. When Goldstein marked DFA would have been well within his rights to not chase given the proximity to goal. But that isn't how he plays and instead of celebrating his goal saving tackle we're talking about an umpiring screw up. It sucks.

[LostDoggy]

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Only way around it which they (AFL umpires) didn't take, would be if it was deemed push in the back by Addison and advantage paid.

(I know it wasn't push in the back, just saying that is a lesser of a bad decision)
From there they could argue vision obscured etc.

[Ghost Dog]

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I just don't understand how a professional umpire can make such a decision?
In the ' It's your call " it was about the most blatantly 'wrong' decision. then again, I am one eyed.

[LostDoggy]

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I just don't understand how a professional umpire can make such a decision?
In the ' It's your call " it was about the most blatantly 'wrong' decision. then again, I am one eyed.

He is just human. Got no issues with him stuffing up, it was the attempted cover up that infuriated me. He could have easily “consulted” with another umpire and had the goal (rightfully) voided. Instead, his arrogance and the general “Don't argue with me or you'll be penalised and fined and sent letters from my boss” stance of the umpiring department is to blame. And we, the fans, are probably to blame for that stance.