Blues vs Crows?

Question

What were your thoughts on the Free Kick to the Crows when Waite from carlton hit the ball into the crowd

Answer 1

I don't agree with the person who knows and understands the rules. Those rules would apply if it was deemed to be a deliberate throw away of the ball and I certainly think that that was debatable therefore I don't think the umpire should have awarded the free kick. For a deliberate, intentional act then it would have been OK although I do believe that the reward far outweighs the penalty so the AFL should look at that rule, but today I think that it was unfairly and unjustly applied. By the way I'm a Crows supporter so I'm glad that we didn't win the game just on that.

Answer 2

In the context of the game it did not really make a difference.

However looking at Law 15.6

A free kick was correctly awarded.

The same law says that a free kick shall be awarded where:

""having taken the football over the Boundary Line, fails to

immediately hand the football to the boundary Umpire or drop the football directly to the ground""

Law 18.1 - 50 meter penalty for time wasting.

In addition, under Law 19.2.2 Time wasting is also a reportable offence.

The umpire was not at fault. If we don't like the law then the AFL must do something about it.

Answer 3

It was stupid, Everything so far this weekend I'm not impressed.

Answer 4

It shouldn't have been a free kick

Answer 5

it was stupid, its not like he belted it into the crowed, I'm glad it didn't decide the match