Way back when this crock of a video referral system was being foreshadowed, AussieRulesBlog implored the powers that be to ensure that it remained about goal line decisions. Of course, as we now know, it has failed to deliver the promised certainty and accuracy on the goal line.
Unfortunately, there are umpires who continue to refer decisions about things other than scoring — an example being the decision in tonight’s Hawthorn–Kangaroos game to refer a decision about whether a Kangaroos player had touched a ball kicked for goal by a Hawthorn player.
As we have previously demonstrated, the physics of kicking clearly show that the cameras being used to cover AFL are incapable of clearly discerning whether a ball has been touched or not unless there is a significant movement of the touching hand.
It hasn’t been a good weekend for the Umpiring Department with multiple video clangers and a field umpire allowing Geelong to pinch a free kick awarded to the Bulldogs.
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