Hold on readers. Lance Franklin has just been effectively wiped out of elite level AFL football!
Speaking on the AFL's What's Your Decision web show, AFL umpiring department boss Jeff Gieschen says Docker Hayden Ballantyne's after the siren shot in last weekend's Western Derby should have been disallowed because Ballantyne ran off the direct line between himself and the spot nominated as "the mark" by the umpire.
We're not sure if Jeff has watched many games recently, but the are a number of players who take somewhat circuitous runups when kicking, none moreso than the aforementioned Lance Franklin.
So, AussieRulesBlog checked our calendar to make sure it wasn't April Fools Day (it's not). Now we can hardly wait for the next Hawthorn game and for Franklin to take a mark or be awarded a free kick.
Seriously, can Gieschen's credibility diminish any further?
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Hold on readers. Lance Franklin has just been effectively wiped out of elite level AFL football! Speaking on the AFL's What's Your Decision web show, AFL umpiring department boss Jeff Gieschen says Docker Hayden Ballantyne's after the siren shot in last weekend's Western Derby should have been disallowed because Ballantyne ran off the direct line between himself and the spot nominated as "the mark" by the umpire.
We're not sure if Jeff has watched many games recently, but the are a number of players who take somewhat circuitous runups when kicking, none moreso than the aforementioned Lance Franklin.
So, AussieRulesBlog checked our calendar to make sure it wasn't April Fools Day (it's not). Now we can hardly wait for the next Hawthorn game and for Franklin to take a mark or be awarded a free kick.
Seriously, can Gieschen's credibility diminish any further?
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