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AFL: Was this a deliberate rushed behind?
How to fix the deliberate rushed behind, with the SuperFooty Podcast
IT’S the rule that has divided the footy world.
The deliberate rushed behind.
And it sent fans into meltdown on the weekend when Richmond’s Jayden Short was penalised for pushing the ball through after Essendon speedster Josh Green put the brakes on as they approached the goal late in the second quarter of Dreamtime at the ‘G.
The Bombers were awarded a free kick from the square, which Green duly slotted, turning a two-point Tigers’ lead into a four point deficit, right on the stroke of halftime.
The penalty of a guaranteed goal is too severe, Mick Warner said on the SuperFooty Podcast, and he has the perfect solution.
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“The goal is too much,” Warner said.
“Give them the point and ball it up at the top of the square, which we trialled in the NAB Cup.
“No one’s going to worry about it.
“There is an argument that Short should have kept it in, but the penalty doesn’t fit the crime.
“(Ball it up and) It could be a seven-point (play) and then you get a chance to lock it in to your forward line.”
Lauren Wood called for clarity from the AFL around the umpires’ interpretation of the rule.
“We absolutely need some clarity on this,” Lauren said.
“Because my Twitter timeline, it was completely split in those two minutes after the decision and I reckon that’s a perfect indication.
“If you’ve got half of them saying ‘disgraceful’ and the other half saying ‘no, correct’, well clearly we need some light shed on it.”
The Podcast crew also discussed:
■ The rising Greater Western Sydney Giants
■ Jarryd Roughead’s superb goal to give the Hawks the chocolates in Sydney
■ Melbourne’s superb win and a desolate Rodney Eade
■ Charlie Dixon’s brainfade against Geelong
■ Matthew Kreuzer’s form
