{"id":134052,"date":"2021-09-25T11:06:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T11:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=134052"},"modified":"2021-09-25T12:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T12:58:12","slug":"afl-world-in-uproar-at-umps-polarising-behind-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=134052","title":{"rendered":"AFL world in uproar at ump's polarising behind call"},"content":{"rendered":"

The opening half of tonight's AFL grand final<\/a> wasn't without controversy with a Max Gawn shot on goal being called a behind despite replays hinting otherwise.<\/p>\n

With the Demons leading by 11 points during the second quarter, Gawn was left stunned that his side's lead wasn't stretched out by a goal when the goal umpire deemed his shot from close to the boundary line, to be no good.<\/p>\n

"Max is in disbelief still!" said Seven commentator Brian Taylor.<\/p>\n

Once replays emerged of the ruckman's shot on goal, it appeared incredibly tight, with Lions great Luke Hodge even admitting that he thought it should've been deemed a six-pointer.<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

"(Gawn is) not happy with that, I actually thought it was a goal too," Hodge said.<\/p>\n

"From that angle, it actually looks like … But the umpire was in a perfect position."<\/p>\n

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The decision of a behind divided fans across social media.<\/p>\n

A Twitter user understood to be in attendance shared a different angle of Gawn's shot, which sparked plenty of debate. <\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/craigb76\/status\/1441709918923333635<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Demon Tomas Bugg said he was left in "shock" that the decision wasn't looked at by the ARC, the AFL's goal-review system.<\/p>\n

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