{"id":407889,"date":"2024-06-30T07:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T07:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=407889"},"modified":"2024-06-30T09:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T09:06:11","slug":"not-clear-bombers-in-dark-after-controversial-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=407889","title":{"rendered":"'Not clear': Bombers in dark after controversial call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essendon<\/a> forward Kyle Langford\ufeff has declared he and teammates are confused over the deliberate rushed behind rule, after a controversial call on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The Bombers went down to Geelong<\/a> by 45 points at the MCG\ufeff, but it was one umpiring decision among a handful, that left coaches, players and fans gobsmacked.<\/p>\n

During the third term, Essendon's Jye Menzie grabbed the footy inside Geelong's goal square and chose to run the ball through for a rushed behind.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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While Geelong small forwards Ollie Dempsey and Brad Close were nearby, the pair backed off and ran sideways, leaving Menzies to step over the line without disposing of the ball.<\/p>\n

\ufeffUnder the AFL's rules, players in defence can rush the ball through for a point i they are under immediate pressure from opposition players inside the 10 metre goal square, which technically, those Geelong players were.<\/p>\n

\"Ollie<\/p>\n

However, the field umpire called the ball back and paid it as a deliberate rushed behind, awarding Geelong a free kick from 10 metres out, directly in front of goal.<\/p>\n

While the Bombers went down by over seven goals, with that decision ultimately not deciding the game, it did change the momentum.<\/p>\n

After half time, the Cats piled on 10 goals to Essendon's two, in a major change of pace, considering Geelong were down by five points at the main break.<\/p>\n

Now, key Bombers forward Langford has weighed in on where his side stands with their understanding of the controversial call.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Essendon\"<\/p>\n

"No, I'm not clear at all\ufeff," Langford said on Nine's<\/em> Sunday Footy Show.<\/p>\n

"I think, we all thought if there was pressure within the \ufeffnine metre area … it wouldn't be a free kick.<\/p>\n

"We didn't (speak about the umpiring post match). We were obviously bitterly disappointed in the result."<\/p>\n

While Langford refused to divulge his true thoughts on the call, he did openly admit that Essendon were uneasy with the call.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Geelong<\/p>\n

"Obviously I can't speak too much about the umpiring decisions, but it is disappointing," he said.<\/p>\n

"You see the momentum in footy at the moment. During that third quarter, that momentum really got away from us."<\/p>\n

Langford's comments followed his coach, Brad Scott's post-match discussion about the umpiring.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"We clearly lost momentum in the third quarter through a series of unfortunate events," Scott said on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Langford backed Scott on Sunday, admitting that the one umpiring decision didn't actually decide the whole game.<\/p>\n

"I think Scotty put it in a very political way\ufeff, the 'series of unfortunate events'. It's our ability to drop that and move on with the game," he said.<\/p>\n

"As Scotty mentioned as well, we probably failed in that department (of moving on)."<\/p>\n

\"Langford\"<\/p>\n

Scott confirmed his club would not challenge the umpires decisions in their round 16 loss, but expects the league will explain what occurred and why.<\/p>\n

"If I thought it would help \u2026 if there's been a change of rule, then we'll seek clarification, but I suspect what will happen is (the AFL) will say, 'sorry, it's a mistake'," Scott said.<\/p>\n

However, Kane Cornes didn't hold back in his analysis of the decision.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Menzie\"<\/p>\n

"I thought that was the wrong call," Cornes said on Nine's Sunday Footy Show.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I thought that he was inside the nine (metres), under immediate pressure."<\/p>\n

The Bomber dropped to fourth on the ladder after the loss, while the Cats jumped into fifth.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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