{"id":75302,"date":"2021-05-24T08:13:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T08:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=75302"},"modified":"2021-05-24T10:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T10:58:53","slug":"afl-admits-error-on-controversial-murray-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=75302","title":{"rendered":"AFL admits error on controversial Murray call"},"content":{"rendered":"

The AFL has admitted the boundary umpire made an error in not awarding Melbourne a free kick for a deliberate out of bounds call in the dying stages of its loss to Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Melbourne's nine-match streak came to an end in Round 10, courtesy of a one-point loss to the Crows, but the result was shrouded in controversy after what was deemed by many to be glaring error<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crows defender Nick Murray swooped on a ball deep in his defensive 50 before handballing towards the boundary line after he was besieged upon by Melbourne forward Charlie Spargo.<\/p>\n

While the call was widely seen as an error, Murray's teammate Tom Doedee was emphatic in his belief that Murray's handball was not deliberate<\/a>, indicating that he "was right there" to receive the ball from the youngster.<\/p>\n

\"Deliberate<\/p>\n

Despite Doedee's spirited defence of the umpire's decision, the AFL admitted that an error had been made in a statement on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

"It was the view of the umpire in real-time, that from his angle there was a player in the vicinity and, as such, decided to call a Throw In," the statement read.<\/p>\n

"Upon video review, it was deemed the player did not display Sufficient Intent to keep the ball in play."<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in the final 30 seconds of the match, and had a free kick been awarded, Melbourne would have had the chance to either tie up the scores with a behind or take the lead with a goal.<\/p>\n

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