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AFL admits umpiring error in thrilling finish to Cats-Lions game – AFL
Umpires boss Dan Richardson says Brisbane’s Zac Bailey should have been awarded a free kick late in the game against Geelong
THE AFL has conceded it made the wrong call by not awarding Brisbane forward Zac Bailey a free kick in Geelong’s heart-stopping one-point win over the Lions on Friday night.
Bailey brought down Cats opponent Mark Blicavs in a tackle on the Lions’ goal line with less than 30 seconds on the clock.
However, Blicavs was stripped of the ball and failed to possess it correctly in a call AFL umpires boss Dan Richardson admitted on Saturday should’ve been deemed holding the ball.
“The umpire at the…
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