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CibbuanoEagles wrongly penalised
May 25th 2008 00:03
INTERCHANGE stewards have admitted they made a blunder in penalising West Coast for the first breach of the new interchange rules last night.
Second-gamer Ryan Davis left the interchange area - but did not enter the field of play - before debutant Tim Houlihan had come off.
The infringement resulted in a 50m penalty and shot from directly in front of goal to Adelaide ruckman Ivan Maric, reducing the margin from 39 points to 33.
West Coast coach John Worsfold said the AFL needed to implement measures to prevent such mistakes from occurring again.
"If they say we are going to pay a free kick and a 50m penalty against you and you know that they are wrong, how can you stop that happening?" Worsfold said.
"It's a massive penalty if it's wrong, going from whatever the sanction is to a 50m penalty, but that is one of the teething problems that will get sorted out, no doubt.
"From the feedback I've been given so far, someone made an error and it should not have been given."
Worsfold urged the AFL to fix up the rule before it influences the outcome of a crucial game.
"Whether we get that goal back, I don't know. We did make a mistake stepping out of the box before the player was off the ground, but apparently the penalty was wrong," he said.
"Hopefully there is some sanction in there for what we cop, which is a goal against us, which is pretty crucial at any time. Luckily it didn't affect the outcome of the game."
Second-gamer Ryan Davis left the interchange area - but did not enter the field of play - before debutant Tim Houlihan had come off.
The infringement resulted in a 50m penalty and shot from directly in front of goal to Adelaide ruckman Ivan Maric, reducing the margin from 39 points to 33.
West Coast coach John Worsfold said the AFL needed to implement measures to prevent such mistakes from occurring again.
"If they say we are going to pay a free kick and a 50m penalty against you and you know that they are wrong, how can you stop that happening?" Worsfold said.
"It's a massive penalty if it's wrong, going from whatever the sanction is to a 50m penalty, but that is one of the teething problems that will get sorted out, no doubt.
"From the feedback I've been given so far, someone made an error and it should not have been given."
Worsfold urged the AFL to fix up the rule before it influences the outcome of a crucial game.
"Whether we get that goal back, I don't know. We did make a mistake stepping out of the box before the player was off the ground, but apparently the penalty was wrong," he said.
"Hopefully there is some sanction in there for what we cop, which is a goal against us, which is pretty crucial at any time. Luckily it didn't affect the outcome of the game."
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