Controversy sparks umpire review

SORE POINT: Was Richmond's Matt White robbed of a goal on Friday night? Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow

AFL football operations manager Mark Evans will ask the umpiring department to review the positioning of goal umpires in the wake of Fremantle's controversial one-point win over Richmond at Patersons Stadium on Friday night.

League spokesman Patrick Keane also said the AFL believed the controlling field umpire was wrong not to call for a score review after the bizarre last-quarter flashpoint.

Tiger Matt White failed to score with his shot on goal with three minutes remaining after the ball skidded into the goal umpire.

Experienced Perth-based official Dale Edwick was straddling the goal-line, with one leg inside the field of play.

The ball hit him in the groin and remained in play, before bemused Dockers midfielder Stephen Hill picked it up and walked it over the line.

Richmond did not receive a free kick for a deliberate rushed behind, despite Hill appearing to be under no direct pressure.

Goal umpires traditionally straddle the goal-line to get an optimal view, but the umpiring department is expected to reconsider whether there is any need for them to stand inside the field of play.

Former Freo captain Peter Bell and Melbourne great Garry Lyon were among leading figures who called yesterday for goal umpires to remain behind the goal-line, especially given they now had access to score reviews.

Talkback radio on both sides of the country was inundated by furious Tigers fans.

The incident will also fuel debate over whether teams who feel "robbed" by decisions should be able to call for score reviews themselves, similar to challenge systems used in tennis and cricket.

Tigers coach Damien Hardwick and Dockers counterpart Ross Lyon both said they believed White's shot would have been a goal.

A seething Hardwick said the ball had already crossed the line before striking the umpire anyway.

"I know it went through for a goal. It crossed the line," Hardwick said.

"Have you see the replay? Maybe we should've called a review you would've thought, no? Seriously, in a tight game - joke.

"There's a system in place. Use it, or don't bother."

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