Wow, real mess in Adelaide. SANFL having emergency meeting this afternoon. Surely in this case the score kicked while there were 19 players would have to be scrubbed? And so result reversed?
‘Eagles officials are understood to have complained to a reserve umpire and interchange stewards about North’s extra player, a breach that could be penalised by wiping their entire score.
But under SANFL rules, only a captain or acting captain can ask an on-field umpire for a headcount of players to officially determine an extra-man breach, which didn’t happen.’
‘Eagles coach Michael Godden told The Advertiser his coaching unit battled to figure out North’s advantage during the final term. “We were in the box frantically trying to work out where this loose man was coming from,” he said.’
SANFL grand final: North Adelaide Eagles 19th-man decision revealed
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