Fox Footy commentator Jason Dunstall believes the arc should be getting umpires to bring back decisions like the Tom Atkins’ last touch decision.
Dunstall was not happy that an earlier, more contentious decision was changed from a throw-in, to a free kick but the Atkins one was left to stand, in part because Atkins took the footy quickly and restarted play from the boundary line.
Shannon Neale of the Cats and Wayne Milera of the Crows compete for the ball.Getty Images
“As a procedural rule, it’s a farce,” Jason Dunstall said on Fox Footy about ARC helping with the last-touch rule.
“It doesn’t matter if the ball has gone back into play. If it is completely wrong, you tell the umpire to blow the whistle, pull it up, and then you make sure the free kick is decided the right way.
“What is the point of having it otherwise?”