Adelaide\u2019s Riley Thilthorpe clearly appeared to have kicked a behind<\/a> \u2013 but the ball was allowed to bounce back into play and from there Ben Keays was awarded a holding free kick.<\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Despite the almost 30 seconds taken for setting the mark, no intervention was staged and Keays was allowed to convert his goal and keep the Crows alive early in the final term<\/a>.<\/p>\n This was despite replays clearly showing the ball bounce over the goal line \u2013 meaning Thilthorpe\u2019s miss should have registered first.<\/p>\n The ball clearly crossed the line \u2013 but was allowed to bounce back into play.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve done it all year. They have messed it up,\u201d ex-Port coach Ken Hinkley said on Fox Footy.<\/p>\n \u201cHow much more does that umpire need to see?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat is inexcusable,\u201d triple premiership Tiger Jack Riewoldt replied.<\/p>\n \u201cInexcusable in the modern game.\u201d<\/p>\n Hinkley said while the AFL would \u201ccome out and say they got it wrong\u201d, it would be too late \u2013 especially considering the league has already admitted a scoring error this week for Lion Logan Morris<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure what more we can say,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had these conversations. We\u2019ve seen the one with Logan Morris \u2013 there\u2019s so many times we\u2019re getting this wrong.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s inexcusable now that we get this wrong so often.<\/p>\n \u201c20 seconds (from when Keays was awarded the free kick to goaling) is enough time. We\u2019ve seen it almost in real time.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be able to fix that \u2013 surely.<\/p>\n \u201cI just get frustrated with these things still happening in our game \u2013 I don\u2019t think we should have to be putting up with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Riewoldt was just as vocal on the fact the ARC is struggling to come up with the right call.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re seven weeks away from finals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen sides not make finals because we\u2019ve got the wrong call or a touch on the goal line. We\u2019re at that ground here where Adelaide should have played finals.<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot have that happening coming into the finals series.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ARC is under more pressure than anything in this competition \u2026 Under more pressure than any coach!<\/p>\n \u201cIt is clearly over the line!<\/p>\n \u201cThe goal umpire is standing there \u2013 we have the technology \u2026 There was 20 seconds to look at this and get this call right. That is not good enough.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are so many players around that contest from a goal umpire\u2019s point of view, but that is why we have the technology (and) why we have the people in the ARC to help our umpires get the right decision. And that is the wrong decision.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes only two months after AFL footy boss Greg Swann amended the ARC rules mid-season<\/a> following the Rowan Marshall howler<\/a> in St Kilda\u2019s clash with West Coast.<\/p>\n Butters speaks after ’emotional’ win | 02:02<\/p>\n On that occasion, play was allowed to continue for almost a minute before the ARC intervened and brought the ball back.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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