"It was an absolute farce." | Your calls on St Kilda vs Hawthorn (29.05.26)

50.339 - 62.845 Richie

Look, to the letter of the law, I reckon the umpire's got it right, as much as I hate to say it, because I love hating the umpires as much as an ex-bloke, but... I reckon the umpire will come in and the AFL will back him in.

62.865 - 68.595 Kane Cornes

I agree, Richie. If this opens up the biggest can of worms you've ever seen.

68.615 - 70.899 Unknown

Isn't it just a one-off?

70.98 - 74.446 Kane Cornes

Isn't this one of these things that's... No, I think it's important to clarify.

74.466 - 78.293 Unknown

Yeah. What if the AFL say he went off his line? Which I think that's what they'll say.

126.276 - 149.783 Craig

I'm with you. Like, how can... All right, he steps a little bit off. This is the buddy rule, don't forget, because don't forget Lance had the natural arc, so they had to make the rule that he could come from two metres on the side and kick over to Mark. So Hardwick can start on the boundary and run around after the siren at the end of the game and kick a goal, but you can't make a 10...

150.067 - 172.446 Craig

millimeter step to the side to the boundary how does that work what happens if you're a better screwer of the ball so you start out on the boundary and you as long as you're on the boundary side you can kick it as a screw or you have to be straight over the mark and then how do you determine exactly where that straight line is over the mark if you're coming off an arc

172.662 - 177.429 Kane Cornes

Correct. It's strange. It's not that hard, Craig. It's not that hard.

177.449 - 179.412 Unknown

You've just got to finish in line with the mark.

179.552 - 183.678 Kane Cornes

That's not that hard. But it's not needed. That's a natural kicking motion.

307.632 - 313.079 Sam

Yeah, because he's gaining a clear advantage by not having to kick over the man on the mark.

313.099 - 320.61 Kane Cornes

You say he went out a metre. It was a natural kicking motion. That's a ridiculous goal. No, it is.

320.63 - 325.637 Unknown

No, no, you can't. It is. Have you seen the same vision Sam's talking about?

325.837 - 348.672 Kane Cornes

I've seen enough vision. I've seen all the vision that's available to me. Sounds like a no to me. I've seen the broadcast vision. I've seen it on your channel. I've seen it on Channel 7 multiple times. I don't need someone with an iPhone in 3 Res resolution filming in the crowd to have another view of it. 3 Res. I've seen it in HD multiple times.

348.905 - 359.658 Kane Cornes

And it's the dumbest, most ridiculous decision you'll see all year. And anyone who wants to argue that, I think, is ridiculous. Brad wants to change subject. Blake Harwick is on your radar, Brad.

404.705 - 422.728 Brad

What do you reckon? Honestly, I just love his utility. He's a gun down back and then the last two weeks he's been throwing forward and probably stealing Jack Gunston's thunder. I love players like him that can play either end of the ground. I reckon we need more of them.

423.669 - 441.66 Kane Cornes

Full team first operators that just don't really care what they're asked to do. They just do whatever it is for the betterment of the team. And Sam Mitchell was asked about that pre-game, where are you going to play him? He said, oh, well, he's a team man, wherever he's needed. So to have that attitude is a real weapon for him and the footy club. So you're right, Brad.

441.74 - 447.768 Kane Cornes

I think it's an excellent call and not underrated anymore, but probably has been underrated for a long, long time.

448.008 - 452.393 Unknown

I think Brad's real purpose was just to have a chat about Damo, really. Perhaps.

452.754 - 453.735 Kane Cornes

We're teammates now.

480.378 - 494.951 Aidan

is the game being managed more than ever? I feel as though, like last night, Hawthorne, as I'm a Hawks supporter, I was very happy, but it feels like the umpires just put their nose into things that just don't need to be done.

495.592 - 515.126 Aidan

Like certain calls at certain points in a game, you know, so Kilda showed a little bit in the second half and that was good, but it just feels as though in the big games when it matters most, the umpires just go, hey, look, we might just insert ourselves here and Just change it up a little bit. Yeah, whatever the Wizards goal wasn't a goal or whatever.

515.327 - 531.982 Aidan

But at the end of the day, it's just frustrating for supporters to look and go, why was that paid there and not paid at another time? You know, you just want a little bit more consistency. When you've only got three hours of contact time, as you say, Kano, then... What do you expect, I suppose?

532.002 - 545.697 Kane Cornes

Yeah, I think my lens on it is, and the game would be a lot better if you had this lens on it, would that be paid in a grand final? And umpires argue with me about this. They all know we don't umpire games differently in the grand... Yes, you do. You absolutely do.

545.898 - 572.214 Kane Cornes

And we've seen a number of grand finals that would suggest that umpiring is far superior in grand finals because they're less likely to intervene. And you get the best umpires. Just give them that lens. Would that have been paid on grand final day? And I guarantee you almost that that Watson play on would not have been paid on grand final day.