Swans defender Jake Lloyd has seemingly been denied a goal after the ball appeared to make contact with loose padding on an Adelaide Oval goalpost.
Lloyd during Friday night’s clash against Richmond unloaded a shot at goal from outside the 50m arc and made good connection, with Swans players celebrating after the ball had past the goalline as they thought it was a clean major.
The goal umpire immediately called for a score review as the ball came close to the post, with the soft call a behind.
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And as the ARC reviewed the shot at goal, replays showed the ball had brushed advertising padding that was around the goalpost, leading to a Sydney behind.
And it appeared the padding at the top of the post wasn’t completely secure.
If the ball hits anything attached to the goalpost — be it advertising padding or a goal umpire’s flag — it’s deemed to have hit the post.
“It’s hit that bit of material there … Looks like it’s hanging loose from the padding, doesn’t it?” Channel 7 commentator Brian Taylor said.
“That’s the advertising part they wrap around the foam. It looks like it’s come loose at the top.
“Jake Lloyd will not be happy.”
Co-commentator James Brayshaw added: “It’s not properly attached … and if it was properly attached, it (the ball) probably wouldn’t have hit it.”
Officials then came out onto the ground at half-time and appeared to tighten the padding.
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