Hawthorn will ask the AFL to explain why Nick Watson’s goal was denied at half-time, with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell fuming over the call.
Mitchell said the decision to call play on because Watson went slightly wider, and made his shot more difficult, didn’t display common sense.
“We will certainly be going to the AFL to ask about it,” Mitchell said.
“It makes sense to me that that is the rule on the other side of the ground for the right footers, but there is no reason that a player would go wider to give themselves an advantage and that is what the rule is there for.
“The vision doesn’t look like he went off the line by much, and that is the umpires’ call but the fact that you can go off the line towards the boundary and it is called play on makes no common sense to me.
“I would hope we get an answer from the AFL, and I’m sure they will [provide one]. When something doesn’t make sense, they fix it pretty quickly.”
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