Weekly Times | THE results of two football matches in Gippsland are in the hands of the football administrators.
Paynesville lodged an appeal on Saturday night disputing the scores of its game against Boisdale-Briagolong — drawn at 12.10 (82) each.
Paynesville has alleged the goal umpires incorrectly took a goal off the scoreboard at three-quarter time, but AFL East Gippsland’s Rod Twining said there was no evidence on any of the submitted scorecards to support this theory.
But Twining said there was a discrepancy in the scorecards for the final term between the timekeepers, who recorded Paynesville scoring three points, and the goal umpires, who have it scoring two points.
There is video footage of the match, and the league’s independent tribunal reviewed the case last night.
In the Ellinbank and District Football League, a headcount was conducted at the 15- minute mark of the third quarter between Warragul Industrials and Nilma Darnum.
It is understood a Dusties player was yellow carded, but not reported, and sent from the ground for 20 minutes, but another player went on the ground before that time elapsed. Ellinbank and District league secretary Ken Moore said Nilma Darnum asked for the headcount when the scores were 1.7 (13) to Warragul Industrials’ 13.9 (87).
Under AFL Victoria Country rules the matter is referred to the league.
Points are not wiped from the offending team on matchday. The match was recorded as a Dusties win, 22.19 (151) to 6.10 (46).
Moore said the board’s decision next Tuesday would likely affect the Dusties’ percentage, not match points because they outscored Nilma Darnum after the incident.