Collingwood kept their faint AFL finals hopes alive with a pulsating 11.13 (79) to 11.12 (78) victory at the MCG. But Brisbane fans were left fuming over some of the umpiring decisions in the fourth quarter.
The Lions actually got the majority of 50/50 calls in the first half and were awarded the first seven free kicks of the game. But the tide turned in the second half, and the Magpies started getting the marginal calls in the fourth quarter as they went on to erase a 31-point deficit.
nts against Brisbane on Saturday night. And nothing infuriated fans more than Nick Daicos receiving a questionable downfield free kick in the fourth quarter, yet Steele Sidebottom got away with a blatant off-the-ball hit
Collingwood kicked one of their goals at the start of the fourth quarter after a downfield free kick went against the Lions for a hit on Daicos that was deemed to be late. Speaking in commentary for Fox Footy, Melbourne great Garry Lyon described it as “soft”, while many thought it wasn’t late enough to warrant a downfield penalty.
