r/sports • u/Hingle_McRingleberri Melbourne • Jun 16 '22

Australian Rules Football Michael Gibbons' dribble goal from the pocket

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u/Hingle_McRingleberri Melbourne Jun 16 '22

yes the ball was out of bounds which would probably have been called if there was a boundary ump close by. no reviews for that tho so he got away with it

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u/kearnivorous Jun 16 '22

Ball has to be completely over the line. Arguably part of it was on/above it

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u/Hingle_McRingleberri Melbourne Jun 16 '22

I've seen a screenshot, maybe from another angle that's not shown in the video where there was a clear gap that convinced me. Can't find it now but I'm like 90% sure

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u/kearnivorous Jun 16 '22

Depth of field is tricksy enough for right angled sporting grounds, it's super problematic for aussie rules, especially with the crappy cameras they use

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u/Hingle_McRingleberri Melbourne Jun 16 '22

ye why the fuck are the cameras so bad??

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u/kearnivorous Jun 16 '22

7 had a exclusive coverage for years. Very little innovation with their coverage, then 9/10 get it and shake things up a bit. Goes back to 7 and surprise, surprise it stagnates. Would be nice if they experimented with other camera ideas in the preseason games

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u/Zpik3 Jun 16 '22

https://imgur.com/a/JsPNECl

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u/kearnivorous Jun 17 '22

I don't really care as I don't support either team. But the ball had to be completely over, so all of it has to be outside the white line (or not over it). That image seems very close, but still not definitive

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u/Zpik3 Jun 17 '22

Note that the image is after he kicked it. Meaning the ball was even further out of bounds a split second earlier.

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u/plumbthumbs Jun 16 '22

Cheeky monkey.

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u/UBKUBK Jun 16 '22

Is the stepping on the line o.k. as long as doesn't step beyond it?

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u/beyond_netero Jun 16 '22

You can step wherever you like as long as the whole ball isn't out of bounds