AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking has promised an overhaul of the controversial score review system, despite Geelong coach Chris Scott's insistence critics were missing point.
The night after Essendon were allowed a controversial goal in their narrow win over GWS, there were two more score reviews on Friday night during the Cats’ 27-point win over Adelaide.
Adelaide’s Elliott Himmelberg was allowed a goal after it appeared to shave the point post.
Later in the game, the ball was back in the centre square when a goal to Geelong star Tim Kelly was disallowed because it brushed the post.
While the two reviews went against Geelong, Scott was unfazed and said the review system is an improvement.
“I must be in the minority – I cannot understand some people saying ‘just get rid of it, because it was better before’,” Scott said.
“My understanding of the rationale for bringing it in, was to help with the howler – a bit like the hawkeye in cricket.
“It was to stop the really bad error that everyone knew was there and I think it’s achieved that goal in spades.”
But Hocking says enough is enough. “I feel embarrassed about it (the mistakes) definitely,” he told SEN on Saturday.
“What I will say is we’re committed to improving that and making sure the best model is in operation.
“What good organisations do is they recognise that there is concern around this and we’ve got to move forward on it.
“The important thing for fans to recognise is and know is this isn’t something that’s just happened in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been looking at this since the start of the season and understanding that this was going to be a problem for us. There’s got to be improvement.”