‘We’ve lost the plot’: AFL pundits, Dons fans ‘explode’ over two ‘disgraceful’ calls in two minutes

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‘We’ve lost the plot’: AFL pundits, Dons fans ‘explode’ over two ‘disgraceful’ calls in two minutes
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‘We’ve lost the plot’: AFL pundits, Dons fans ‘explode’ over two ‘disgraceful’ calls in two minutes

Trailing by three points, the Bombers kicked the ball long inside 50 to ruck Sam Draper , who was in a contest with Cats veteran Zach Tuohy .

Watch every game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?The umpire was heard telling Draper: “His eyes were on the ball, Sam. He was contesting the mark.” “Even if he said ‘he had eyes on the ball’, it’s chopping the arms as well. It is front-on contact … so he was pretty stiff,” Fox Footy’s Eddie Betts said.Minutes later, Essendon’s Jye Menzie was penalised for a deliberate rushed behind, leading to a goal to Ollie Dempsey.

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