w_m wrote:Was a pity the game had to be abandoned as it was a high quality contest with 13 goals kicked in the first quarter. The SAAFL rules state that a match must be completed in its entirety regardless of any delay in the play. However it reached 2:05 pm before the injured players were moved from the ground and ultimately the decision was made between umpires, captains and coaches to abandon and allow the A grade game to get underway. Only 1 quarter had been played and had the B's gone on much longer, it would have been dark before the A's could finish.
Some B grade players were not overly happy with the decision as both sides wanted to get the win but surely common sense prevailed.
Do others agree that the correct decision was made given the circumstances?
I do agree that the right decission was made 1 they were very serious suspected injuries both boys had and 2 to many "if's" on boths side arise if you dont award 1 point each. Trinity felt they could have won easily, Hectorville im sure believed they could have come back and won! So 1 point each is the only fair way. Should be good game next time we come up agaist each lol just spweing its on Heccies home deck lol Heccies play well at home!
I dont believe the whole game does have to be played, i think the ruling is that if the game is abandon in the 1st 2 quarters then a draw stands 1 point each, but if the game is in either the 3rd or 4th quarter then what ever the score is, is the final result. Modbury and TTG had this happen a few weeks back when lights went out and modbury i believe got the win.
and our boys were very devo to loose 2 of their boys in the way they did and then to also not be able to play on, considering 9 of those 13 goals scored were Trinity goals

