Carlton coach Michael Voss has expressed his displeasure with an incorrect umpire call from Friday's loss to Sydney.
A kick from Swan Isaac Heeney in his side's forward 50 that ricocheted off the foot of opponent Mitch McGovern was called 'out on the full' by the nearest boundary umpire and was confirmed by a close field umpire.
Replay footage of the ball saw it make contact with the surface after coming off McGovern's leg before it made its way over the boundary line.
McGovern immediately remonstrated with the field umpire, telling the official "It bounced".
Speaking after the loss, Voss believed the two officials to be the "only two people in the stadium that actually saw it not bounce".
Paid out on the full, Heeney takes the free...
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Questioned further on the incident as to whether he would like to see the AFL's review system intervene with such incidents, Voss chose not to comment.
"Well, there's only two people in the stadium that actually saw it not bounce. There was only two people, 'cause everyone else in the stadium saw the ball bounce," he said.
"(Calls for potential ARC intervention) is for someone else to have an argument of, because there was only two people that didn't see the actual right result.
"That's probably about as much as I can say. I've probably said too much already to be fair, so I'll just leave it at that."
Heeney was awarded a free kick and managed to bend through his opening goal of the night to reduce the Blues' lead to just five points.
Sydney would go on to win the match by 16 points, with Heeney earning best-afield honours with a tremendous display - recording 38 disposals, 18 contested possessions, nine clearances and two goals in the victory.
