Former Port Adelaide premiership player Kane Cornes has questioned why anyone would want to be an AFL umpire after yet another offseason of rule changes.
Cornes' comments come after social media went into meltdown over the vision of the new man on the mark rule.
In the footage, Essendon's Kyle Langford was penalised for moving sideways on the mark which resulted in a 50-metre penalty.
Yuk. As if the umpires havenโt got enough on their plate. Watching if attacking player plays on, seeing if defenders get into protected area and watching if defender moves rather than STAND on the mark. #cantseeitall #whatdecisioncomesfirst https://t.co/HMIM838Xgy
— Michael McGuane (@MickMCG34) February 23, 2021
โWhen I sat down to think about it this week, on the back of even more unnecessary rule changes to our game, I realised itโs not the umpires I should be frustrated at... it's the lawmakers who continued to tinker with the game and make the umpireโs task nearly impossible," Cornes said on SEN and reported by Matt Balmer for Fox Sports.ย
โAFL is the hardest sport to successfully officiate in the worldโฆ this week we just made it even harder.
โWhoโd be an AFL umpire?โ
The rule change is expected to increase scoring and improve goalkicking accuracy.
