Another decision by the AFL Review Centre during Thursday night's clash between Geelong and Adelaide at GMHBA Stadium has come under scrutiny.
The well documented Tom Atkins-Zac Taylor last disposal call has already been conceded by the AFL to be wrong, but another decision by the ARC during the match has come under fire.
During SEN Crunch Time on Saturday, it was revealed that the ARC reversed a decision made by the on field umpire during the match, without sufficient vision to over turn the call.
The ARC's decision to incorrectly change the last touch decision resulted in a goal to Adelaide's Josh Rachele, while the Atkins-Taylor debacle led to Geelong kicking a crucial goal late in a match won by the Cats by just eight points.
The influence of the ARC over more than just scoreboard decisions seems to have caused more trouble than it has helped fix.
And as the AFL looks to speed the game up and shorten quarters, the ARC's current input in last disposal decisions between the two 50m lines is arguably slowing the game down more than before.
Following Thursday night's game, the AFL said the ARC didn't have enough time to stop play for the Atkins decision.
"The ball came back into play before the ARC had time to intervene on the last disposal free kick awarded to Geelong in the fourth quarter last night," the league's statement read.
"If the ARC did intervene, the decision would have been overturned.
"The AFL will look at its late-in-game process and the ability to potentially hold play to get the correct outcome."
