Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has queried whether Tim Membrey should have been allowed to take his shot after the siren.
The Dogs went through to an elimination final after Membrey missed the goal, but speaking in his post game press conference, Beveridge noted that more than 30 seconds had elapsed between him taking the mark and kicking the behind.
The mark was paid with 34 seconds remaining and the set shot countdown clock on the big screen had expired before he ran in.
"Technically, it should have been play on," Beveridge said.
It was a lineball call which would have courted controversy had an umpire been brave enough to call play on, but Membrey missing avoids more tension between the Dogs and AFL House.
The Western Bulldogs were bemused by AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon's comments about the Dogs not playing many games in front of 90,000 people in response to star midfielder Ed Richards not labelling Wildcard Round a final.
At his mid-week presser, Beveridge also laughed at the Magpies being allowed to train at Marvel Stadium given that privilege has not been afforded to Marvel Stadium tenant clubs such as the Dogs.
The incident follows a season where set shots have been scrutinised and received headlines, most notably after Nick Watson was called to play on for marginally running off his line earlier in the season.
