AFL mastermind Ross Lyon believes St Kilda was “hurt” by an “old” rule during his team’s thrilling loss to Port Adelaide on Friday night. 7NEWS
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But in surprising post-match media conferences, both Lyon and Ken Hinkley expressed their dissatisfaction with the umpires, albeit choosing their words carefully. “I had a discussion with the umpires during the week about that stepping off the line ... It didn’t even look like stepped off it,” Lyon said after the game.“It’s really interesting that half a step is play-on ... not that I’m blueing. I think we just need some clarity because it feels like really been tightened up.Port Adelaide’s Sam Powell-Pepper cashed in from a controversial umpire’s call.
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