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Roos unhappy with non-goal to Vince

9th June, 2014
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Melbourne coach Paul Roos was left perplexed and mad after midfielder Bernie Vince was denied what appeared to be a clear goal during a pivotal moment of Monday’s low-scoring slog against Collingwood at the MCG.

Vince – one of Melbourne’s better players throughout the annual Queen’s Birthday encounter – had booted the Demons only goal of the third term to get the margin back to single figures.

Minutes later, Neville Jetta marked 60 metres out and handballed to the flying Vince, whose shot sailed through half-post high.

But the Demons’ fans celebrations at what they thought was the goal that had brought them within four points were cut short, with the controlling umpire ruling that Jetta had played on incorrectly after he had called time off.

Melbourne’s second attempt at the same set play went awry when Lynden Dunn accepted a handball from Jetta and sent his long shot wide to the right for a point.

To make matters worse, Magpies midfielder Dayne Beams kicked a goal at the other end shortly afterwards to extend the margin to 16 points after substitute Jay Kennedy-Harris failed to mark a poor kick from Jeremy Howe,

“They only kicked eight goals and we kicked three so it was a massive swing, a two-goal swing is huge,” said Roos.

“I don’t understand the rule to be honest.

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“If the guy is 60 metres out and he’s not having a shot at goal then I think it’s just play on.

“I have no idea why the call is made.

“I understand if you’re 20 metres out and you’re straightening up and (the umpire) has to put him on an angle but Jetts was never going to have a shot at goal – he was never in range.

“Anywhere around the ground it’s just play on.

“It drives me mad, but what can you do?”

To make matters worse, the Demons were unable to register another goal for the remainder of the match, with Jamie Elliott, Travis Cloke and Beams kicking the only three majors of the final term to blow the final margin out to 33 points.

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