An interchange error midway through Hawthorn’s Thursday night win over Carlton saw the Hawks briefly end up with an extra man on the field.
Having somehow sent a 19th player on the ground midway through the second quarter at the MCG, winger Harry Morrison was forced to sprint from the field to rectify the situation, as his Hawks teammates scrambled to correctly set up according to the 6-6-6 rule.
Had the infringement occurred during live play, the Hawks would have coughed up a 50m penalty and a likely Blues shot at goal; however, all they conceded was a 6-6-6 infringement, which only resulted in a Blues free kick due to them having already been warned.
Speaking after the match, Hawks coach Sam Mitchell said his team ‘need to be more organised’ to avoid such errors in the future.
“The bench guys were saying someone came off and then didn’t realise someone had come on and no one had come on, so he ran back on,” Mitchell said.
“It was just a miscommunication that obviously cost us a 6-6-6 warning and we then got another one, so it was a free kick.
“We need to be better than that, we need to be more organised… we would hope that won’t happen again.”
Fox Footy’s Jon Ralph, who showed vision of the incident, said the incident was handled well by all involved, saying the previous penalty, which would have seen the Hawks stripped of all second-quarter points if a head count had been called for by Blues captain Patrick Cripps, would have been over the top.
“You have to say here that the process has held up well,” Ralph said.
“The quirky old days where all of a sudden you got your points stripped is not what happens now.
“Everything followed as it should have tonight.”
Voss defends Blues’ fadeouts after goalless final term
Carlton coach Michael Voss insists he is not concerned by the Blues’ second-half fade-outs as they slumped to 0-2.
For the second-straight Thursday night, Carlton managed just two goals after halftime to lose their clash with red-hot Hawthorn by 20 points – 12.8 (80) to 8.12 (60) – at the MCG. They had trailed by just five points at the final break.
It was a far superior performance to seven days earlier when they coughed up a 41-point lead to be stunned by wooden spoon fancies Richmond.
But heat will continue to rise at Ikon Park if wins don’t come, with the result against Hawthorn a ninth loss from their last 11 games dating back to the end of 2024.
Voss responded “not at all” when asked if he had any concerns over Carlton’s ability to run out games.
“We had a few inside-50s late. No, we run out games pretty well,” he said after the Blues went goalless in the final term.
Carlton’s hopes of upsetting the undefeated Hawks copped a pre-game blow when star forward Harry McKay was ruled out with illness.
McKay’s absence came as Carlton welcomed back fellow forward Charlie Curnow, who had been recovering from knee issues following an off-season ankle operation.
Curnow looked like someone who hadn’t played since last August, finishing with just five touches and failing to register a score.
“Competed really well,” Voss said of Curnow.
“Where he’s at in terms of his prep, it’s his first game back in.
“Our commentary is always around Charlie being able to compete forward of the ball.
“I think it’s up to you to decide you what you want to value in Charlie.
“If he kicks goals, it’s ‘we’ve only got one focal point’, if he doesn’t kick goals, then ‘how come he couldn’t have an influence on the game?’, yet he brought the ball to ground.
“He’ll get his rewards within our system, and we’ll get to have him in over the course the next few weeks to be able to build his game.”
Ruck Tom De Koning, who is considering a mammoth offer from St Kilda to leave Carlton at season’s end, was outstanding but Hawthorn dominated when he had to rest and got stuck on the bench for extended periods numerous times.
“Sometimes it happens. It happens all the time. It’s not an unusual thing,” Voss said of De Koning getting stuck on the bench.
“Clearly, we’d like him on the ground, but there’s some times when the play’s on the other side of the field, and you can’t make that happen.”
Carlton, who have played finals the last two seasons, face the Western Bulldogs next Friday night to try and avoid going 0-3.
(AAP)
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