2023 SSN ROUND 2

Yes, I am confused too if what the Pivot team are saying is right. Makes no sense. Might go back to the Pivot show and listen again to see if I mis-heard.

So I’ve just gone back to rewatch Pivot. This is what Holly said.

“There was a bit of communication online last night referring to this ‘window of time’.

The ‘window of time’ started at 7.30pm local time. But because both incidents happened – dcals and the power outage – they couldn’t complete the match in that time frame.”

So 7.30pm local time was the scheduled start time. I checked the official SSN schedule – it says 7.00pm AEDT.

So Holly is saying the ‘window of time’ did NOT start at the delayed start time – an hour later at 8.30pm local time.

Curiouser and curiouser.

That made me laugh StatsNerd21.

They said they’d find out about it and discuss on Centre Circle. BRING ON THURSDAY EVENING!

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There’s an article in The Age about the mistake….

Richardson is right about about umpires being able to check with others – the back up umpire, the scorers and the score board – to know whose CP it is.

But her comment “And they shot after the siren anyway. So, that is a massive error.” is just plain wrong given Ward gave away a penalty.

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I agree Tully. Bizarre mistake and I hope it doesn’t have consequences for Magpies (even tho’ they’re not one of my fave teams).

Liking watching T’Birds and Lightning.

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Sorry for getting the local time wrong…the SSN puts AEDT/AEST…then Holly says ‘local time’.

So how long was the delay re the power outage? With one half played – 15 minutes for each of two quarters, plus time outs, plus the break at quarter time plus unscheduled stoppages and then the planned half time break…would be close to an hour.

Later Holly said this – “regardless of the ‘time window’ the game still would not gone ahead and finished because it would have taken too long to bring someone out to rectify the power outage because the venue didn’t have appropriate back up in place to fix it on its own” (she mentioned back up generator).

I think the confusion about the time window stems from a quote from NA’s integrity officer. She didn’t say they changed the start time rather that they extended the time period and didn’t refer to start time. I’ll try and locate the full quote and post it. Poor wording. Hopefully the team’s received a clearer explanation before, during and post match.

SSN have put out a statement saying they are looking into the umpiring error in the Collingwood match but that the result stands. Well of course it stands, they can’t go down that path or they will open themselves to appeals of all match results for umpire errors (such as time clocks in missed held balls etc).

Collingwood are looking very good but I’d like to see them use their bench. They have good players on their bench and they will need them at some point so get some court time into them. They didn’t lose a 9 goal lead because of the umpire error. Vixens played various combinations and exploited impact from the bench such as Mundy to change the momentum. Why didn’t Collingwood do this? Jovic was far too heavily penalised and Mundy was doing well so why not try Braz moving up and Hinchliffe on?