Melbourne star Christian Petracca believes reform is needed to the AFL’s score review system after contentious calls in successive weeks.
Petracca’s shot at goal in the dying moments of Melbourne’s thriller against Carlton was sent to a score review, with the goal umpire’s soft call ‘touched’ by defender Caleb Marchbank.
The ARC ultimately found there was insufficient evidence to overturn the decision, which resulted in Melbourne awarded only a behind, with the Blues hanging on for victory.
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Scrutiny over the score review system only intensified after it wasn’t called for in the final moments of Adelaide’s loss to Sydney, despite Ben Keays kicking what should’ve been declared a goal that…