Controversy is raging around a potential timekeeping error that may have cost the Western Bulldogs a spot in the top four on a wild day of AFL action.
Reports the clock was incorrectly stopped during the final quarter of Brisbane’s thrilling win over West Coast on Saturday night have led to suggestions the game went for longer than it should have, which gave the Lions the opportunity to snatch a top four berth at the death.
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Linc McCarthy’s snapped behind in the dying seconds put Brisbane ahead of the Dogs on percentage, and Charlie Cameron sealed the deal with a goal after the siren that gives the Queensland side a double chance heading into the finals.
It was heartache for Bulldogs fans, who after sitting in the top four all season, slid into fifth because…