Kane Cornes blasts AFL umpires claiming the league is nearly at a 'crisis' point after Port Adelaide's victory against North Melbourne
He even went as far as stating that the league was now almost in 'crisis' over the matter.
Boos rang out at the Adelaide Oval after Port Adelaide fans fumed at a decision against their team during their clash against North Melbourne on Saturday night.
On-field umpires had made several head-scratching decisions during the match, but Port were able to hang on to secure their fourth win of the season.
Cornes, a Power club champion, took aim at the level of officiating claiming that four umpires being on-field during a match was not working.
'I won't often do this, and if I do, pull me up on it — but now's my time to launch,' Cornes said on his show Kane's Call.
"We're at almost crisis levels with umpiring."
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Kane Cornes has blasted the standard of officiating in the AFL claiming that the league is nearly at a 'crisis' point
'We're at almost crisis levels with umpiring today.
'Four (on-field umpires) is not working and we've got to look at the 50-metre penalty.'
He skipped back through several pieces of footage showing where umpires had missed a call for a high tackle on Jason Horne-Francis and a missed high tackle on Ollie Wines, who was also pulled up for holding the ball and handed a 50m penalty. Cornes added that North kicked four goals from 50m penalties during the match.
He then questioned why there was a lack of consistency, relating to some of the marking contests umpires were calling and then missing.
'I think four umpires is not working, we need to look at whether they go full-time because the quality of umpiring right now is at the level where it is affecting games,' he said.
'Four goals they kicked from 50s, two goals they kicked directly from free kicks; that is six of their 13 goals which were directly attributed to umpiring.
'I couldn't believe it, and it really did take the shine off what was a pretty hard-fought game in the end.'
It comes as North Melbourne forward Paul Curtis has been slapped with a three-match rough conduct ban for a tackle that concussed Port Adelaide's Josh Sinn.
Boos rang out at the Adelaide Oval after Port Adelaide fans fumed at a decision against their team during their clash against North Melbourne on Saturday night
In the second quarter of the Kangaroos' nine-point loss to the Power on Saturday, Curtis ran down Sinn from behind and pinned both arms.
The Port Adelaide defender fell forward and hit his head on the Adelaide Oval turf.
Because Sinn was concussed, the Curtis tackle was graded severe impact, along with high contact and careless conduct.
As it stands, Curtis, who kicked three goals against the Power and has 18 for the season, will miss games against Essendon, Brisbane and Richmond.
The Kangaroos have until Monday morning to decide whether to appeal the suspension.
Losing Curtis, 22, would be a hammer blow given his stellar form.
Kangaroos skipper Jy Simpkin can accept a $1000 fine for instigating a melee with former teammate Jason Horne-Francis, who was slugged $1875 for his second such offence.
Port forward Mitch Georgiades was fined $2000 for tripping Dylan Stephens.
Brisbane's Noah Answerth can accept a $2000 fine for striking St Kilda's Jack Higgins, and Saint Liam Stocker received a $2000 fine for tripping Lion Zac Bailey.
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