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Cornes, Dillon apologise to umpires over Schultz saga
The four umpires caught in the Lachie Schultz concussion saga have had apologies from AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and commentator Kane Cornes. It's emerged that Dillon had a phone hook up on Wednesday with the four field umpires. On Thursday afternoon, Cornes read a statement on SEN and apologised "unreservedly" for his comments at the time. The AFL last month admitted a process "failed", compounding the debacle around the on-field mishandling of Schultz's concussion. The Collingwood forward was hurt in the round-10 win over Fremantle on May 8 in Perth. An awful collision sees Lachie Schultz in real trouble, but play continues and the Pies extend their lead. 📺 Watch #AFLFreoPies LIVE on ch. 504 or stream on Kayo: BLOG MATCH CENTRE — Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) May 8, 2025 The AFL was slammed for bungling an investigation into why Schultz wasn't removed from the field, despite clearly being in trouble following a collision with Fremantle defender Jordan Clark. AFL football boss Laura Kane eventually took responsibility after becoming aware umpires had actually noticed Schultz was injured. The AFL initially released a statement saying umpires didn't see Schultz on the ground, but would have stopped play had they realised. Then, the league sent out another statement, saying there had been an initial miscommunication. In the midst of the saga, Cornes had made on-air comments accusing the umpires of misleading the AFL. "I accused field umpires who were officiating that round nine match between Fremantle and Collingwood of misleading the AFL, and that they had not seen the incident in which Collingwood's Lachie Schultz suffered a concussion," Cornes said. "Now in light of the additional (AFL) statement, which made it clear that the umpires had not misled the AFL, I acknowledge that the allegations made by me on this show were false, and I withdraw them," Cornes said. "I understand the umpires truthfully told the AFL that they saw the incident and did not mislead the AFL. So I unreservedly apologise." There had been speculation that the umpires involved were considering their legal options over the saga.
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08-05-2025
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Jamie Elliott kicks six goals as Pies down Dockers
The heat is set to further intensify on Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir after a six-goal haul from Jamie Elliott led an undermanned Collingwood to a 14-point AFL victory at Optus Stadium. Off the back of a five-day break and missing four key players, Collingwood made the most of their limited forward 50m entries to post the 15.7 (97) to 12.11 (83) win in front of 47,780 fans on Thursday night. Elliott was the star of the show with 6.2 from 14 disposals, while Jack Crisp tallied 29 disposals, six clearances, 718m gained and one goal just a week after missing his after-the-siren shot in a three-point loss to Geelong. Elliott's giving us 2022 flashbacks with this kick 😍#AFLFreoPies — AFL (@AFL) May 8, 2025 Fremantle won the clearances 44-29 and the forward 50m count a whopping 63-34 in what was a much-improved showing from last week's listless 61-point loss to St Kilda. But the Dockers' haphazard entries cost them dearly, with Collingwood's defence able to pick off the ball time and again in a masterclass display of counter-attack football. It left Fremantle nursing a 4-5 record and needing to answer all sorts of questions about why their talent-laden squad can't get the job done. In a further blow, injury-prone ruckman Sean Darcy was subbed out during the third quarter with what appeared to be a calf injury. It was a brave win for Collingwood, who were able to improve their season record to 7-2 despite being without Brody Mihocek, Scott Pendlebury, Jordan De Goey and Brayden Maynard for Thursday's match. Crisp had him completely sold 🍭@Coles | #AFLFreoPies — AFL (@AFL) May 8, 2025 Star midfielder Nick Daicos tallied just 18 disposals, four clearances and a goal while batting a hip-back issue, while Lachie Schultz was heavily concussed early in the final quarter, just minutes after Steele Sidebottom was subbed out. Schultz was knocked out after copping a shoulder to the head while laying a tackle on Jordan Clark. Clark (33 disposals) played a pivotal role in defence for Fremantle, while Andrew Brayshaw (33 disposals, six clearances) was busy in the midfield. Fremantle enjoyed a dream start to the match. Josh Treacy, who was held scoreless last week, kicked the first two goals of the contest, and it was 21-1 when Isaiah Dudley joined in on the fun. The Magpies kicked the final four goals of the quarter to take a five-point lead into quarter time, with Schultz's desperate pressure without the ball leading to two of those majors. Fremantle captain Alex Pearce marked the upcoming one-year anniversary of Cam McCarthy's death by kicking a long-range goal to start the second quarter. Pearce paid tribute to his good mate by kissing the word Dardy - McCarthy's nickname - which was written on his tape. Fremantle led the clearance count 25-16 at half-time, but their wayward entries into attack made it easy for Collingwood's defenders to intercept. Collingwood's ability to get out the back to score goals on the counter continued in the third quarter. Two goals to Hill helped extend the margin to 21 points, but his set shot miss from 35m kept the door open for Fremantle. Patrick Voss nailed a set-shot banana a short time later to close the gap to 15 points at the final change, but two clutch set shots from Elliott in the opening minutes of the last quarter gave Collingwood the breathing space they needed. Elliott ended with three goals for the quarter to see off Fremantle's late challenge, while Bobby Hill kicked three goals for the match.
