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FWC on Sport Nation guideAFL chief addresses Morris non-goal, umpiring, Tassie stadium and more
SEN • June 26th, 2026 11:32 am
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon says the league will review the Logan Morris non-goal from Thursday night’s Brisbane v Sydney clash.
The Lions forward snapped a set shot goal after the three-quarter time siren which was disallowed because he seemingly did not kick over the man on the mark.
Dillon addressed that ruling while answering multiple questions from Kane Cornes and David King on SEN’s Fireball this morning.
Cornes: “Was the non-goal for Logan Morris last night the wrong call?”
Dillon: “It’s a question that we’ll be looking at today.
“The umpire was right behind the mark - Andrew Stephens, a Grand Final umpire last year.
“Whether that will be the right call or not will be reviewed today and we’ll make that call.
“What you guys have been talking about this morning is about the rule. In the end you can start off your mark, you can’t improve your angle, but ultimately you have to get back to your mark.
“On the basis that Andrew Stephens didn’t let it go through last night, his call would have been that he didn’t make it back to the mark to kick over the man on the mark.”
Cornes: “You’re a football lover, you’re sitting there in the stands watching our game - you cannot cop that being a non-goal! If this is a Grand Final, after the siren… he kicked over the mark, he did everything you have asked him to, you cannot be comfortable with that.”
Dillon: “One thing you said there was he kicked over the mark and that’s ether question.
“That’s the question that will happen in the review. If you don’t kick over the man on the mark it’s an easier kick no matter what you’re trying to do. That’s why players try to kick on the 45 and the rest of it.
“I haven’t got a definitive call on whether Andrew made the right decision. But I think the rule is relatively clear. We went to the clubs on this 10 days ago.”
King: “We’re having a lot of small issues and problems (with umpiring) week on week on week.
“Are you frustrated?”
Dillon: “I’m not frustrated, but what I do know is that this is a game that everyone is passionate about, and everyone is searching for perfection.
“Our umpires are searching for perfection. They work really hard and train hard. They go at about 90 per cent on average in terms of decision accuracy.
“When you’re paying 40 free kicks a week and you’re at 90 per cent that means there’s three, four or five mistakes a game.
“The umpires don’t get pats on the back for making the right calls. They get judged on their worst decisions or their mistakes, and they know that.
“We haven’t had a game at 100 per cent yet. We’re always aiming for it but we have’t got there yet. Always trying to get better, I understand we’re not perfect and the umps aren’t perfect.”
Cornes: “You are insistent that Tassie will enter in 2028 and the stadium will be ready by 2031 - will it have a roof?”
Dillon: “It will have a roof, it will be at Macquarie Point and it will have a minimum capacity of 23,000.
“The team in Tassie led by Brendon Gale and chairman Grant O’Brien have done an unbelievable amount of work. I don’t think if we had people of the calibre of Brendon, Grant and the whole team down there, I’m not sure we would be in this position. They’ve done so much work.
“That said, they’ve still got a lot of work to do. We’ve got movement on the training and admin centre which will be an incredible place for the players in the AFL and AFLW programs to develop.
“The stadium, once it comes on board, will be great.
“We’ve also got the redevelopment of the Launceston stadium. When that comes online some time in 2027 we’ll see an 18 to 20,000-seat stadium that has had $150 million spent on it which will be great for the Hawks next year and the Devils the year after.”
King: “Who wins the flag?”
Dillon: “Fremantle. I did top them at thew start of the year so I’ll call that.”
Dillon also spoke on the stand rule, the way the byes are spread out, the meeting with club CEOs this week, the limits on contact training, the issues with community footy and more.
Listen to the full interview below:
