And we thought the officiating in the AFL was bad.
Oliver just ruined a bloody good game. No way that was a red to Romero.
I thought it was a borderline red. Sorta of like a yellow and a half. If the ref had given a straight red, i would have accepted it. But the VAR changing it to a red is what I hate. There is no way that is a clear and obvious error. The VAR re-refereed it. plain and simple.
And yes, Oliver ruined the game. Chelsea were overly physical early and he let them get away with it. Numerous free kicks not given in the first 20 minutes. We were dumb for reacting to it, no doubt. And we need to be better. But if Oliver controls the game, it might have been a different game.
Anyway, we move on. the loss was always coming. The injuries and suspensions will be far worse for us than that result. I fear the VDV hammy will be a 2-3 month injury as opposed to 2-3 weeks. We might have to play an 18 year old at CB this week.