The mark of the week for
round three was won by Essendon's Mark
McVeigh. McVeigh's soaring grab over Carlton's
Bret Thornton was a controversial test
of the AFL's in the back rule that has
been heavily imposed this season. Umpiring
boss Jeff Gieschen said McVeigh's mark
had been "ticked off" after a thorough
video review.
"When we went through it frame by frame and looked at it, it's a clear mark to
Mark McVeigh. There was a bit of contact to the upper region of the shoulders,
but it happened so quickly.
"In slowing it down this morning, we found it was about three-100ths of a second
where his hands momentarily touched the shoulders.
"The bottom line was McVeigh was legitimately trying to mark the ball."
Bret Thornton, the Carlton defender, said he barely
felt contact.
"I couldn't say I did. Not at all. It is what the crowd comes to see," Thornton
said.
Click
here to watch the mark on Youtube.
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AFL selected mark of the round
winners for 2007
- Round 1 mark of the round winner: Ted
Richards
- Round 2 mark of the round winner: Beau
Waters
- Round 3 mark of the round winner: Mark
McVeigh
- Round 4 mark of the round winner: Patrick
Ryder
- Round 5 mark of the round winner: Luke
McGuane
- Round 6 mark of the round winner: Beau
McDonald
- Round 7 mark of the round winner: Nick
Riewoldt
- Round 8 mark of the round winner: Brent
Stanton
- Round 9 mark of the round winner: Jonathan
Brown
- Round 10 mark of the round winner: Leon
Davis
- Round 11 mark of the round winner: Josh
Fraser
- Round 12 mark of the round winner: Anthony
Rocca
- Round 13 mark of the round winner: Shane
Edwards
- Round 14 mark of the round winner:
- Round 15 mark of the round winner:
- Round 16 mark of the round winner:
TBA
- Round 17 mark of the round winner:
TBA
- Round 18 mark of the round winner:
TBA
- Round 19 mark of the round winner:
TBA
- Round 20 mark of the round winner:
TBA
- Round 21 mark of the round winner:
TBA
- Round 22 mark of the round winner:
TBA
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