Patrick Smith's view on the umpiring

[Little Dozer]

Good job Joffaflog;

FIELD umpire Dean Margetts will retain his place this week despite the AFL umpires department ruling his game-saving free kick to Collingwood defender Harry O'Brien was a mistake.

Umpires director Jeff Gieschen said today it was an isolated mistake in an otherwise solid performance.

"He'll be umpiring again this week. In hindsight, with replays and slow-mos, we can see that the contact was so minimal that we wouldn't pay a free kick. But he has to make a call in the heat of battle,'' Gieschen said.