sport news Filthy Richmond coach Damien Hardwick's hilarious post after 50m penalty furore ... trends now
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On Friday night Richmond coach Damien Hardwick put on a brave face and diplomatically said surrendering five goals was the reason the Tigers lost to the Swans - not one of the most controversial umpiring decisions of the year.
But it was a different tale on Twitter today when the mentor posted a not-so-cryptic GIF on social media.
The Swans surged home to claim a memorable 106-100 AFL win at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday night, but the it was a drama-soaked finish that has dominated discussion.
Swan Chad Warner booted the ball into the SCG stands in celebration as the final siren sounded despite the umpires ruling that a Tigers player had been held back and had a free kick.
Under the letter of the law, Richmond should have got a 50-metre walk up field and a chance to lock up the scores. However, the officials denied them that opportunity.
'It's irrelevant. You can look at that last incident, but the fact of the matter is we were up by 30 points, it's easy to look at the last game, but we should have iced the game,' Hardwick said on the night.
The AFL has issued a statement saying that umpire Matt Stevic made the right call by not issuing the 50m penalty to Richmond.
But today Dimma posted a popular GIF of a confused-looking dog with the
