his kick the following day. The committee could also have chosen to overturn Pilgrim's decision to pay the mark to Collins, and then awarded the game to Wynyard at the score 13.14 (92) to 12.19 (91), if it was sufficiently convinced that Pilgrim had erred in his judgement that the mark was taken before the siren. Such a decision would not have been without high-level precedent – most notably, the result of the 1907 WAFL Premiership was overturned after a successful protest that a free kick was paid after the half-time siren rather than before it – but such protests were rare after the 1911 rule change which formally enshrined the field umpire's sole responsibility to judge the timing of the siren. Although there were no grounds for it in the Laws of Australian Football, some sporting codes would have viewed spectator interference (as was held in this case for removal of the goalposts) as legal grounds for officials to charge Wynyard with spectator interference and a forfeit, awarding the match to North Hobart – giving the committee yet another option. After its meeting, the Standing Committee agreed to uphold the declaration of no-decision for the game, upheld umpire Pilgrim's assessment that Collins' mark was taken before the final siren, and recommended that the match should not be replayed and that the state premiership should not be awarded. Wynyard was critical of the decision, stating that the committee's ruling was weak, and that a replay should have been recommended. Wynyard also suggested that North Hobart's opposition to replaying the game should have been interpreted as forfeiture. At a meeting on the night of 3 October, the TANFL officially agreed with the Standing Committee's recommendation. This ended any possibility for a replay, and officially left the 1967 State Premiership unawarded. General aftermath Police superintendent Mackey, who had been watching the game off-duty but became involved in the peace-keeping efforts, stated that the crowd's behaviour was "disgraceful". Wynyard was critical of umpire Pilgrim's performance, blaming his failure to control the on-field violence, which grew throughout the second half, as a contributing factor to the pitch invasion and the rioting. The NFTA was complimentary of Pilgrim's performance in a difficult situation, and criticised the coastal supporters for their conduct. North Hobart blamed the Wynyard players, rather than the crowd, for inciting the pitch invasion indirectly through their remonstration with Pilgrim after Collins' mark.