08-05-2019, 02:47 AM
(08-04-2019, 01:02 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:I understand that holding players off the ball is a free, and I understand that forwards holding defenders on the goal line is kosher when it wouldn't be any other time. One of darling's Mark's came because Kennedy was shepherding weitering on the goal line and the ball dropped short. Weitering was simply trying to attack darling who took an uncontested mark, whilst weitering was not able to get a run at it thanks to Kennedy. Its accepted that had a carlton player marked it, weitering would have held Kennedy out and that's a free kick. Why not for weitering in reverse.This is becoming a pet hate of mine. Different interpretation of the same rule depending on field position.
Forwards seem to be allowed to monster their opponents and get away with it under the guise of “standing their ground”.
Sheeds should have had his mark (and, subsequently, the match winning goal) in last year’s GF disallowed because his opponent was just barreled out of the way.
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