09-11-2023, 05:50 AM
I reckon he could argue he was trying to put a fist in to punch the football.
Whether or not that is successful is a different story. It didnt get a free kick on the night, which is usually trouble for the person appealing. For some strange reason, if you hit a bloke high, the umpire sites it on the day and you get a free kick against, it usually draws a discount at the MRO and this is the opposite where play continued.
Pretty weird that they take into account the on field happenings.
Whether or not that is successful is a different story. It didnt get a free kick on the night, which is usually trouble for the person appealing. For some strange reason, if you hit a bloke high, the umpire sites it on the day and you get a free kick against, it usually draws a discount at the MRO and this is the opposite where play continued.
Pretty weird that they take into account the on field happenings.
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