[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Note:
Perhaps we differ in our rulings because neither of you have seen the video of this play.
The sequence was: player grabs the ball and quickly tries to release a try, the red light comes on, the ball is released, the defender contacts the shooter as he is coming down. The potentional foul was after the late release.

However, if the sequence had been: the player grabs the ball, the player begins the shooting motion, contact by the defender occurs, the red light comes on, the ball is released, then I would concur that the foul would properly be penalized by awarding FTs and the officials would be able to restore some time with knowledge.

That's it -- I had the latter in my mind.