[blindzebra]

Originally posted by paxsonref
My contention is that when the first time the ball left the shooters hands, it was not a try if the contact by the defender caused the ball to become dislodged, therefore, the try has never started and never ended, so the shooter should have the right to regain control of the ball and then make their try for goal. Now if you ruled the first release of the ball a try, then you are correct, but I have a tough time picturing that being a legitimate try considering the ball probably never got more than a foot from player. On a tap, you are right, you have pretty much one shot at that one, but that is because a tap is a try almost instantly.

Care to provide a rule or case play to defend your argument?