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My comment was not entirely serious. However, how often have we seen exactly this kind of play get ignored because the referee feels the PF was so far from the play that it shouldn't take away the TD. Right, wrong, indifferent - it happens. I'd much rather have that particular official call it correctly, but so many just won't. SO - if you're one of those officials who just won't call this, it's FAR better to instead "see" the foul happen right after the TD. Then at the very least, the kid knows he's not going to get away with that kind of nonsense, and the coach rips him a new one (which he deserves) for costing him 15 on the KO or XP.
If you don't flag it the first time, what happens later when the other kid retaliates (or the first kid figures his late hit is acceptable) on a similar play, and seriously hurts someone?
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