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Originally posted by ref18
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Originally posted by JugglingReferee
Interesting.
The Canadian rule is that you can only ever go a maximum of half-the-distance (1 exception being pass interference) to the goal. If the first down marker or the goal line is reached, a first down is awarded.
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Going on this explanation, if the unrestricted distance would've resulted in a first down or the goal line being reached then a first down is awarded.
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Ok, these two are losing me. First, the Canadian sounds very American football-like. No more than half the distance, unless the line to gain is reached (or a penalty that awards an automatic 1st down). So I don't think we differ there.
The latter loses me. No penalty will make the ball reach the goal line. You can get infinitesimaly close, but not reach it. And even if you could, wouldn't reaching it be a score, not a first down?