Sun Feb 10, 2002, 07:22pm
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
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Originally posted by bob jenkins
Quote:
Originally posted by Mark Padgett
By rule, you cannot call this delay on the team about to inbound the ball. You should start your 5 second count because that player had the opportunity to take the ball OOB. However, you can call a T for preventing the ball from being put promptly into play, if you want. There is no legal warning that can be a part of this call, however. (NF rules)
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I disagree with the "by rule" portion. Nothing in 4-46 or 10-1-5d says "by the team that just scored."
I do agree that it would be a rare call, and was probably properly handled in the original situation.
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Bob - the word "interfering" is the key to me. The team entitled to the ball cannot "interfere" with the ball being put into play because when their player touches it, it is at their disposal. You cannot "interfere" with yourself. The term implies the ball was touched by the team not entitled to it because only they can "interfere" with a team's ability to put the ball promptly into play, which is the rule.
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Mark - you can interfere with yourself - but the Pope says that you'll go blind 
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