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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
Nothing you've cited states that the player is ineligible. The injured player/timeout situation above doesn't have an alternative player that could be considered available. The illegally returning player citation doesn't have the problem of fewer than 5 players.  Again, they're close, but not close enough. |
Excuse me? I've cited a rule and two play rulings that state that the team member is not an eligible substitute.
So the real question is do you have some citation that says otherwise? You and MTD are the ones who need to prove that the substitution rule can be set aside for your specific instance.