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Originally Posted by just another ref
6-1-2b: The ball becomes live when on a throw-in, it is at the disposal of the thrower.
4-4-7b: A ball is at the disposal of a player when it is available to a player after a goal.
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Thinking about how I"ve called this in the past, and the OP, I'd say the ball was probably "available" when the foul happened. However, whose judgment counts? If the new trail (on the endline) hasn't yet started the count, maybe he thinks it wasn't "available". So is it his opinion or mine?