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Old Tue Feb 09, 2010, 09:16am
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Originally Posted by just another ref View Post
Same difference. So, if asked why the ejection, and you said "Flagrant T. He threw the ball hard and hit his opponent in the head." they might actually ask further whether you considered this to be a fight or merely an unsporting technical?
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
This question would certainly be asked as "fighting" carries a severe penalty from the state office, while a non-fighting ejection would make the offender subject to a much lesser sanction.
And if I was asked that question in follow up, I would answer in the affirmative. Just because the player used a "foreign object" doesn't mean it's not fighting. All it does is extend his range. If the state wants to disagree with my definition, so be it. They'll have all my information.
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