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Originally Posted by bisonlj
Because technically the ball becomes dead when the whistle blows if it's not already a dead ball by rule. If you blow it when the ball is in flight, the ball becomes dead before it scores the try. That's an argument used by those who oppose the R blowing the whistle as soon as it's kicked. A coach could challenge the application of the rule by saying the whistle blew before the kick was good and he would technically be right.
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The bigger issue is that this mechanic sets you up to have an inadvertant whistle on a field goal. The mechanic should be the same for the whistle on a field goal and try. As many are quick to point out when it suits them "the whistle doesn't kill the play". Thus, I don't endorse this mechanic.