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Nope, just going along to get along.
Is it a knock-on?
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Nope, just going along to get along.
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well I think that what you are not saying explicitly, but want us to agree with is the the idea that
- if a catcher is facing forwards and the ball hits the hands, and goes through them, then bounces off the chest to go forward, you are going to call play on (on the basis that it went a few inches backward from his hands).
- if a catcher is facing forwards and the ball hits the hands, and goes through them, then bounces off the chest to go forward, you are going to call play on (on the basis that it went a few inches backward from his hands).
No, I'll call "Play on" on the basis that it didn't go forward from his hands.
Many years ago - my own clubs 1st XV has relegated from the 1st division thrice since then - I was watching us play away against the oldest club here in the Netherlands. Their coach had relatively recently (way back then) coached the Dutch national side, and both of us were spectators.
My side was losing - it was probably the third last time they got relegated that season - but not uncompetitive. Our full-back ran 20 yards or more to try to collect a huge kick from their 22 (it was already called 22 metres rather than 25 yards) and failed to get his hands to the ball. Nor his chest. The aforementioned coach and I happened to be in an almost perfect position to see all this. The referee - 40 yards back up the field near where the kicker had been - whistled for knock-on.
My comment to the opposition coach was that 'we' were unfortunate to get called for a knock-on when the ball had not touched the hands or arms, or indeed the upper body. Here is the kicker: the coach was convinced it was a knock-on as long as the ball travelled forwards.
My side was losing - it was probably the third last time they got relegated that season - but not uncompetitive. Our full-back ran 20 yards or more to try to collect a huge kick from their 22 (it was already called 22 metres rather than 25 yards) and failed to get his hands to the ball. Nor his chest. The aforementioned coach and I happened to be in an almost perfect position to see all this. The referee - 40 yards back up the field near where the kicker had been - whistled for knock-on.
My comment to the opposition coach was that 'we' were unfortunate to get called for a knock-on when the ball had not touched the hands or arms, or indeed the upper body. Here is the kicker: the coach was convinced it was a knock-on as long as the ball travelled forwards.