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If this is what constitutes a YC these days, then heaven help the game...
https://youtu.be/9it5QOfs1y4?t=108
(Note: if the time coded link doesn't work, the incident starts at 1:48 in the video)
Blue 14 has almost ZERO chance to do anything about an opponent who jumps (completely unnecessarily) at the same moment he catches a bouncing ball. Red 15 has literally bought this YC by his actions. A truly ridiculous decision, and as clear a demonstration as you are likely to see that WR has got this wrong.
To be clear, I have no quibble at all with Sarah Cox, who is a very good referee, making the decision she did. She is effectively shoehorned into it by a set of ludicrous laws. This is the sort of incident I am talking about when I say that intent needs to be taken into account. What Blue 14 did here was neither reckless nor careless. He has been punished for not having the millisecond reaction time of Superman when his opponent did something that was not only unexpected, but unnecessary.
https://youtu.be/9it5QOfs1y4?t=108
(Note: if the time coded link doesn't work, the incident starts at 1:48 in the video)
Blue 14 has almost ZERO chance to do anything about an opponent who jumps (completely unnecessarily) at the same moment he catches a bouncing ball. Red 15 has literally bought this YC by his actions. A truly ridiculous decision, and as clear a demonstration as you are likely to see that WR has got this wrong.
To be clear, I have no quibble at all with Sarah Cox, who is a very good referee, making the decision she did. She is effectively shoehorned into it by a set of ludicrous laws. This is the sort of incident I am talking about when I say that intent needs to be taken into account. What Blue 14 did here was neither reckless nor careless. He has been punished for not having the millisecond reaction time of Superman when his opponent did something that was not only unexpected, but unnecessary.