Rules that bug you

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Nico
My useless rule is the grabbing the ball at a throw in. The player can grab the ball but if tackled/touched with a fingernail it is holding the ball "with prior opportunity", even if they have not had a chance to get rid of it. It contradicts the other prior opportunity rule.

15.2.3 (c) Except in the instance of a poor bounce or throw, a 
Player who takes possession of the football while contesting a 
bounce or throw by a field Umpire or a boundary throw in, shall 
be regarded as having had prior opportunity.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Sanecow

15.2.3 (c) Except in the instance of a poor bounce or throw, a 
Player who takes possession of the football while contesting a 
bounce or throw by a field Umpire or a boundary throw in, shall 
be regarded as having had prior opportunity.

Yep, prior opportunity without having prior opportunity.

[Wil]

Originally posted by Nico
Yep, prior opportunity without having prior opportunity.

Are you serious?? The prior opportunity is for them to hit the ball. You have been wondering about this for how many years now??

The rules are all fine. Its just the referees are too inconsistant both within matches and across different matches, weeks and seasons.

I would just like them to make goal kickers kick quicker for goals and do ball ups much quicker around the ground. Oh and give the person attacking the ball the benefit of the doubt rather than the second man in.

[Wil]

Oh and one other thing. After reading that article about Taggers...

STOP TURNING THE GAME INTO NETBALL! IT'S A CONTACT SPORT YOU FOOLS!

[NMWBloods]

Like others, holding the ball frustrates hell out of me.

If a player is tackled immediately, but has not had prior opportunity, however has one arm free it is deemed holding the ball. Where was the prior opportunity?

Also, if a player tries to break the pack, it's often (but not always) deemed that there was either no prior opportunity or it was held to him.

[Umlaut]

Originally posted by Thunder Shaker
If we adapted the travel rule from netball...

thought it was already boys netball?

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by Umlaut
thought it was already boys netball?

No, cross-country basketball.

[BonBon]

The rule where you can run with the ball for so many steps before bouncing it...

Imagine if the steps were unlimited. A player just tucking the ball under their arm and charging through the players from one end of the field to the other and getting a goal. Ace.

[stellation]

Originally posted by BonBon
The rule where you can run with the ball for so many steps before bouncing it...

Imagine if the steps were unlimited. A player just tucking the ball under their arm and charging through the players from one end of the field to the other and getting a goal. Ace.

Are you having a laugh?

[BonBon]

No, a sook.

[Tuesday]

It's the way of 14 year olds.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by BonBon
The rule where you can run with the ball for so many steps before bouncing it...

Imagine if the steps were unlimited. A player just tucking the ball under their arm and charging through the players from one end of the field to the other and getting a goal. Ace.

I think that is called League and Union!!

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by ScottH
I think that is called League and Union!!

Do they also have that stupid one-punch rule? I'm pretty sure one of them has a five-punch minimum!!

[OldE]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Do they also have that stupid one-punch rule? I'm pretty sure one of them has a five-punch minimum!!

That would be Union. League is an eight punch minimum, but that's only really enforced for teams from outside Sydney.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Do they also have that stupid one-punch rule? I'm pretty sure one of them has a five-punch minimum!!

In some games it is unlimited, such as internationals.