Can someone please explain to me the new rule of kicking in before the flags have been waved. As I interpret it as soon as the goal umpire signals a behind you can kick it in straight away before the flags have been waved. So if this is correct if a player is surrounded by opponents HOLDS the ball over the oppositions goal or point line and conceeds the point and then trys to kick or handball it, and is tackled, it should be an automatic 50m. Is this correct?
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new rule clarification
- Thread starter AcKeR
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AcKeR said:
A behind has to be officially acknowledged - by the Goal Umpire getting "All Clear" from the officiating Field Umpire - and then signalled by the Goal Ump, then all but the one player taking the kick in must be 10M clear from the goal square.
If an opposition player unduly delays in getting out of that 10M zone, then a 50M penalty can occur, but they must be given a reasonable amount of time to clear the area - if a team mate is still in the 10M zone then the kick-in must wait until he is clear.
The new rule only applies to the waving of the flags, not all the other issues with taking a kick-in.