2014 Law Interpretations

[Wedgie]

Some minor changes to interpretations but nothing ground breaking and it seems like most of it they were paying last year anyway as can be seen by the video the SANFL has with the article
http://sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2384/

2014 interpretations:

25 & 50 Metre Penalties
25 metres given for minor delay in play
50 metres given for late forceful contact & Abuse or Demonstrative action towards an umpire

Forceful contact below knees
Frees will be awarded for:
Forceful contact below a players knees
Conduct in a manner likely to cause injury with no contact

Marking contests
Frees will be awarded for:
No eyes for the football
Contact made to opponent

In the back
Frees will be awarded for:
Obvious hands in back
Prevents player from contesting the ball

Early leaps
Frees will be awarded for:
Obvious contact to player in front due to unrealistic attempt to mark or spoil
Prevents opponent from contesting the ball

The attempt must be realistic
The player must be able to touch the ball

Shepherding
Players sole object must be to contest the ball
Players who push, bump, block or hold will be penalised.

Tackling
Protect the ball player at all costs
Tackle must be legal and below the shoulders and above the knees.

[smac]

That last line will be great.

[Wedgie]

That last line will be great.

LMAO, too may Little Creatures for me tonight!!
For those who missed it as I've fixed it now:

Below the shoulders and above the knees will be penalised.

Just testing that someone is reading it, well done smac!

[Sanflfirst]

So shepherding. Does this mean that you can't protect your player who has the ball with a block or hip and shoulder? Are you still allowed to shepherd a player within 5m of the ball? I just wonder where and how this rule is to be applied. I.e. At a ruck contest a player can't body another player to stop him from moving into space? My player has the ball, I can't block an opposition player to allow my player to run free? Gunna love watching this rule being applied - sigh!

[Wedgie]

So shepherding. Does this mean that you can't protect your player who has the ball with a block or hip and shoulder? Are you still allowed to shepherd a player within 5m of the ball? I just wonder where and how this rule is to be applied. I.e. At a ruck contest a player can't body another player to stop him from moving into space? My player has the ball, I can't block an opposition player to allow my player to run free? Gunna love watching this rule being applied - sigh!

I'd assume its still fine to shepherd a player with the ball, the video was pretty useless as far as showing any changes but I thought I'd still put it out there as the SANFL deemed it as news.

[RB]

Extremely annoying to see 50m pens brought into SA football. Always hated them, especially for 'dissent'. Any 50 m past halfway is an almost certain goal.

[Wedgie]

Extremely annoying to see 50m pens brought into SA football. Always hated them, especially for 'dissent'. Any 50 m past halfway is an almost certain goal.

Weren't they brought in about 20 years ago?

[RB]

Generally it's just two 25m pens when it looks like a 50. (Until this season) they only give 50s rarely.

[RB]

Compared to the AFL.

[Wedgie]

Yeah but its been in the rules for years, its not like its being brought in?
Reports have always been an auto 50m penalty for a while having they?
Are you saying you wouldn't want it brought in as a complete replacement for the 25m?
That I would understand and agree with.

[RB]

I am. But the clarification that '50 metres (will be) given for late forceful contact & Abuse or Demonstrative action towards an umpire' makes the cynic in me think that there is going to be an increase in 50s. I don't want it to become like the AFL.