Lives Scores R4

[Kahuna]

By the ump decided that the Central's player shepherded the ball out in order to get the free, when he could have picked it up. So the umps called a throw in instead.
In doing so, the ump must have applied a new interpretation to the rule as the ball definitely went out of bounds of the boot.

The rule was explained in the Budget of round 1 and definitely made reference to the shepherd out scenario and a throw in at umpires discretion.
IMO the mistake Barmby made was to run with his arms out, if he had "made an effort" to get there would of been a free no problem. To me this just adds another layer of interpretation to deliberate out of bounds and implies an opposition player has a duty to keep the ball in to the possible detriment of his team.
BTW I didn't think Barmby would have got to it anyway.

[Wedgie]

LAST POSSESSION OUT OF BOUNDS

A Free Kick shall be awarded against a Player who:
Kicks or Handballs the football over the Boundary Line without the football being touched by another Player;
Except where a Player who does not have possession stops the football being touched by an Opposition Player by Shepherding the football across the Boundary Line where the football could have otherwise been touched.

[whufc]

By the ump decided that the Central's player shepherded the ball out in order to get the free, when he could have picked it up. So the umps called a throw in instead.
In doing so, the ump must have applied a new interpretation to the rule as the ball definitely went out of bounds of the boot.

The rule was explained in the Budget of round 1 and definitely made reference to the shepherd out scenario and a throw in at umpires discretion.
IMO the mistake Barmby made was to run with his arms out, if he had "made an effort" to get there would of been a free no problem. To me this just adds another layer of interpretation to deliberate out of bounds and implies an opposition player has a duty to keep the ball in to the possible detriment of his team.
BTW I didn't think Barmby would have got to it anyway.

So now rather than have umpires interepret whether a ball has been dilberately kicked out we have a situation where umpires have to decide whether a player is deliberately going for the ball or not

Even more of a grey area than the deliberate rule

[whufc]

LAST POSSESSION OUT OF BOUNDS

A Free Kick shall be awarded against a Player who:
Kicks or Handballs the football over the Boundary Line without the football being touched by another Player;
Except where a Player who does not have possession stops the football being touched by an Opposition Player by Shepherding the football across the Boundary Line where the football could have otherwise been touched.

From what I have seen in the first three weeks there has been many occasions where players have deliberately got in the way of an opposition player to allow it to run out bounds and it has been paid as the free kick not the throw in

[Coach Bombay]

No sanfl on tv this week?

[heater31]

No sanfl on tv this week?

Er no.....it's part of this 'increased' media exposure the clubs were promised

[Pseudo]

No sanfl on tv this week?

Er no.....it's part of this 'increased' media exposure the clubs were promised

This weekend there are four dinkum games and no trial matches.
This weekend there is no televised game.
Coincidence? Surely not...

[therisingblues]

10 mins 50 s 1st Quarter

Zane Kirkwood gets his first.
Hone and Evans the other goal scorers.

West 0.1-1
Sturt 3.1-19

[therisingblues]

16 mins 21s
Noble gets his and Westies first.

West 1.3-9
Sturt 3.1-19

[therisingblues]

Willits dominating in ruck for Westies according to the stats, with 9 hit outs.
Parrella, who had a significant impact for the Blues v Central with only 2 hit outs, and no other stats to his name. With our concerns over big man depth this year, we would hope he can positively follow up last week's performance.

[therisingblues]

Quarter Time

West 1.4-10
Sturt 3.4-22

[therisingblues]

4 mins 56s 2nd Quarter

Carey with his first, debuted just last week against Central and scored an important goal that really got the Blues going.

West 1.4-10
Sturt 4.4-28

[therisingblues]

7 mins 56s

Harms gets his first
West 1.4-10
Sturt 5.4-34

[therisingblues]

10 mins 4s

Sturt bombarding the goal front, Beard gets his first.

West 1,4-10
Sturt 6.4-40

[therisingblues]

15 mns 35 s
You beauty, Carey in amongst it again, gets his second to become the first multiple goal kicker on the ground. How important is this lad going to be?
Still only 19 y/o.

West 1.5-11
Sturt 7.4-46

[therisingblues]

Center half back for Sturt, Rune Gilfoy with some pretty good stats to this stage; 6 kicks 5 handballs 3 marks.

[therisingblues]

19 mins 46 s

Stevens gets one for West

West 2.5-17
Sturt 8.4-52

[therisingblues]

Been working on an assignment for Uni here, missed a couple for Sturt

23 mins 46s Martin gets his first, and Evans got his second a little earlier.

West 2.5-17
Sturt 9.4-58

Sturt 6 straight so far this quarter.

[therisingblues]

Parrella winning a few ruck taps now with 10 hit outs. At only 18 y/o and a good size at 205 cm, I am very interested to see how he gets going.
Still Willits and now Webb with 27 hit outs between them dominating the stats.

[therisingblues]

Half Time

West 2.5-17
Sturt 9.4-58

Dominant quarter by the Blues kicking 6 goals straight to 1.1.
Zane Kirkwood carving it up in the center with 14 kicks and 4 handballs. Fraser Evans and Battersby next leading possession getters on the ground with 14 disposals each.