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I t W a s n ' t A
F r e e K i c k
In Tasmania this took place, j
During the last quarter Wyn-,
yard were three points in the'
lead.
They
scored
another
point.
The
Yeomaji
full-back
! prepared
to
kick
off
but
dis-
1 puted
the presence
of a Wyn-
1 yard
player,
whom
he
con-
! sidered
to
be
less
than
the
[allowed
10 yards
away.
The
| umpire took the ball from the
Mull-back
and
awarded
a
free
kick to the Wvnyard
forward,
A reader asks, Was
the decision
correct 9
Mr
Bill
Biackburn,
adviser
to
the
Victorian
League
umpires,
says
"No."
From
the
nioment the goal umpire raised
his
flag
to signal
the
behind
until
the
full-back
actually)
kicked the ball, play was dead
and
"time-on" was
automatically
counted.
The umpire had no redress
except to report the full-back
for offensive behavior, Mr
Blackburn says.
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