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Have a look at the DVD distributed by the AFL before the 2005 season started. In that DVD there was an example of an incident "in play" that was the same exact incident of what happened to Hall. The tribunal's hands were tied because of this official DVD - basically, in 2005 if your team had possession and you were forward of the ball and seemed to be leading for the ball it was in play. Most of the "behind play" charges that year were when the opposition had the ball or when it was dead ball time, like at a stoppage, after a goal or after the siren had sounded.
They fixed the loophole for 2006, but back in 2005 Hall's incident was in play.
Ok, if the loophole was there then fair enough. I didn't know of it before but it did seem very 'convenient' at the time.



