Ok. Been done to death but anyway…..the current holding the ball rule is absurd.
It is the hardest to adjudicate in footy and just needs to change. Too much murkiness with prior opportunity, insufficient attempt, incorrect disposal bla bla bla.
As much as we all want to give it to the umpires- nobody here could make the right decision all the time at speed and during a live game.
The answer is simple - if you are tackled and you have not kicked or handballed you are holding the ball.
Simple, and stops all confusion.
It is the hardest to adjudicate in footy and just needs to change. Too much murkiness with prior opportunity, insufficient attempt, incorrect disposal bla bla bla.
As much as we all want to give it to the umpires- nobody here could make the right decision all the time at speed and during a live game.
The answer is simple - if you are tackled and you have not kicked or handballed you are holding the ball.
Simple, and stops all confusion.