76woodenspooners
Brownlow Medallist
ie the clock was already stopped so "technically" not wasting time...
“Wasting time” isn’t just about teams using the game clock to their advantage. It’s also about running the game to schedule for the broadcasters, public transport, ground staff who are working, fans not wanting games to go on forever.
If having the clock stopped meant it wasn’t possible to waste time, then whenever the umpire blew “time off”, players would be free to torp the ball into the crowd to give their team enough time to set-up. Which clearly they’re not permitted to do.