He played on, what’s Joe suppose to do make himself invisible? He played on then he cut it off
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Hollands was not called "play on" by an umpire. Which means that play on only occurred when he kicked the ball.Dude… what?
If the attacking player doesn’t give them time to clear the area and immediately plays on, the players in the area are allowed to engage.
Pretty logical isn’t it, otherwise you’d have players taking marks and running straight at defenders to win 50m penalties.
I've just gone back and watched again - Joe, about 3m away was hovering in the area (fine, there were still players nearby). He was not paying attention to any players except Hollands (questionable, as it was still quite soon after the mark). He predicted the player's movement and played at the ball. Inside protected area, 50m.
Just think about if it happened in reverse. I'd be ropeable.
This still is before the ball was kicked. Joe is clearly inside the protected area and playing at the ball. It's the same as knocking the ball out of a players hand after a mark. Doesn't matter if you didn't have time to clear the area, you can't play at the ball unless the player has disposed of it or been called to play on.
If Joe was hit while looking the other way, absolutely it's fine. Joe played at it. Simple 50 for mine.