The forgotten rules

[CrowToon]

Protected area is dead too

 

[HairyO]

Protected area is dead too

They changed it so that if you are trailing a player and they cross over sides of the player with the ball then you dont have to follow, but now they let any number of opposition players within 5m even if there is only one teammate within 5m of the player with the ball.

I cannot imagine this is what they meant when they announced the rule. Or if they did, they explained it terribly.

 

[CrowToon]

They changed it so that if you are trailing a player and they cross over sides of the player with the ball then you dont have to follow, but now they let any number of opposition players within 5m even if there is only one teammate within 5m of the player with the ball.

I cannot imagine this is what they meant when they announced the rule. Or if they did, they explained it terribly.

Correct. But I also see several players each round go past with no opponent in sight with their arms in the air (involuntary signal that you know you are doing the wrong thing please forgive me) and still nothing. I don't particularly care for the rule but they should eliminate it if they don't want to enforce it. Because one day they will and everyone will hate it because we hadn't seen it in weeks.

 

[hawkman]

Players that dive on the ball and don't get it out aren't being penalised. Used to be pretty reliable to be pinged for it now they only pluck one out rarely

 

[Mofra]

Kicking in danger. You basically have to decapitate someone to give away the free now

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Push in the back, in a marking contest, is that a rule anymore

 

[Nebular]

Push in the back, in a marking contest, is that a rule anymore

Yes, but if the defender accentuates the contact the ump won't pay it.

Especially the hunched back, flailing arms, jump forward types that end up as a Shooting Stars meme.