Where is the line?

[Spanish_Fly]

Have been thinking through this since yesterday arvo.

In relation to the Caddy goal that wasn't paid yesterday and BT and others have said that the line across the goal not only goes from the back of the padding, but also includes the flags at the back of the padding which actually makes the goal line a lot thicker than the actual line between the goals. This is apparently why the Richmond goal was disallowed.

So what happens if a player is taking a shot from a very tight angle, and the ball misses the inside of the post by say 2mm, but at a height greater than the padding? Should this technically be called a point because if you continued the line from the back of the padding forever upwards it would have hit this imaginary line? Or does the goal line have different widths based on height, which would seem bizarre?

Does anyone know the correct answer, is there a correct answer?

 

[Spanish_Fly]

Sorry just a further hypothetical on this, what would have happened had Lynden Dunne touched the ball above the height of the padding, would this still be considered a behind?

 

[go_the_dockers]

Have been thinking through this since yesterday arvo.

In relation to the Caddy goal that wasn't paid yesterday and BT and others have said that the line across the goal not only goes from the back of the padding, but also includes the flags at the back of the padding which actually makes the goal line a lot thicker than the actual line between the goals. This is apparently why the Richmond goal was disallowed.

So what happens if a player is taking a shot from a very tight angle, and the ball misses the inside of the post by say 2mm, but at a height greater than the padding? Should this technically be called a point because if you continued the line from the back of the padding forever upwards it would have hit this imaginary line? Or does the goal line have different widths based on height, which would seem bizarre?

Does anyone know the correct answer, is there a correct answer?

My interpretation - happy to be corrected.

The line is the width of the post at the height the ball crosses the line.

If the camera is on the line then the ball has not crossed the line until you can something between the ball and the goal post (if the goal is reviewed).

 

[team_tiger]

Caddys goal was touched off the boot ! Caddy confirmed this in a post match interview .