Quote: andyed-wiganrl "Your right....its down to interpretation as I said earlier.
I would probably be harsh in those circumstances and deem that as his only way of controlling the ball was to knock it high over the defensive line and re-gather, it had to be a deliberate act to avoid a knock on, however it could be argued the ball freakishly deflected in that way, rather than being intentional, and was accidental. Either way its a dubious try that could have not been given IMO, and perhaps shouldnt have done given the obvious advantage he obtained. That said it was still a v skillful try.
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One factor they look at is whether the player has full possession of the ball before it goes forward, which in Sammut's case he clearly didn't.
