AFL Laws
Rookie
- Apr 8, 2013
- 24
- 5
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
I hope this helps..........
Ruck: Player who engages in the initial contest of the Football following
a bounce, throw up or boundary throw in.
15.4.5 Prohibited Contact and Payment of Free Kick
(f) pushes, bumps, holds or blocks an opposition Player
who is contesting a bounce or throw by a field Umpire
or boundary throw in;
o) contesting the football as the Ruck at any bounce,
throw up or boundary throw in, makes contact with the
opposition Ruck prior to the Football leaving the field
or boundary Umpire’s hand. For the avoidance of doubt,
where there is uncertainty over who is the designated
Ruck, the Ruck for each team will be the person
nominated to the Umpire.
15.2.3 Holding the Football – Prior Opportunity/No
Prior Opportunity
Where the field Umpire is satisfied that a Player in possession
of the football:
(a) has had a prior opportunity to dispose of the football, the
field Umpire shall award a Free Kick against that Player
if the Player does not Kick or Handball the football
immediately when they are Correctly Tackled; or
(b) has not had a prior opportunity to dispose of the football, the
field Umpire shall award a Free Kick against that Player if,
upon being Correctly Tackled, the Player does not Correctly
Dispose or attempt to Correctly Dispose of the football after
being given a reasonable opportunity to do so.
(c) Except in the instance of a poor bounce or throw, a Player
who takes possession of the football while contesting a
bounce or throw by a field Umpire or a boundary throw in,
shall be regarded as having had prior opportunity.
So if you are a Ruck, and you dispose of the ball correctly,"play on" applies.
If you are a Ruck, and you do not dispose of the ball correctly,"Holding the ball" applies.
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