tallngoofy
Draftee
- Aug 21, 2017
- 2
- 20
- AFL Club
- Essendon
So with all the talk regarding the late shepherd on Maynard, I thought it would be an ideal time to ask about shepherding a player who's trying to contest a ball eligible for a mark on the goal line.
It's something that's done multiple times every round of the season, and it's never questioned: when the ball is touch and go to make the goal line, players shepherd their opponents to let it go through. Look at this example from the 2018 Grand Final to allow Collingwood's second goal to Stephenson. Incident at 0.14second mark.
As i understand it, in a marking in contest, the 5m shepherding rule does NOT apply. Quite simply, you cannot take a player out of a marking contest by pushing, grabbing, or intentionally blocking. Is the goal line situation subject to a different set of rules to any other point on the ground? The Stephenson ball can be marked, therefore the shepherding rule should apply, no?
It's something that's done multiple times every round of the season, and it's never questioned: when the ball is touch and go to make the goal line, players shepherd their opponents to let it go through. Look at this example from the 2018 Grand Final to allow Collingwood's second goal to Stephenson. Incident at 0.14second mark.
As i understand it, in a marking in contest, the 5m shepherding rule does NOT apply. Quite simply, you cannot take a player out of a marking contest by pushing, grabbing, or intentionally blocking. Is the goal line situation subject to a different set of rules to any other point on the ground? The Stephenson ball can be marked, therefore the shepherding rule should apply, no?