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You do realise this graphic shows exactly why its a grey area?
If the purple dot is the mark, and the red line is a direct line between the mark and the middle of the goal square, the kangaroos player should be in line with the red line. The fact he isnt, and if you extend the red line, he is almost 10m from it, shows he is a long way from where he should be.
Given the umpire didnt call play-on, it shouldve been paid a 50m penalty, BUT the mistake here is the umpire shouldve called play on straight away because the kangaroos player did not stop in a reasonable amount of time after taking the mark.
The only grey area you're talking about is that the North player who took the mark didn't do so and stop dead in his tracks and then retreat in a direct path away from the goals.
If you don't allow this every mark taken with a guy moving across the ground would have to be called play on immediately because it says in the book you have to go back in a direct line.
Regardless - the ump blew his whistle, then the Collingwood players ran over the mark. Even if what you're saying is true they're not allowed to do that until the ump has called play on which he didn't do.
Obvious 50.