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RULE 8 - PASSING

  1. General. A player in possession may pass, flick, knock, throw or otherwise deliver the ball to any other onside player in the attacking team.

  2. Forward Pass. A player in possession is not to pass, flick, knock, throw or otherwise propel the ball in a forward direction (See Player Notes to Rule 7).

    RULING - A penalty awarded to the non-offending team at the mark where the ball was passed, flicked, knocked, thrown or otherwise propelled forward.

  3. Passing into Opposition. A player who passes the ball at or towards a defending player and thereby causes the ball to go to ground shall lose possession. However, if the defending player attempts to catch the ball or play at the ball and the ball goes to ground, the attacking team retains possession. Play is restarted at the mark where the ball goes to ground or at a position of best advantage to the non offending team. The touch count is restarted.

PLAYER NOTES

  1. A player who, in attempting to control the ball, juggles or knocks the ball forward, is not to be penalised, provided the player re-gathers the ball. (See Player Notes to Rule 7).

REFEREE NOTES

  1. A Penalty is to result from a forward pass even if the receiver was in an onside position prior to the pass.

  2. Referees are to be aware of players who make any deliberate passes at an opposing player, especially on the fifth (5th) touch. C. Forward passes are to be penalised even if the ball goes to ground or if it is the last touch.

SITUATION 8:1

Player in possession juggles the ball forward. It goes from the original player to a team mate who was onside. Is this allowed?

DECISION

Forward pass. - Rule 8.2

SITUATION 8:2

A player overruns a pass made to him by a team mate. The pass was in a backward direction but the player who is now forward of his team mate has to stretch back to retrieve the ball.

DECISION

Player receiving the pass is not offside. Rules 8.1 and 13.1 do not apply.

SITUATION 8:3

A player in possession fumbles the ball forward. It hits a defending player and rebounds back to the possession of another attacking player.

DECISION

Possession goes to the defending team. Rule 8; Player Note A.

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