Date Posted:Mon, April 27 2009, 17:59:06 GMT-10 Author: David Subject: Re: Stacey Jones "Knock-on" In reply to:
Nathan
's message, "Re: Stacey Jones "Knock-on"" on Sun, April 26 2009, 21:49:59 GMT-10
>>>I am referring to the knock-on ruling aginast Stacey
>>>Jones last night that occurred right at the end.
>>>
>>>I would be curious if anyone finds out the
>explanation
>>>for this ruling.
>>>
>>>Was the ruling that it touched Jones' hand then went
>>>back onto the foot (which is not a knock-on), or that
>>>it hit the foot and then when it went forwards
>touched
>>>the hand (which is a knock-on).
>>>
>>>Viweing it on tv, it appeared that the touch was
>>>before it hit the foot, and there was no clear
>>>evidence that it hit the hand after it hit the foot,
>>>so I thought it was play on.
>>
>>I was at the game last night, from what I saw the ball
>>hit his leg and touched his hands. Although I was a
>>fair distance away, so my observation could be
>>completely wrong.
>>
>>It was an interesting call none the less.
>
>are you saying that if you saw that in a game you
>would have given the field goal. it hit his foot then
>hands and was prepelled towards the opponent's goal
>line therefore giving a knock-on correct decision was
>made.
What I was implying is that it was the second scenario which Greg spoke about from my view, but that could be wrong because I was more than 100m away and was relying on the big screen to see it. From what I saw the decision was correct.