Bugger. I sat there thinking wtf while watching some crap about a postcard album and decided to play some xbox instead. I should of waited until the ads finished.
Damn you nein!
The silly thing is that rule was bought in to stop players throwing the ball over the head of opposing players (the defense then couldn't tackle the player as he didn't have possession of the ball ) and catching the ball behind the defensive line. Totally different to why it is used today.
nice edit on the ABC website
Gave the "same" answer WTF it's nothing like the same answer. . .
EDIT: sorry, the second quote came from the courier mail website