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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2835665, member: 8215"] It would surprise no one to know that a team has already tried to exploit this. And it was, ding ding ding, Manly. Probably 3 or 4 years ago, a game in the first round of the season had a controversial try given, which saw media outrage and a mandate from the refs that all contact by decoys would result in a penalty for obstruction. For the first 4 or 5 games of the season, Manly milked it at every chance. Like, literally 3-4 times a game. As soon as there was a single decoy runner, the Manly defender would deliberately run it to them and fall over, and, due to the ruling at the time, the opposing team were penalised every time. Jamie Lyon revelled in it. It's why the brought in the rules for (1) who instigates the contact, and (2) whether the ball was caught on the inside or outside shoulder of the decoy. I have a feeling that, because everyone knows DCE dived, the refs will be pretty reasonable with it. In fact, precedent has been set that deliberate diving due to making a poor read will not be tolerated. Had it been given a try, and certain sections of the media had a teary, then yeah, we'd be seeing a heap of those pulled up from now on. Someone said it last night - could an attacking runner jump as they get to the defensive line and then immediately receive a penalty when contact is made? Remember, the rule only applies to a defending player - an attacking player can be tackled in mid-air and unless they are put in a dangerous position it won't be penalised. The reason for this is because normally the defending player will be on the spot, or close to it, and jumping almost vertically, if it's being caught on the full. Meaning the attacking players get a run-up and the defending player is a sitting duck. If the ball bounces, it means the defender was not on the spot, they'd be in motion like an attacking player would, meaning they're less likely to be an easy target for a cheap shot mid-air. Correct call and I believe the rules are fair too. [/QUOTE]

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