1. Direct free kick
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
· trips or attempts to trip
Explained in the rules library 2
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Questions that ask it 1
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
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