1. Advantage
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
The referee may play advantage whenever an offence occurs but should consider the following in deciding whether to apply the advantage or stop play:
· the position where the offence was committed – the closer to the opponent's goal, the more effective the advantage can be
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 1
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
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