4. Procedures
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
Original decision
· Delaying the flag/whistle for an offence is only permissible in a very clear attacking situation when a player is about to score a goal or has a clear run into/towards the opponents' penalty area
Verdicts that turn on it 2
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Explained in the rules library 1
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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