Dear Marge, Could you settle a discussion for me please? A side line ball to the attack is taken very close to the back line but is lifted dangerously; the umpire correctly, blows for a free hit to the defence. Where should the free hit be taken from – the place from where the side line ball was lifted or canplayers take the ball up to 16 yards as in the case of any other foul in the 16? Confused
Dear Confused, Because the umpire blew for a “foul” the defence can take the ball up to 16 yards. Blowing the lifted ball is a foul and can be treated like any other foul by the attack in the 16 yard area. But the defence can opt to take it from the spot too! However, if the ball went off the pitch and the umpire gave a side line ball to the defence then it is not a foul situation and the team would have to play the ball down from where the ball crossed the line.
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