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From: "Rob Mitchell"<Rob.Mitchell@man.ac.uk>
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Subject: RE: RULE QUESTION - bored yet? 
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>I reckon that some of the more agressive teams might even have tried
>stalling Wigsy whilst he was out of bounds (I've been stalled by a
>marker whilst still in a post-layout slide!), 

I think that was probably me.

>and wonder whether even the Greatest is technically allowable...
>- OK, it's a throw before the third ground contact...
>- BUT, the Greatest thrower is technically a receiver, until the in/out
>bounds status (and thus completeness of the pass) is determined by the
>points of contact immediately before and after the catch...
>- except that the receiver no longer has the disc when landing OB...
>
>Then again, the Greatest is a thing of beauty and is deserving of
>respect, and the Comment at the beginning of The Rules suggests that
>such respect should merit allowance.

I thought it was generally accepted that the Greatest Play is an exception to
the rules. Incidentally, the last completed Greatest I saw was by Si Moore to Si
Weeks for a score against Germany in Minnesota last year, which is certainly
deserving of respect.

love rob
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