‘How quick did I run?’: Cheeky Tiger explains how to ‘milk’ 50 metre penaltyMarch 12, 2019 8:58pm
Matt Balmer
FOX SPORTSRichmond premiership star Jack Riewoldt has explained how he managed to score an extended 50 metre penalty in the Tigers’ JLT Series clash with Hawthorn.
Riewoldt was given a 50 metre penalty, which turned in to 100 metres, after Hawthorn defender James Frawley ignored a new rule, which has only been implemented during the off-season.
Under the AFL’s new rules, umpires have been told to be stricter on players delaying the enforcement of the 50 metre penalty, with a new rule also allowing players to play on during the advancement of the penalty.
“How quick did I run?” Riewoldt joked on AFL 360.
“Didn’t I know how to milk it … We’d sort of been forewarned with this. We’d seen a couple of the games during the day and they were giving them, and at this point here I thought ‘I might try something here’.
“Poor old chip [James] Frawley. We’ve been battling for 13 years and I thought ‘we’ve got him here’.
James Frawley looks on as Jack Riewoldt scores an extra 50 metre penalty.Source: FOX SPORTS“I gave him a little and he goes ‘oh I forgot about that rule’. This is what the preseason is about.
“Then I gave away one … I just absolutely hotfooted and tried to get two metres in front. I suppose it’s just about getting use to it. I reckon you’ll just see players roll out of these, instead of trying to do this here and getting the GPS numbers up.
“I went completely against what the coaches order was, he goes ‘just roll out’ and I thought ‘nup’.”
Jack Riewoldt sprints to avoid giving away an extra 50 metre penalty.Source: FOX SPORTSJack Riewoldt avoids giving away an extra 50 metre penalty.Source: FOX SPORTSThe specifics of the rule change state umpires will be:
— Stricter on the infringing player, allowing the Player with the ball to advance The Mark by 50 metres without the infringing player delaying the game.
— In addition, the Player with the Football will be able to play on during the advancement of the 50-Metre Penalty.
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