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Originally Posted by jb1403
Judging from the rules all rulings are final once the head referree gives the okay to clear robots and nothing can be changed. Even with video and photographic proof. It should be interesting to see how this plays out tomorrow.
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[T13] states that all head referee rulings are final. However, it gives no timeline. If all rulings were absolutely final, carved in stone, no review, as soon as the all-clear sounded, then there would be no real point to [T14].
So: [T13] says, all head referee rulings are final, no recorded replays will be reviewed.
[T14], however, gives teams the right to a clarification of calls made on the field and a procedure to get the clarification. Much of the time, this clarification results from a team's misinterpretation of the rule in question. Some of the time, however, the referee is actually mistaken or wrong. He can get input from outside sources, including the GDC (which includes the Chief Referee and Volunteer of the Year, Dr. Aidan Browne) per [G13]. When the input comes in on a call that is asked about, the head referee has to make a call--either he was right, or he was wrong and what he will do about it. Note that in this case, the Head Ref indicated that he would in fact consult with the Chief Referee.
If the head referee rules that he is right, see [T13]. If the head referee rules that a mistake was made, then he will say, "I made a mistake. We will do X to fix it." Now see [T13] again. That will be the final ruling.
In the case of a team not involved in the match asking for clarification, [T14] does not specify that the team has to be involved in the match. It just says, "If a team needs clarification,". Obviously, the team in question needed clarification, and [T14] not restricting this to teams involved in the match, they addressed the Head Referee as per protocol.
I think everything in this one was within the rules and the Head Referee's authority, and we'll see what happens with the other matches tomorrow morning.