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Re: It could happen to you (but we hope not)

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Originally Posted by Racer26 View Post
As an observer?

I'd bet big money the red pedestal took so long to light up after that goal, as the refs were focussed on the blue BALL stuck in 2594 to see what to do about it.

I would argue that the delay in lighting the pedestal for red, and the quantity of time 2594 held the blue ball (when the ref's ought to have declared it dead) were roughly equal, and so neither alliance had an advantage as a result.

However, both probably constitute a FIELD FAULT and thus the match ought to have been replayed.
I'm not debating (nor advocating) your stance on the situation. The red alliance's 50+10 in 30 seconds is reasonable; the blue alliance's expectation that the cycle would correctly restart is also reasonable. But recall that field fault doesn't automatically mean the match needs to be replayed. T16 reads:

If, in the judgment of the Head Referee, an “ARENA fault” occurs that affects the outcome of the MATCH, the MATCH will be replayed. (emphasis mine)

If the non-ball times were roughly equal and neither alliance had an advantage, the outcome of the match was unaffected. If the head ref agreed with this stance, a replay should not have occurred.

Thus, I see the core issue here being that the ref crew did not know 3.1.2. Since they faulted Blue for not declaring a dead ball (when it was actually the head ref's responsibility), they saw Red at a disadvantage. Since Red lost, T16 applies and the replay makes sense in context--but it's the context that's wrong.
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