When I saw this, I thought it was quite clearly illegal, per G36 and even G38. It seemed clear to me that it was not incidental contact and 177 intentionally was trying to grab the tube to either remove it, or inhibit 233's ability to move.
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Originally Posted by David Brinza
There's nobody with a better view of the interaction than the referee 4 feet from the robots. I say if he didn't call a penalty, it's because he considered the contact incidental. End of story...
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That's a bit of a flawed assumption, given how questionable (at the very least, not consistent) the refereeing was throughout the championships.