Should teams be allowed to decline a replay?

[tStano]

Originally Posted by BigJ

There may be other extenuating circumstances but in QF 4-2 a blue score wasn't counted for about 20 seconds because it snuck into the low goal, thus the pedestal never turned on. The blue alliance ended up winning by 60ish points. They didn't call a field fault during the match, and we didn't ask for a replay because we ended up winning by quite a margin.

The way the rule is already: "affects the outcome of the MATCH" means to me that there should not be a replay called in a situation where the team who the field fault detrimentally affected still won. The match outcome would be the same had the field fault not happened.

Now, as my team's story shows, thats not how its actually being called. Not sure if its a "busy ref" thing or an "I interpret the rule differently than the GDC" thing.

If its a "busy ref" thing, declining a replay should be allowed for the circumstances where the ref calls it wrongly, although, the rule being followed(to my interpretation), it shouldn't ever be necessary.

If its an "I interpret the rule differently than the GDC" thing, and the GDC wants a replay if there is a field issue, no matter what, declination of replays should not be allowed. I assume the GDC knows what they're doing, and have a good reason for it. Maybe they think that too many variables are screwed up and its impossible to know who'd have won if the fault hadn't happened(stronger defense because of lack of ball, etc). If thats the case, they should remove the clause about "affects the outcome of the MATCH" because it causes a great deal of confusion.

I'd disagree with this line of reasoning; replaying every match with a field fault, but I'm not the GDC, and I'm sure they've thought about it more than I have. It is their job.