3.4 Captains are responsible for the behaviour of all players on
their team and for ensuring that substitutions of players on
their team are carried out correctly.
7.1 The ball is out of play when it passes completely over the
side-line or back-line.
9.3 Players must not touch, handle or interfere with other
players or their sticks or clothing.
9.4 Players must not intimidate or impede another player.
9.7 Players must not play the ball with any part of the stick
when the ball is above shoulder height except that
defenders are permitted to use the stick to stop or deflect
a shot at goal at any height.
9.8 Players must not play the ball dangerously or in a way which
leads to dangerous play.
A ball is considered dangerous when it causes
legitimate evasive action by players.
The penalty is awarded where the action causing
the danger took place.
9.9 Players must not intentionally raise the ball from a hit except
for a shot at goal.
A raised hit must be judged explicitly on whether
or not it is raised intentionally. It is not an offence
to raise the ball unintentionally from a hit,
including a free hit, anywhere on the field unless
it is dangerous.
9.11 Field players must not stop, kick, propel, pick up, throw or
carry the ball with any part of their body.
It is not always an offence if the ball hits the
foot, hand or body of a field player. The player
only commits an offence if they voluntarily use
their hand, foot or body to play the ball or if they
position themselves with the intention of stopping
the ball in this way.
9.12 Players must not obstruct an opponent who is attempting
to play the ball.
Players obstruct if they :
– back into an opponent
– physically interfere with the stick or body of an
opponent
– shield the ball from a legitimate tackle with
their stick or any part of their body.
A stationary player receiving the ball is permitted
to face in any direction.
A player with the ball is permitted to move off
with it in any direction except bodily into an
opponent or into a position between the ball and
an opponent who is within playing distance of the
ball and attempting to play it.
9.13 Players must not tackle unless in a position to play the ball
without body contact.
11.8 If the ball strikes an umpire, unauthorised person or any
loose object on the field, play continues.
12.1 Advantage : a penalty is awarded only when a player or
team has been disadvantaged by an opponent breaking the
Rules.
If awarding a penalty is not an advantage to the team
which did not break the Rules, play must continue.
13.1 Location of a free hit :
(a) a free hit is taken close to where the offence occurred
‘Close to’ means within playing distance of where
the offence occurred and with no significant
advantage gained.
The location from which a free hit is taken must be
more precise inside the 23 metres area.