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Best point I ever got was this year in the league, a match near the end to keep us going for promotion.  I was completely steamin the night before and arrived late for the match so didn't start.  Second half we are a point down I come on as a sub, corner forward picks up the ball on the right sideline on the 13, throws it back to me, I cant be bothered doing anything else so I have a lash at it, clips the inside of the near post and goes over, magic.

You sure?  Thought that a defender receiving the ball inside the 21, whether he was there before the ball was kicked or not, was always a hop ball on 21.

No such thing as lifting a rolling ball.  Foot must ALWAYS be under the ball for a legal pick up.

Nope as long as the ball traveled 13m and all other players were outside 21 at the time of the kick it is play on.

Player taking the kick out, mis-kicks from edge of small rectangle by the way(It was a wide ball), ball travels about 8mtrs and his corner back comes in takes picks up the Ball and clears in down field? What should be the Resulting Action of the REFEREE?

Surely its cancel the kick out and throw the ball up at the edge of the large rectangle.

Yeah thats correct, however if the keeper had kicked it only 13m and the ball had stayed inside the 21 and no one was inside the 21 at the moment he kicked it, then if the corner back comes in and picks it up it is play on.

Now here's an interesting one, what is everyone's opinions on the "rolling ball"?

I was just wonderin as I got blew up for this the other day are u allowed to handpass the ball behind yourself a la brian o'driscoll but with a clear striking action? I mean to sort of face one way and go to hand pass then turn your hand around and flick it behind yourself?

It sounds legal, did you try and get clarifcation from the referee why it was not legal?

No mac eoghain I didnt try and gain clarification as such, he seemed to be in no mood to discuss after what I said to him. 

I was just wonderin as I got blew up for this the other day are u allowed to handpass the ball behind yourself a la brian o'driscoll but with a clear striking action? I mean to sort of face one way and go to hand pass then turn your hand around and flick it behind yourself?