Kick At Goal - Ball Over Top Of Post

[jdeagro]

Could someone clarify and cite me the law that dictates if the goal is awarded when a kick taken for points goes directly over the top of the goal post. Is the goal awarded or not?

[didds]

i would assume not as if the post was extended it would hit it and (probably) bounce out. You can;t second guess whether it might bounce inside the post...

happy to be told otherwise

didds

[Camquin]

The definition for scoring a goal says "between the posts"
I cannot see anything in the laws that deals with the ball passing over the posts, but I believe the posts mark the edge of the goal.
There is no upper limit to the height the ball can be to score, but I believe the it needs to clearly pass inside them.

[OB..]

Agree with #2 and #3.

In the early days it was known as a "poster" and did not count. I don't know of any modern statement on this, but I don't see why it would have changed - anything else would just lead to more uncertainty.

[Ian_Cook]

Thank heavens chopper doesn't post here any more!

[Not Kurt Weaver]

I coulda sworn over the post was law, I must have had in TJ course.

Right now, I can even find that the has to go over the cross bar.

[OB..]

I coulda sworn over the post was law, I must have had in TJ course.

Right now, I can even find that the has to go over the cross bar.

It's in the Definitions

Goal: A player scores a goal by kicking the ball over an opponents’ crossbar and between the goal posts from the field of play, by a place kick or drop-kick. A goal cannot be scored from a kick-off, drop-out or free kick.

Ignore WR's misplaced apostrophe

[jdeagro]

Thanks for the input. I wasn't sure on this one and just encountered it this weekend while ARing. I kept the flag down but the official ruled in favor otherwise. If anyone finds any documentation or citation to support a ruling on this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[crossref]

It's right there in the Law.. The ball has to go between the posts. Over the top is not between
I doubt the referee in your case had a different view of the Law, I expect he just had a different view of the flight of the ball

[Dickie E]

I kept the flag down but the official ruled in favor otherwise.

what did the other AR do?