Dumb AFL question? ?

Question

if you head butt the ball say whilst in a pack and the ball is in mid air does it count or will u give away a free kick

cos i was watchin cats play swans before and the ball was liek in a pack but in midair and also like not many arms were free so i thought if you had the chance wouldnt you headbutt it out of the pack

Answer 1

Yeah, nah sorry. It's not really a good question like others have said.

It'd be pretty stupid to headbutt the ball out of the pack. Someone would punch the ball out, there'd probably be more than 3 hands free and if there weren't a free would be given and then you'd just end up looking stupid with a bad headache if you did headbutt it. You have an extra 80 or so cms reach with your hands instead of your head.

Answer 2

hi

Answer 3

its not a free kick but why would u do it?!?!?

Answer 4

That's actually an interesting question.

You could clear the ball with a header, but it would be much easier and more effective to punch the ball away.

Answer 5

good luck

Answer 6

Yea good question

Its not a free because its not an incorrect disposal like throw or anything lol

but you cant score with your head, it will count as 1 point! thats soccer lol

Answer 7

I qualify 100% to answer dumb questions. I've had years of experience at asking them myself!

At Collingwood the players are trained to head-butt the ball when able, and also other player's heads. Our players can do that all day without any affect on their heads - because their heads are the densest parts of their bodies. It saves on injuries.

Answer 8

Good luck trying to get it to go where you wanted! As far as I know, there's no free kick. Just a sore head!

Answer 9

Well there is no reason for it to be a free, so i guess it would be fine.

By the way it isn't a dumb question.