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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
i disagree with that, offside is most often very clear on video, it's equally a "judgement call" as looing for a first down in football or anything else for that matter, they're essentially all judgement calls, even when looking at a ball crossing the line.
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The goal line is fixed. It's a white line painted on the ground.
So is the first down line.
The offside line is person, a moving object. You'd have to have perfect camera angles and frozen at the excat time etc etc... And what is offside? Is it even with the defender.. is it half a body? is it a toe? Are you going to look at the replay 100 times to see if the guys dreadlocks were JUST in front?
It's a judgement call.
Conclusion: You can only review lines are are fixed. Even in hockey the high-stick over the crossbar or the "distinct kicking motion" reviews are very very iffy.