The clock cannot click down below zero. A 50 metre penalty IS paid for time wasting.
The reason it was only a Free Kick and NOT 50 as well, is because the Quarter was over.
In the case of Jake Lever, the Clock was ticking down
He can still play. Look at the goals he kicked in Ballarat a few weeks ago and as Jaded said his field kicking can be elite.
Is he on the outer because the Croms don’t want him? Or Is it his manoeuvring?
Sam has to hold the Marks he almost takes.
That is the difference between a good key forward and a depth player.
He can do it, we have seen glimpses of it, but he has to do it consistently