Froggy
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Totally disagree BH, there are any amount of time a player only gets one hand to an attempted intercept and re-gathers it (have done it myself). The point you make at the end of your discussion is effectively that an attempted intercept is a spoiling play and not a genuine attacking play, and on that point you and I will have to agree to disagree. To any observer there is a mile of difference between a genuine intercept attempt and a cynical knock-down (or knock-on if you like). Certainly there will be a small number of instances where the distinction is not that clear, and that no doubt is why the laws have tried to define that. My point is that they have that definition wrong.
If the laws were following your line, they would simply say that any intercept attempt that was unsuccessful would be ruled deliberate foul play.
If the laws were following your line, they would simply say that any intercept attempt that was unsuccessful would be ruled deliberate foul play.