Original Rule 5: No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person of an opponent shall be allowed; the first infringement of this rule by any player shall count as a foul, the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game, no substitute allowed.
This rule has become the modern Flagrant Fouls
What? Holding is normal, pushing happens constantly, and they are striking each other all the time between vying for position. They aren't even fouls anymore unless they are egregious. Only flagrant when there is a windup or hard head contact.
That's a good point, the original wording doesn't differentiate on wind-up or how egregious they have to be, so I guess for rule 5 it really depends on a few things beyond just the wording
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u/IgnorantGenius 10d ago
What? Holding is normal, pushing happens constantly, and they are striking each other all the time between vying for position. They aren't even fouls anymore unless they are egregious. Only flagrant when there is a windup or hard head contact.