Because there is no way to prove he didn't then yes.Originally Posted by Izzy
Your example doesn't work because it accounts total games listed on the team sheet by the player and it means they have to not be listed on their correct age which means they never played their age in those games and if they never stepping on the pitch then they didn't play any gameI suspect there are plenty of examples of players playing up that also have their name on their correct age team sheet with no intention of playing. I am always surprised by how many upsets there are in the finals series, and I suspect this issue has a bit to do with it.
Your example can go the other way though, if you have a spare slot, list the player in his age even if the player never takes the field and allow him to play age up. I know of one coach that did this a few years ago, so when his team made finals that player who had actually played up an age all year and never his own could come back and play his own age because the team sheets had him playing both games every week.
