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where the penalty removes/awards points for a field goal, safety or
1-point try;
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where better/worse field position has to be traded against more/less
favourable down number;
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where Team B can choose enforcement at the previous spot or the dead-ball
spot after a kick (including when an untouched
free kick has gone out of bounds) and the length of the kick and/or
return does not "obviously" indicate the preferable outcome;
generally:
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a long kick and a short return will suggest previous spot
enforcement;
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a short kick or long return will suggest dead-ball spot
enforcement;
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where the team last in possession can choose to decline offsetting fouls due to
the "clean hands"
(Rule 10-1-4 Exception 1)
or "postscrimmage kick enforcement"
(Rule 10-1-4 Exception 2)
rules;
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where (at or near the end of a quarter) a strong wind or other factors
may affect which way a team wants to play the next down;
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where Team A may decline the distance portion of a penalty on a try in
order to maintain the same spot for the kicker
(Rule 8-3-3-b-2).
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