Hands in the Back rule

[Grimfang]

Does anybody know where in the Laws of the Game 2008 I can find this rule relating to marking contests? I haven't been able to find it. The only ones that come close are:-

15.3 Free Kicks Relating to Disposal of the Football
15.4.3 Permitted Contact
Other than the Prohibited Contact identified under Law 15.4.5, a
Player may make contact with another Player:
(a) by using his or her hip, shoulder, chest, arms or open hands
provided that the football is no more than 5 metres away from
the Player;
(e) if such contact is incidental to a marking contest and the Player
is legitimately Marking or attempting to Mark the football.

AND

15.4.5 Prohibited Contact and Payment of Free Kick
A field Umpire shall award a Free Kick against a Player where he or
she is satisfied that the Player has made Prohibited Contact with an
opposition Player.
A Player makes Prohibited Contact with an opposition Player if he
or she:
(b) pushes an opposition Player in the back, unless such contact
is incidental to a Marking contest and the Player is legitimately
Marking or attempting to Mark the football;

According to these; hands in the back, and even a push, are allowable if it is incidental to a marking contest and the player is legitimately marking or attempting to mark the football.

Either there's a super-secret hidden section to the rules that contains the "Hands-in-the-back" rule OR we're currently playing with a rule interpretation that is the polar opposite of the ACTUAL rule.

[saintsrus]

I didnt see (C) Mathew Scarlett can do as he pleases

[perfectionist]

Section 15.4.6 states that the party of the first part - oops wrong contract,
it states, the foregoing is to be ignored if the offender is playing against Nick Riewoldt hereby referred to as the offendee (otherwise knownst as scum St Kilda player), as in this circumstance, any means necessary to stop the aforementioned offendee from marking the ball shall be deemed legal.
And two fried eggs.

[Spinner]

I didnt see (C) Mathew Scarlett can do as he pleases

Correct, using your elbo is STILL a push in the back. How pathetic are the umpiring fraternity.

Just because its not a hand, an elbo/forearm is still a push in the back. Resting an elbo/forearm in the back is fine (unlike the hand) but pushing with them is still a PUSH IN THE BACK.

Scarlett is a mole.