I agree it was not his responsibility to get 11 out there in the first place.
Everything after that is definitely his responsibility...Freeman by his own words (correctly) stated as the HC his ultimate job is to see/notice/catch Everything...that is literally the ultimate responsibility of a HC when you break it down to the basics.
When the play occurred he should have noticed something was off without counting, then been prompted to do a quick count, then realized the mistake someone else had made, then sprung into action...instead he froze up to the point he didn't even capitalize on the fact the opponent made a substitution which opened the opportunity for him to correct the mistake without fear of penalty.
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