Counties Manukau v Tasman

[Rapido]

@crash

Then the fatty didn't need to run his obstructing (or 'dummy') line then. If he couldn't get to him.

We'll never know if Lomax would have got him. Because someone was cheating in his way.

If your running in front of the ball carrier, and you contact a defender then .....,

That's my ruling anyway, god knows what the consensus clusterfuck refereeing black hole precedent currently is.

[Rapido]

Seeing the half time highlights.

Royal's first try should have been scrubbed too. Obstruction when those 2 guys break away without the ball.

[Dan543]

Bloody Foxtel have decided not to telecast this game in Aus.......Bastards

[mikedogz]

27 to 19. Nankivell try

[mikedogz]

Try to Leger. 27 to 24

[mikedogz]

what about the head high on that replay?

[mikedogz]

30 to 24 Ta$man

[mikedogz]

Accidental Defensive bomb from Ta$man lol

[mikedogz]

Penalty to try to Counties. Maul pulled down

[mikedogz]

31 to 30 Counties. Yellow card also

[Rapido]

Kerr' shoulder bounces from ball into Parkinson's chin.

Prob yellow.

But gee Nikoro. Filth.

[Bones]

Johnson wouldn't happen to be a Ta$man fan would he...

[mikedogz]

Potentially two cards against Counties. Swinging arm from Nikoro. Baden Kerr tackled high on a falling player. Shoulder to head.

[mikedogz]

14 versus 13

[mikedogz]

It may take a few years for players to get back to tackling on the hips, cheek to cheek.

[Rapido]

@mikedogz said in Counties Manukau v Ta$man:

It may take a few years for players to get back to tackling on the hips, cheek to cheek.

That's what I'm thinking. It's going to be card carnage for a few years until techniques are lowered.
Re; Kerr.

Not Nikoro, hiscwas just foul play regardless of tackling height techniques.

[Stargazer]

Awesome try from TNW!

[mikedogz]

TNW!!! like a hot knife through butter. 38 to 30

[Rapido]

I've quite like ref's clarity tonight. But, to get my undieing love - he should have restarted after that TNW try with a Counties penalty on halfway.

[Stargazer]

Just a question: is there a rule that says for how long a player has to be held up by opposition players before a maul is called? There doesn't seem to be any consistency at all. Some refs call it a maul after a few seconds, others seem to wait much longer.