Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022
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@nzzp said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Great argument for a twenty minute red
I'm a fairly casual observer of super rugby these days, never been a huge fan of the blues, but definitely not a fan of that decision.
Disclaimer: I also don't know the finer nuances of the new red card rules, so I'm more than happy to be told my opinion is stupid.
Surely Clark is the more vulnerable player in the air, and the ref using the justification that "he was reckless and mistimed it because he moved from the chargedown action to trying to protect himself mid air". I'd have thought that when he realised there was going to be a collision, it's natural reflex to protect oneself and that's not hugely indicative of anything more than a guy not wanting to land on his head.
Surely at some point in contact sport, you have to accept that unfortunate contact does happen. Much like a head clash. Penalty at best and move on.
@aucklandwarlord I don't disagree in principle, but that's not the current law interpretations
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@machpants said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Hooker joined the mail from the side
In front of the ball carrier
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@machpants said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Hooker joined the mail from the side
Right in front of the touchie
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@machpants said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Hooker joined the mail from the side
In front of the ball carrier
@gt12 said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@machpants said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Hooker joined the mail from the side
In front of the ball carrier
fair call
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@machpants said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Hooker joined the mail from the side
In front of the ball carrier
@gt12 said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@machpants said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Hooker joined the mail from the side
In front of the ball carrier
Now they decide to ref the attacking maul
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@stargazer said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Well-deserved try.
Not so deserved after all. No try.
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And it wasn't even Tolai they were looking at!
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Tavatavanawai is a stud. Did any of the NZ teams want him?
About time he got game time for MP.
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Tavatavanawai is a stud. Did any of the NZ teams want him?
About time he got game time for MP.
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Tavatavanawai is a stud. Did any of the NZ teams want him?
About time he got game time for MP.
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@nzzp said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Great argument for a twenty minute red
I'm a fairly casual observer of super rugby these days, never been a huge fan of the blues, but definitely not a fan of that decision.
Disclaimer: I also don't know the finer nuances of the new red card rules, so I'm more than happy to be told my opinion is stupid.
Surely Clark is the more vulnerable player in the air, and the ref using the justification that "he was reckless and mistimed it because he moved from the chargedown action to trying to protect himself mid air". I'd have thought that when he realised there was going to be a collision, it's natural reflex to protect oneself and that's not hugely indicative of anything more than a guy not wanting to land on his head.
Surely at some point in contact sport, you have to accept that unfortunate contact does happen. Much like a head clash. Penalty at best and move on.
@aucklandwarlord unfortunate contact happens a lot around Clarke. I don't think we should be excusing reckless, dangerous play as unfortunate.
He's the player that forced the unfortunate contact, through reckless and dangerous actions. Maybe he needs to change?
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@dice said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Tavatavanawai is a stud. Did any of the NZ teams want him?
You'd think Highlanders would have snapped him up.
@kiwimurph said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@dice said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Tavatavanawai is a stud. Did any of the NZ teams want him?
You'd think Highlanders would have snapped him up.
Like Ive been saying, there is something wrong with the selecting down there.
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Wow that Blues lineout was really crooked ..how did the officials miss that ..?, am i missing something ..?
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Wow that Blues lineout was really crooked ..how did the officials miss that ..?, am i missing something ..?
@steven-harris said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Wow that Blues lineout was really crooked ..how did the officials miss that ..?, am i missing something ..?
They don't tend to police long throws like that. No idea why
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@aucklandwarlord unfortunate contact happens a lot around Clarke. I don't think we should be excusing reckless, dangerous play as unfortunate.
He's the player that forced the unfortunate contact, through reckless and dangerous actions. Maybe he needs to change?
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Wow that Blues lineout was really crooked ..how did the officials miss that ..?, am i missing something ..?
@steven-harris yeah, that was a shocker.
