Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS)

[Kiwiwomble]

Penalty is harsh, looked like knocked on in the tackle

[Nepia]

Coltman went up slightly earlier than our prop.

[Nepia]

That's BS, we had two players cleaning out then, just because you're competing it doesn't mean it's an automatic penalty.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nepia I mean...you can see the player on the ground pulling it back out of his hands...

[Kiwiwomble]

The camera team have been shit, they keep going to close ups so we don’t actually see what the ref is calling, just hear the whistle blow

[Nepia]

Don't red card him please.

[Kiwiwomble]

He was looking fakatava , no eyes for anyone else or the ball...he’s gone

You can see the realisation in his eyes when the other guy come flying in

[Nepia]

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

He was looking fakatava , no eyes for anyone else or the ball...he’s gone

If we lose I'll then change my comment and say we were robbed as it should have been a red.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nepia said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

Don't red card him please.

Quoting just so you can’t change it

[Nepia]

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

@Nepia said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

Don't red card him please.

Quoting just so you can’t change it

See above. Edit: Whoops, you've seen above. Disregard.

[Bones]

Wtf is Dixon going on about and why wouldn't he stop?

[Yeetyaah]

@Bones he's thirsty for the shield

[Kiwiwomble]

@Yeetyaah he’s in the box seat now

[ACT Crusader]

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

He was looking fakatava , no eyes for anyone else or the ball...he’s gone

The Bay halfback was probably more of a factor in the fall. The Otago player did try and halt his momentum when he realised the other Bay player had jumped.

[Yeetyaah]

@ACT-Crusader nah that's bullshit, no eyes on the ball. Reckless as hell.

[antipodean]

@Bones said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

Wtf is Dixon going on about and why wouldn't he stop?

Dixon should be reminded he's not playing soccer.

YC seems fair.

[bayimports]

@Bones said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

Wtf is Dixon going on about and why wouldn't he stop?

think the ref was pretty clear, tipped by own player, reckless play by Otago and still a card, if he landed on his head different, but he didn't according to how they saw and explained it. Think Ash just wanted straight red

[Kiwiwomble]

@ACT-Crusader said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

He was looking fakatava , no eyes for anyone else or the ball...he’s gone

The Bay halfback was probably more of a factor in the fall. The Otago player did try and halt his momentum when he realised the other Bay player had jumped.

I think that’s all correct but missing he still has realisability to protect the player isn’t he air, if he’d been watching the ball and gone up himself it might have been different

[reprobate]

Its contact with a player in the air, who landed on his head. It's red by the rules, unless you're a coward who doesn't want to make a call in a big game.

Shouldn't be though, cause it's pretty much accidental.
But those are the rules.

[ACT Crusader]

@Yeetyaah said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

@ACT-Crusader nah that's bullshit, no eyes on the ball. Reckless as hell.

He probably thought the Bay halfback was going to take it. He was in position to do it. But the fullback came flying in.

All within his right to do.

I don’t disagree with the YC. It was more an unfortunate one in my book.