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If Maloney feels free to blow up about an obvious penalty try I feel within my rights to blow up about Penrith players constantly tackling Gold Coast players around the throat.
One time a Gold Coast player was dragged back metres while in the choke hold.
And not once did a referee blow his whistle for foul play.
Penrith use the choke as a weapon so often it must be coached.
Maloney blows up over the Titans' match-winning penalty try
I think Aussie Rules tends to get things right more often than Rugby League.
A Back Page comment from last night:
‘In Aussie Rules, Friend would have got 6 weeks and Slater applauded because of his bump on the opponent.’
Slater innocent: Congratulations NRL judiciary, it was the right call
Paul
In the 1930’s, Australian Captain Wally Prigg and the team were advised that if they broke the rule (law) that they were not to consume carbohydrates or liquids at the pre-test lunch
(we don’t want our players waterlogged for the game) they would be dropped.
Wally Prigg smuggled potatoes into the lunch and was found out by the team management.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DROPPED – but he wasn’t.
Because the team management used some common sense.
Is it possible to apply some commonsense with the ?Slater situation?
Slater is guilty but shouldn’t miss the grand final
So, Friend who completed a tackle that could have caused a player to become a quadriplegic will be allowed to play.
Whereas, Slater who affected a sideline tackle that would not have bruised a grape is likely to be suspended.
Hmm.
Slater is guilty but shouldn’t miss the grand final
I thought today’s articles were spot on. As David Lord said:
‘Law-makers brought in the rule to stop defenders shoulder charging front-on and not using their arms. …..But Slater wasn’t front-on, he was side-on to Sharks winger Sosaia Feki.’
The law was about stopping car crash scenarios, where a shoulder is used against a body or head when the aggregate forces (velocity and force of impact) are high.
The law was never meant to be applied to the Slater situation.
Billy Slater can mount a serious challenge to a shoulder charge
As a start, I would simplify the knock on rule.
If the ball is dropped then possession should go to the other team
irrespective of the ball’s trajectory.
In the future, a computer chip should be placed in the ball
to determine if a pass was flat or backward.
Four rule changes for rugby league
The NRL needs to be serious about player safety especially in situations that are black and white.
eg stiff arms contacting the face and lifting the torso above the head.
The game is tough enough without players having to accept an increased risk of a broken nose, jaw or eye socket or what is worse, a spinal injury.
I thought the Terepo stiff arm was a calculated act of thuggery which would have deserved a send off in any era of the game.
The Raiders were forced to play without one of their best while Terepo remained on the field and helped Parramatta win 2 points – which will be crucial by season’s end.
How could no ’10 minutes in the bin’ not occur?
Only if the referees and linespeople did not see the occurrence.
How could no send off happen?
Only if the referees were under instructions to only place on report, not send off.
Yes, Cotric deserved to be sent off.
Yes, Terepo deserved to be sent off.
Was the Cotric incident yet another false dawn for the send off?