There is no law against a "forward pass" per se. Momentum takes many passes forward. The law prohibits a throw forward, and looking at the video, the hand did not move forward as the ball was propelled. Momentum and perhaps some spinning rotation caused the ball to loop, but the hand movement was towards the passer's try line. Clear and simple application of the law says no breach of the throw forward law.
If I had a dollar for every time I have tried to explain this to people angrily claiming their team was robbed by a "forward pass" , I 'd buy a case of Grange. :stoked:
Sluggy
Roar Guru
There is no law against a "forward pass" per se. Momentum takes many passes forward. The law prohibits a throw forward, and looking at the video, the hand did not move forward as the ball was propelled. Momentum and perhaps some spinning rotation caused the ball to loop, but the hand movement was towards the passer's try line. Clear and simple application of the law says no breach of the throw forward law. If I had a dollar for every time I have tried to explain this to people angrily claiming their team was robbed by a "forward pass" , I 'd buy a case of Grange. :stoked: