Brumbies v Highlanders Friday 24 April GIO Stadium Canberra

[Brumby Runner]

The maul is destroying the Clan, but the Brumbies are joining it in front of Pocock every time - I'm not sure that's on. It seems to be an accepted thing these days (they are by no means the only offenders!), but it's obstruction if they join in front, no?

I think you're right Cyclo. And even if not, it should be offside if a player joins in front of the ball carrier. It did happen on each of the last two Brumbies' tries. I agree that it is being done by most teams with strong rolling mauls, but it really should be policed (at international level as well as Super). The maul can be a bit of a blight on the game imo and it is almost impossible to officiate properly, as well as being extremely difficult to defend.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Yeah it just looked odd. I accept it's a widespread practice, but it seemed just not quite right.
Nonetheless, the Brumbies maul is devastating at the moment - Clan seem to have no means to stop it or drop it.

The Laws of Rugby GOAT Exemption Clause: - If Sir doesn't ping you for it, keep doing it until they do.
(Hidden somewhere in the small print on page 200)

Well played by the Ponies. The Clan seem clueless.

 

[cyclopath]

I think you're right Cyclo. And even if not, it should be offside if a player joins in front of the ball carrier. It did happen on each of the last two Brumbies' tries. I agree that it is being done by most teams with strong rolling mauls, but it really should be policed (at international level as well as Super). The maul can be a bit of a blight on the game imo and it is almost impossible to officiate properly, as well as being extremely difficult to defend.

I guess that's my problem. It's bloody hard to defend legally, but inherently takes the contest for the ball out of the phase, which seems to be out of character with the charter of Rugby! If they (refs) let teams add even more blocks to the defenders ( which are perhaps illegal) it becomes pretty tough. But if they're all doing it, and you're good at it, why wouldn't you?

 

[cyclopath]

The Laws of Rugby GOAT Exemption Clause: - If Sir doesn't ping you for it, keep doing it until they do.

Well played by the Ponies. The Clan seem clueless.

Indeed!

 

[ACR]

I agree with all this 'technically illegal' maul stuff. The defense was already backpedaling off the lineout however. Piss poor.

There was a game we played last year or the year before against the Bulls. We didn't even contest the lineouts, just waited for those fat buggers to set up a maul. Stopped every single one of them (about 7 or 8) dead in their tracks. If only we prepared similarly this week.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

That's more like it from the Clan.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

45 minutes and the Clan turn the score into a pallindrome (31-13) with some meat of their own from a rolling maul type setup.

ACT 31- Speights Drinkers 13.

 

[ACR]

The replacements again letting us down with cohesion. Who would have thought?

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Clan coming back into this now.

 

[galumay]

Here come the boys from Otago! Same illegal mauling as the brumbies, at least the ref is consistent!!

 

[teach]

It is almost as if they thought they just had to turn up at the Canberra Stadium to win, with the main reason for the journey being to do some cool ANZAC stuff in Canberra, .

There's cool stuff to do in Canberra?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

^^^ 3000 foot above sea level, 100 miles from the sea. It gets cool, all right.

 

[Josh123]

With the ice on his shoulder TK looks like he is wearing huge NFL shoulder pads

 

[Dctarget]

So apparently the celebratory jazz hands from Pocock is the AUSLAN sign for clapping..

Hope I'm not being grossly ignorant here, but can't clapping be the sign for clapping?

 

[Josh123]

Almost one of the best tries all season

 

[boyo]

There's cool stuff to do in Canberra?

H'apparently

 

[Hugh Jarse]

The finish was not one for the highlight reels Henry! Up until then though it was looking good.

 

[cyclopath]

So apparently the celebratory jazz hands from Pocock is the AUSLAN sign for clapping..

Hope I'm not being grossly ignorant here, but can't clapping be the sign for clapping?

What's the Auslan sign for "Jazz-hands"?

 

[galumay]

Hope I'm not being grossly ignorant here, but can't clapping be the sign for clapping?

Exactly my thought! I have a deaf friend, will have to ask

EDIT - someone played a joke on the idiot commentators.

http://www.auslan.org.au/dictionary/words/clapping-1.html?flavour=full

 

[boyo]

What's the go with using a quad-bike to take the kicking tee out? Why can't they use a trainer?