Recent content by Grant NZ

The ball carrier, not the ball, is not permitted to slide back in the maul. There’s no issue with the ball being transferred through the hands to the rear.

He didn't jump into the tackle, he has both feet on the ground when Slipper tackles him. It's just that Slipper went low and Retallick kind of trips over him. It looked bad in real time, but there was nothing wrong with the tackle or Retallick's action.

I think he wouldn't have called it. He'd have stopped the clock and then lectured Foley in a patronising manner sure to go viral on twitter.

Agreed

You wouldn't be discussing this call if it had happened in the 39th minute If it's more important to you, why wouldn't the ref also pay closer attention?

The sky shouldn't be blue.

If Foster's retained it'll be within 5 years max.

He kicked it in 2 seconds, that's pretty awesome tbf.

It's not though. A call in the 80th is more important than a call in the 3rd, the fact we're discussing this call proves that.

Nah, I would. For all the shit we AB fans get for blaming the ref, you haven't noticed that we're not immune from putting the blame on our players or coach? It was a random call but Foley also shat the bed.

I take your point, but equally - do you drive a bit more carefully in certain situations? Eg, in front of schools or when there's a cop behind you? I can totally accept that the call was out of the ordinary and I'd be shitty if the situation were reversed, but given the ref's warnings, I also...

Yeah, but think of all the money you save on legal fees, a sawn afterdavid isn't cheap.

I feel like they trialled this in the NPC a few years back. I think maybe it might be something that should still be at the ref's discretion rather than being written into the laws, I wonder if some teams might figure out some sort of advantage to be had if they know the other team is unlikely...

Paisami was the tackler.