Round 2 - Force vs Reds, NIB Stadium, 2nd March @ 6:30pm (AWST)

[Highlander35]

That final dangerous one is 100% correct, arms need to at least try and go around the tackler, no effort whatsoever.

Refs been rubbish for both sides in general though. No flow whatsoever.

 

[saulityvi]

What about the judo throw by blue 17? What the hell is this ref on?

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[TOCC]

No arms

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It's the officiating...

2 mins earlier the ball player ducked into contact and they were penalised because they tackled him high, so.. naturally the next time a ball carrier ducks into contact the tackler goes even lower, you go lower then hip high and it's always going to be a tackle like that

How do you tackle a player 1v1 if they ball carrier is lowering their centre of gravity and ducking before contact?

 

[Braveheart81]

How tf are you supposed to tackle someone when you get penalised for that?

Use your arms. You can't just dive your shoulder at someone's knees with no attempt to wrap the arms.

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[Moono75]

Try Rona......come on Force!

 

[dru]

Well done Force.
Reds, get these guys!

 

[cyclopath]

How tf are you supposed to tackle someone when you get penalised for that?

I think the point was he used no arms - it's like the cannonball at the legs that TPN and others used to do - it's not legal, even though it looked pretty innocuous.

 

[Ash]

These officials. The last high ball before the try the Force 6 had stood 2m from where the ball landed from when the ball was kicked.

edit: the Force 6 was the one who got the loose ball, of course.

How pro refs miss this stuff is a killer.

 

[Highlander35]

Use your arms. You can't just dive your shoulder at someone's knees with no attempt to wrap the arms.

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Having said that, TPN has made a career out of doing that exactly.

 

[Ash]

Reds deserve to lose though, their lineout woeful.

 

[TOCC]

This refs a joke.. Force player was clearly off his feet at the rock


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[Braveheart81]

Having said that, TPN has made a career out of doing that exactly.

To be fair to TPN though if he never used his arms he wouldn't have broken his forearm twice doing it.

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[Ash]

This refs a joke.. Force player was clearly off his feet at the rock


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He has only reffed one side in the second half.

Reds have still been their own worse enemies.

 

[Twoilms]

It's the officiating.

2 mins earlier the ball player ducked into contact and they were penalised because they tackled him high, so.. naturally the next time a ball carrier ducks into contact the tackler goes even lower, you go lower then hip high and it's always going to be a tackle like that

How do you tackle a player 1v1 if they ball carrier is lowering their centre of gravity and ducking before contact?

With your arms

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[TOCC]

He has only reffed one side in the second half.

Reds have still been their own worse enemies.

Reds have been shit, but this Ref has been shocking as well

 

[Up the Guts]

Can't remember the last time a ref had a good game.

 

[TOCC]

With your arms

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You missed the point

 

[Ash]

Sigh.

That call from the ref sums up this game.

 

[Highlander35]

To be fair to TPN though if he never used his arms he wouldn't have broken his forearm twice doing it.

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Lots of head knocks too though.

 

[cyclopath]

Having said that, TPN has made a career out of doing that exactly.

Indeed. As I said earlier, and they cracked down on it a couple of years back. I seem to recall the flying leg chop with arms was even deemed not on due to the higher risk of injury.