Benji's 'Kick' - Harrigan's Verdict

[Marshall_magic]

If Harrigan says it's a try, the decision was probably wrong.

 

[innsaneink]

my understanding is the rules of the game say the 'use' of a drop kick is for the restarting of play and an attempt at a scoring motion… This was neither.

outside of that and within general play, the only other form of a kick within the rules of the game is a'punt', and a punt is when the ball is dropped from the hands and is kicked 'before' it touches the ground...

Happy for it to be called either way, but probably not too happy if the shoe was on the other foot?!

Mate if one was inclined you can drop kick for touch, general play, whatever
you like….even conversions. ( I think)

 

[jirskyr]

my understanding is the rules of the game say the 'use' of a drop kick is for the restarting of play and an attempt at a scoring motion… This was neither.

outside of that and within general play, the only other form of a kick within the rules of the game is a'punt', and a punt is when the ball is dropped from the hands and is kicked 'before' it touches the ground...

Happy for it to be called either way, but probably not too happy if the shoe was on the other foot?!

Mate if one was inclined you can drop kick for touch, general play, whatever
you like….even conversions. ( I think)

Mitch Brown once scored off a drop kick playing against us for Cronulla. He went for a chip and chase but it was mistimed, just so happened to be mistimed as a legitimate drop-kick; landed in the in-goal and he won the chase.

 

[stryker]

All the hype surrounding the scuffed kick (in which he 100% gets his foot to the ball AS it bounces) when nobody is discussing one of the cleanest, most amazing sidesteps I have ever seen….Darius Boyd didnt get within 2 metres of Benji! i could watch that step a million times over and still be amazed....

Exactly mate…He still had a fair bit to do after his poor kick...pulled off a one on one strip against Scott (who is arguably stronger), and then produced a CLASSIC Marshal step to totally bamboozal Boyd. Great work by the Benj...