Bizarre things

[eyewonder]

I'm sure everyone has seen some bizarre things on the footy field.

The maggies were playing the gold coast in the ellery hanley days.

The match was played in heavy rain and the ground was covered in water.

.Wests had scored an eight point try after Keith Colwell
had jumped on Wayne Simmons back after he had scored a try.

scores were pretty close and the chargers had forced a goal line dropout.It was pretty obvious by the state of the field that the dropout was going to be a challenge.
Graham Mckay took the dropout and of course the ball plugged and it didn't go the ten metres.Another way to lose a game.Peter Benson kicked the goal and it was a 12- 12 result.
I never understood why the referee didn't take a different spot for the kick to be taken from- like they do with casual water in golf.
Anyway,something that has stuck in my mind .Is there any provision in the rules for the ball to be moved?

 

[happy_tiger]

I'm sure everyone has seen some bizarre things on the footy field.

The maggies were playing the gold coast in the ellery hanley days.

The match was played in heavy rain and the ground was covered in water.

.Wests had scored an eight point try after Keith Colwell
had jumped on Wayne Simmons back after he had scored a try.

scores were pretty close and the chargers had forced a goal line dropout.It was pretty obvious by the state of the field that the dropout was going to be a challenge.
Graham Mckay took the dropout and of course the ball plugged and it didn't go the ten metres.Another way to lose a game.Peter Benson kicked the goal and it was a 12- 12 result.
I never understood why the referee didn't take a different spot for the kick to be taken from- like they do with casual water in golf.

Anyway,something that has stuck in my mind .Is there any provision in the rules for the ball to be moved?

I don't think there is actually but I totally agree They can do it from general play with penalties and scrums

That reminds me of Noel Crusher Cleal in an Origin game back in 84 I think it was
Crushers gone to take the line drop out and the ball hasn't gone 3 metres

C'mon all you NSW supporters you must remember the game Wally Lewis puts up the magical chip kick strategically aimed at the cross bar which drops downs to that try machine (and worlds sexiest footballer) Greg Dowling who plunges over for another Qld win :smiley:

 

[Ed_Reschs]

Don McKinnon? That was pretty bizarre and hilarious.
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[eyewonder]

I do recall both those events.

Rex Mossop was flabbergasted with Don Mckinnon and it was pretty funny.
In his defence ,he did say that he just had to go.,which is fair enough.

It is ironic that Mckinnon was also a police officer.Isn't urinating in a public place,and getting caught,a criminal offence?

I did see Dick Thornett dropkick ,successfully,a penalty shot for goal at Penrith Park one day.You don't see that every day.

 

[happy_tiger]

Or Parramatta in the 80's kicking for touch with a conversion shot (if that makes sense)

 

[Tigersmurf]

How about Terry Lamb kicking a field goal for Canterbury when they were two points behind! They lost by 1 point.

I still love Crusher Cleals dropout from under the posts when he completely missed the ball.

Ah, love league!

 

[Yossarian]

Or Parramatta in the 80's kicking for touch with a conversion shot (if that makes sense)

Ross Conlon did that for a while at Balmain. Used to really get up the nose of opp. fans. Was rarely successful in gaining more ground than a punt kick and took ages to organise. Come to think of it I can see why they got the Brad Pitts!

 

[happy_tiger]

Or Parramatta in the 80's kicking for touch with a conversion shot (if that makes sense)

Ross Conlon did that for a while at Balmain. Used to really get up the nose of opp. fans. Was rarely successful in gaining more ground than a punt kick and took ages to organise. Come to think of it I can see why they got the Brad Pitts!

Be a good ploy if you were ahead in a close game with not much time on the clock
I would just worry about Benji not finding touch 😱pen_mouth:

 

[Yossarian]

Or Parramatta in the 80's kicking for touch with a conversion shot (if that makes sense)

Ross Conlon did that for a while at Balmain. Used to really get up the nose of opp. fans. Was rarely successful in gaining more ground than a punt kick and took ages to organise. Come to think of it I can see why they got the Brad Pitts!

Be a good ploy if you were ahead in a close game with not much time on the clock
I would just worry about Benji not finding touch 😱pen_mouth:

Pretty sure they'd call time out if you tried to pull that one. Benji would shank it for sure!

 

[happy_tiger]

Actually something that I never saw but heard all about at my uncles wedding (true story)

My uncle (who used to play for Easts in Brisbane and the North Qld Marlins in the old state league days) was a goal kicker and a bit of a pretty boy (Why he played for Easts hey Watto)
Before he would have a shot at goal he would always preen himself tuck jersey in , pull socks up, smooth his pants right and run his hands through his hair etc

Anyway he was playing in Mount Isa and his team scored

He getting himself ready to take a shot at goal , preening himself as usual and a 50+ year old aboriginal woman ran him out a hairbrush to brush his hair and then gave him a kiss on the cheek

 

[underdog]

How about Terry Lamb kicking a field goal for Canterbury when they were two points behind! They lost by 1 point.

I still love Crusher Cleals dropout from under the posts when he completely missed the ball.

Ah, love league!

I remember hearing the radio call for this - could not believe it.

Tezza was interviewed afterwards and he swore black and blue he thought the score was 10-10\. Poor bugger.

 

[Yossarian]

Just lucky it was in the days before sports gambling took off!

 

[Tigerdave]

How about Terry Lamb kicking a field goal for Canterbury when they were two points behind! They lost by 1 point.

I still love Crusher Cleals dropout from under the posts when he completely missed the ball.

Ah, love league!

hah yeah I was going to mention Terry Lamb, from memory it was a Saturday arvo game against the Bears??

EDIT: nope it was against the Knights apparently, can't find any footage

 

[Marshall_magic]

Michael Witt for Parra in 2004 going for a short line drop out for his wingers, kicking into the wind. He hooked it badly, it curved around the goal post and went over the dead ball line on the full. Give him 20 attempts to do that again and I doubt be could.

 

[Bazzinator]

i remember one from a few years ago cant exactly remember who but someone kicked the ball and his boot went flying off and ended up going further downfield than the ball dont know how someone can not tie their shoelaces or wear the right size shoes if that was the reason

 

[Blackpearl]

same again not sure who … but i have seen someone slung to the ground and get up and play the ball at 180 deg to his own side. was quite funny really

 

[Tigersmurf]

Knights vs Souths (maybe Parra) I think. Knights defending their line and Johns brother at the marker position. Souths player played the ball and the Johns brother called "Mousetrap".

The dummy half then ran over the top of the ball and the johns boys jumped in and collected the ball. Classic!

 

[happy_tiger]

Can remember Steve Walters in a school rugby union game getting belted and getting up and playing the ball rugby league style
Did not go over well with hierachy at school
We were banned from playing league only could play union and you risked suspension or expulsion doing so

 

[jirskyr]

Three of my favs for Tigers:

1) Fitzhenry about 2006 contesting a bomb at Brookie, copping a self-administered Falcon and putting the ball some 6 rows into the rear grandstand.

2) Mick Beuttner at Leichhardt, chasing through a chip and attempting to toe the ball into the in-goal, only to strike it like Paul Scholes and send it punching like a scud missile into the Keith Barnes stand.

3) Daz Senter circa 2003 taking a quick tap from 1m out vs Raiders at Leichhardt, placing the ball untouched over the line before the defence had even moved. Ref awarded it on basis of having already provided the mark.

Other classics include Nathan Brown passing the ball into Lance Thommo's head from a 20m restart vs Melbourne 2000, Martin Kennedy from the Roosters doing something fairly similar but with better flailing arms.

I also recall, from many years back, Rocket Rod Wishart taking a kickoff for the Steelers at Wollongong, only to see the heavy wind catch the kick and push it backwards over his head on the full. Can't recall if this really happened though or just a figment of my fertile imagination.

 

[innsaneink]

The Senter try rings a bell but I think it was against the Sharks at Telstra in a rd 1 dbl header….think we saw the first of SBW that night in the next game when the dogs flogged the eels

Marty Bella played the ball backwards....quite a few have done that