southerntiger
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@innsaneink said:
That the price you pay for running behind your own player. This aint gridiron.
Bunker blues
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That the price you pay for running behind your own player. This aint gridiron.
Masterton
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@southerntiger said:
Exactly. Start giving the players any more leeway, and coaches will suddenly come up with some new "moves" involving players running behind other players.
Players (esp. Johnson) should know not to run behind others, and they should also know not to contact defenders if someone is running behind them. Jump out the way if you have to.
goldcoast_tiger
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@Harvey said:
Harvey, They have to be outside a 10 metre circle around the receiver.
As long as they are outside it they are ok. It doesn't matter if they are in line with the receiver
shiretiger
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No one has mentioned the decision to go to the Bunker for the No Try because JAC grounded the ball early in the first half.
I can only assume that it was time for a Chicken Ad because there wasn't a Warrior within 2 metres of him.
I can only assume that it was time for a Chicken Ad because there wasn't a Warrior within 2 metres of him.
Woods played the rules perfectly. Anthony Milford has a habbit of playing the rules too, im sure he did it to us before, had no chance of tackling a player, takes a dive off one of our players shoulder with minimal contact, try disallowed and a penalty broncos. Not to mention the other night against storm, where he threw a pass to a storm players back who was laying next to the ruck..
If the rules can be exploited for our gain, go for it. But geez will i be livid if it happens against us again haha
If the rules can be exploited for our gain, go for it. But geez will i be livid if it happens against us again haha
Gary_Bakerloo
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They need to be able to rule on forward passes. We have a "world record" line for swimming races, why can't we have similar technology for forward passes? Such technology would enable to the bunker to see the ball leave hands in a forward direction.
@GNR4LIFE said:
We did well to recover from that. To not see that and let it go was a shocker.. Officials just can't get those calls wrong, and they rarely do, but unfortunately this time they did and it really hurt us. We have just as much right to complain about the officiating in that game as the Warriors, I mean they're up in arms about a try that shouldn't have even been a try! :crazy At least we have legitimate criticisms.
The fox team (not the kiwi commentators who are always the worst) were acting like the two obstruction calls were the worst decisions in the history of the game. I thought they were both fair calls. You can't run around your own man… we get pinged for it all the time, even when a try isn't scored.
They were also acting like Woods is the first player in history to make contact and call for a penalty... it happens all the bloody time.
They were also acting like Woods is the first player in history to make contact and call for a penalty... it happens all the bloody time.
jirskyr
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I think Rankin milked it more than Woods. Rank definitely added some theatrics and open arms, Woods sort of ambled up, saw a defender in his road and pushed him, then complained once Johnston had run around.
But I'm with everyone here - regardless of being a Tigers or Warriors supporter, you can't run around your own player to advantage. JT said it twice in the presser and he is right.
Some commentators / media seem to think the rule changes if you are attacking from a set play or in broken play, saying things like "was he supposed to disappear?" Smart teams have worked out to pass or lob behind the decoy, so you can't get pinged for running around, but we all need to remember that decoy / block runners essentially make themselves offside and it is not the defender's obligation to run the obstacle course they sometimes present.
But I'm with everyone here - regardless of being a Tigers or Warriors supporter, you can't run around your own player to advantage. JT said it twice in the presser and he is right.
Some commentators / media seem to think the rule changes if you are attacking from a set play or in broken play, saying things like "was he supposed to disappear?" Smart teams have worked out to pass or lob behind the decoy, so you can't get pinged for running around, but we all need to remember that decoy / block runners essentially make themselves offside and it is not the defender's obligation to run the obstacle course they sometimes present.
sideline_eye
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They wouldn't need any more cameras to rule on forward passes. All they need to do is superimpose a grid on the field and then see which way the ball goes on that grid. It could be done quickly and simply. Forward passes are a blight on the game as you just can't defend against them.
Coastie_Tiger
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@sideline eye said:
They should use the soccer model which shows offsides, the 10 yrd ring for free kicks both adequately could show the 10m rule, i agree its simple if they can do it in the A league premier league ect why cant the NRL do it :bash
@The_Doc said:
Its not so simple as that.
You have to take into account the forward velocity of the player throwing the pass.
If he's running at full pelt a legal pass will travel forward with respect to the ground.
The best people to judge a forward pass is the touch judges who are running on the same line as the play.
I guess they could have cameras on each side that travel with the line of play, or just get the touchies to do their job.
sideline_eye
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@LARDS said:
It is asking too much for officials to take into account the pace of the passer. A forward pass is a forward pass is a….....
@Winnipeg said:
I agree. Both calls were possibly hard on the Warriors but hardly shockers.
supercoach
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Bottom line, if the calls went against us we would have these boards would be full of angry posters, but I guess at the end of the day the calls basically evened out, so the better team won
