Round 20 *Spoilers..

How can a knock forward whilst attempting a tackle be considered OK yet a touch of the ball whilst attempting a tackle always results in a restart of the tackle count to the attacking team? The try under the sticks to Cleary as a result was a bad call IMO. The refs made 2 or 3 horrible decisions at the end to gift Penrith the victory.
 
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How can a knock forward whilst attempting a tackle be considered OK yet a touch of the ball whilst attempting a tackle always results in a restart of the tackle count to the attacking team? The try under the sticks to Cleary as a result was a bad call IMO. The refs made 2 or 3 horrible decisions at the end to gift Penrith the victory.
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Yeah exactly, you see guys go in to make tackles and their hand hits the ball and they rule a knock on against the defender and six again to the attacking team.

So is it only a knock on (from the defender)if the attacking player is in the act of making a pass?

If not, then what's the difference between Kikau knocking the ball forward attempting a tackle and the Tigers player or any other players knocking the ball forward attempting a tackle.

It's a ridiculous rule, when you're going in and about to make contact it's a natural reflex to close your eyes, there's no way you know where exactly the ball is and are intentionally swinging your arm at it, you're swinging to make the tackle.
If you make contact with the ball it should be "play on" even if it goes forward, it's the attacking players responsibility to get a clean pass away, if they want to throw a pass with heat on them and it gets deflected in the act of making the tackle BAD LUCK.
 
Never seen a table as congested as this. Mathitcally, the Warriors who are 8th, or could still finish minor premiers
 
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How can a knock forward whilst attempting a tackle be considered OK yet a touch of the ball whilst attempting a tackle always results in a restart of the tackle count to the attacking team? The try under the sticks to Cleary as a result was a bad call IMO. The refs made 2 or 3 horrible decisions at the end to gift Penrith the victory.

Yeah exactly, you see guys go in to make tackles and their hand hits the ball and they rule a knock on against the defender and six again to the attacking team.

So is it only a knock on (from the defender)if the attacking player is in the act of making a pass?

If not, then what's the difference between Kikau knocking the ball forward attempting a tackle and the Tigers player or any other players knocking the ball forward attempting a tackle.

It's a ridiculous rule, when you're going in and about to make contact it's a natural reflex to close your eyes, there's no way you know where exactly the ball is and are intentionally swinging your arm at it, you're swinging to make the tackle.
If you make contact with the ball it should be "play on" even if it goes forward, it's the attacking players responsibility to get a clean pass away, if they want to throw a pass with heat on them and it gets deflected in the act of making the tackle BAD LUCK.
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Once upon a time a knock on was when the ball actually fell to the ground after being propelled in a forward direction. Now every tiny little bobble is considered to be a knock on even when the ball doesn't actually hit the ground! The rules of the game are so pedantic these days. I missed a few years of Rugby League, when did this all change?
 
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How can a knock forward whilst attempting a tackle be considered OK yet a touch of the ball whilst attempting a tackle always results in a restart of the tackle count to the attacking team? The try under the sticks to Cleary as a result was a bad call IMO. The refs made 2 or 3 horrible decisions at the end to gift Penrith the victory.

Yeah exactly, you see guys go in to make tackles and their hand hits the ball and they rule a knock on against the defender and six again to the attacking team.

So is it only a knock on (from the defender)if the attacking player is in the act of making a pass?

If not, then what's the difference between Kikau knocking the ball forward attempting a tackle and the Tigers player or any other players knocking the ball forward attempting a tackle.

It's a ridiculous rule, when you're going in and about to make contact it's a natural reflex to close your eyes, there's no way you know where exactly the ball is and are intentionally swinging your arm at it, you're swinging to make the tackle.
If you make contact with the ball it should be "play on" even if it goes forward, it's the attacking players responsibility to get a clean pass away, if they want to throw a pass with heat on them and it gets deflected in the act of making the tackle BAD LUCK.

Once upon a time a knock on was when the ball actually fell to the ground after being propelled in a forward direction. Now every tiny little bobble is considered to be a knock on even when the ball doesn't actually hit the ground! The rules of the game are so pedantic these days. I missed a few years of Rugby League, when did this all change?
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It’s because there’s a hundred different camera angles that can catch them. As opposed to 20 years ago.
 
Refs have had a big hand in souths comeback not so much with bad decisions but only favouring one side.Every penalty looks correct but only one side seems to be refereed.
 
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