Smith conversion

[innsaneink]

Goal kickers aren't allowed to improved their angle when attempting a conversion… Cant shorten the angle.
But some kickers prefer to be a bit off centre rather then right in front, are you allowed to take the kick from wider than where the try was scored?

 

[happy_tiger]

Goal kickers aren't allowed to improved their angle when attempting a conversion… Cant shorten the angle.
But some kickers prefer to be a bit off centre rather then right in front, are you allowed to take the kick from wider than where the try was scored?

Don't think you can Ink , can remember many years ago when one player in a game didn't take a penalty on the mark the ref called and he called a scrum , we took it few metres behind the actual mark

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Especially can't move it sideway

 

[innsaneink]

Penalties would be a different thing to conversions…. You'd think the kick would have to be parallel to where the try was scored

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Not sure about the actual rule, but its not the first time I have seen a player take it back and wider of the mark for a Conversion.

I suppose the important aspect id they dont 'improve' the kick option.

 

[Fraze23]

It was from right in front. It isn't as though he gained an unfair advantage. He would have kicked it regardless.

 

[innsaneink]

It was from right in front. It isn't as though he gained an unfair advantage. He would have kicked it regardless.

I reckon for certain kickers theyd prefer it a bit off center, they swing the ball and its preferable to trying to kick strainght
Its not about him kicking the goal, its about the rule

 

[VanillaThunder]

Moving the ball back is improving the angle, so I don't see why they wouldn't be allowed to move it sideways away from the posts. Opening the angle at the expense of distance is a pretty fair compromise for mine.

 

[yeti]

I hate Smith with a passion, but by God I wish he played for us. The best player I have ever seen for taking every little advantage he can get away with. And he gets away with plenty.

 

[newtiger]

I wish Rowdy had of walked up and told the ref to make Camo move the kick back to where it should have been taken, just to get under his kin.

 

[tigerbenji]

A great player is Smith, He bends the rules & gets away with it.