snake77
I think there may be a lot of firsts for Elliot while he's coaching us.
I know in Australia a lot of people think Elliot is a bit odd and obviously he's not our first choice but it may end up being a strange combination that works.
I think there may be a lot of firsts for Elliot while he's coaching us.
I know in Australia a lot of people think Elliot is a bit odd and obviously he's not our first choice but it may end up being a strange combination that works.
The penalty try thing in rugby league is a joke.
I hate the incinsistency or subjectivity of it.
Surely if a player commits an illegal act in that directly stops a player scoring a try it has to be a penalty try?
Any fluffing around just makes a joke of the rule and is dumb as hell.
the simple question is, Did Locke cause a try not to be scored by kneeing a player who was trying to score?
The answer is yes.
Whether he meant to or not should be totally irrelevant.
This stupidity is magnified even further by the fact a penalty was given for the act.
That means it was an illegal act. there was no doubt at all that the players was going to score so I can't for the life of me understand why it was not given as a penalty try.
I hate the incinsistency or subjectivity of it.
Surely if a player commits an illegal act in that directly stops a player scoring a try it has to be a penalty try?
Any fluffing around just makes a joke of the rule and is dumb as hell.
the simple question is, Did Locke cause a try not to be scored by kneeing a player who was trying to score?
The answer is yes.
Whether he meant to or not should be totally irrelevant.
This stupidity is magnified even further by the fact a penalty was given for the act.
That means it was an illegal act. there was no doubt at all that the players was going to score so I can't for the life of me understand why it was not given as a penalty try.
Hitman82
Agreed, the inconsistencies are absurd. If the NRL were awarding a penalty try for incidents such as the Locke one, there would be dozens more awarded every season. They err on the conservative side, which is why acts like this are not punished as severely as made possible by the rulebook.
The only time you can guarantee a penalty try is when a player is cms from planting a loose ball, with no opposition player near it, when taken out from behind with obvious intent.
8 point tries are another rule rarely enforced. There are loads of high tackles, knees, sliding feet, etc committed on players in the act of scoring - but they are very rarely awarded.
Similarly, you can only guarantee an 8 point try if a player is absolutely mangled by an illegal act while planting the ball. IE, knocked out by a massive swinging arm.
NRL referees are very conservative when it comes to awarding either of these, because of how seriously they can effect the outcome of a game.
Another stupid thing is, if we were 30 ahead of the Storm I suspect a penalty try would be far more likely. Tries which are normally sent to the video ref are often just blown when they aren't a risk of impacting on the outcome of a game.
snake77
Also if a team is up by 30 points the need for the video ref mysteriously disappears.
Jay M
just to clarify when you say an illegal act - does this also mean offside on the tryline? because that would lead to a multitude of penalty tries... I'm not saying I'd be against it if it kept everyone onside - just seeking clarification.
I guess this is the main point of interest for me...
Why is commiting an illegal act that STOPS a player from scoring a crucial try more acceptable in terms of 'affecting the outcome of a game' than actual calling a penalty try?
If the team trying to score would've won with that try, but were robbed of a win by an illegal act then NOT calling it a penalty try is just as massive for that team as it would be to call the penalty try.
I have never understood why calling one is considered more of a 'big call' than not calling one.
Essentially meaning that if you are leading a game then the refs aren't going to cost you that lead... sounds biased towards the leading team.
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being offside on the try line in itself won't stop a player scoring.
They would have to be involved in an incident that directly stops the ball being placed down for a try.
Being offside would be a step or two back down the chain of events.
Jay M
the reason I used offside as an example... there could be three people involved in a tackle, and one was offside - that would make it tough to be a penalty try... but if it was a one on one situation - then it could well have been... offside's a tough one to police with that regard...
Personally I think any foul play on the try line should be a penalty try, including high shots, knees etc. the only one I'm not sure on how it should be policed is in the case of Locke on the weekend... he was running across and O'neill did seem to dive in front of him - so not Locke's fault. I'm not too bothered as to whether it is or isn't a try though - just so long as they are consistent... in my mind - that call on Sunday was just partial payback of many that haven't gone our way
edd
I wouldn't know about the start of the year. I went to my first ever Warriors game on 26th vs the Knights, and to every game since, so I only know what Mt Smart looks like when we're winning. Lucky for me I guess.
edd
Hitman82
Absolutely. I feel referees are loathe to call a try when it would directly CHANGE the apparent existing outcome of the game. This is not good, but it explains their tight-arse use of penalty and 8-point tries. So yes, leading teams get an advantage.
Similar to the way people (including commentators!) bitch and moan when a penalty kick is the winning play, particularly if it wasn't a blatant and/or serious incident.
I mean, when was the last time you saw a late in the game, locked-up scoreline changed because of a penalty kick caused by an offside defensive player? People hate seeing this kind of stuff, and referees hate awarding it.
EDIT: It sucks when it goes against us, and we count ourselves lucky when it goes in our favour. Overall, I am ok with how things are. I prefer to see scoring (even moreso, winning) plays created through rugby league skill and power, not through referee decisions.
The only time I am ok with a game-changing points-play being awarded (as a neutral) is for horrendously obvious illegal acts.
But coming right back to the beginning: My personal opinion on this incident is it was not serious enough to be a penalty try, and thus should not have been awarded a penalty.
The video referee and on-field referees had to choose whether it was a serious enough illegal play to warrant a penalty try, or whether to ignore it entirely. They chose a hypocritical pathway, which leads to this debate.
lolcaeks
yeah totally agree, i suppose you have to stay with the ref but geez wanna give the storm a bit more of a piggy back
I duplicated the arrows with the red showing how far past the ten the storm played the ball
and the yellow shows how far the ref was behind the ten
edd
Good image...
Can you draw a five mtr line between the 10s, cause I think the camera angle changes the distances between the two ten mtr lines, but the 5 mtr line should give a clear picture and confirm what your saying.
olek_skillgannon
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Finally got to catch up and watch the last six games of the warriors
we finally got a win over manly
and we SMASHED melbourne
wheres tupou is he injured
laumape is solid
and tht new prop matagi
edit and taylor he's offloading running crash balls trying to smash people on D he's been going all out
we finally got a win over manly
and we SMASHED melbourne
wheres tupou is he injured
laumape is solid
and tht new prop matagi
edit and taylor he's offloading running crash balls trying to smash people on D he's been going all out
Apus
Mate...you might want to sit down. I have some terrible news.
Tupou has left the Warriors. He now plays for the Raiders.
I know, I know. It's hard to hear, this forum was devastated for weeks.
edd
So it's clear as a bell that Mannering was correct in giving the ref a penalty for 12mts. Shoulda been a yellow card but then we'd just have three refs out there and they'd be even worse...
olek_skillgannon
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Sup42
There is a Bill Tupou thread somewhere here. Bill was released mid week at the time in a rapid shock sell to the Raiders.
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