Re: phil bentham : Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:13 am
LFC Saint wrote:
Yes it was Jermaine Mcgilvray.
Walsh attempts get up and is held down once more, it was a clear penalty to Saints. As for retaliation, its never punished anymore. Especially for a push at the play the ball. Fielden used to do it at every single play the ball once he was tackled, throughout his career.
Walsh attempts get up and is held down once more, it was a clear penalty to Saints. As for retaliation, its never punished anymore. Especially for a push at the play the ball. Fielden used to do it at every single play the ball once he was tackled, throughout his career.
McGilvray was lucky not to be put in bin for 10 minutes for holding down like he did, have seen a few players sin binned for similar (think Jamie Shaul was sent against Warrington for less earlier this season IIRC) and that could have seen Huddersfield down to 11 after what Ferres did
The drop goal debate can go on and on, even with the video referee looking at it one angle suggests it went over and another suggests it misses so would be a hard call to make. This didnt cost Huddersfield the game IMO, they had 6 tackles to contain Saints in their own half and out of range for a drop goal and failed to do so...they also had 3 earlier drop goal attempts charged down by Saints players, whereas Walsh was able to convert a drop goal on his first effort. This says to me that late in the game the Saints players efforts were more than the Giants and seemed to want the win more in how they finished.
In all honesty if the boot was on the other foot and Walsh's drop goal had been waved away like Brough's was I would be of the same opinion as most Giants fans that it should have been given but I do think it would have been harsh to give it when it wasnt clear and would have decided the game...tough call for Bentham to make and was always going to upset one set of fans whether he gave it or not. But as said above, Huddersfield still had a chance to stop Saints going down field and kicking a drop goal which they didnt do and that is as much to blame for their loss yesterday than anything else