Refs allowing more time in the tackle this year? : Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:45 pm  

Both sky games this season have shown the refs giving the defending team more time in the tackle.

Have the rfl made a conscious decision to move to international rules (NRL) or are they being lenient in the first few weeks.

Re: Refs allowing more time in the tackle this year? : Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:55 pm  

Doseymarker wrote:

Both sky games this season have shown the refs giving the defending team more time in the tackle.

Have the rfl made a conscious decision to move to international rules (NRL) or are they being lenient in the first few weeks.

watching tonights game, hull fc v wigan it certainly looks that way, but this is one tactic nobblehas always employed

both teams were allowed to lay on, but wiggan just seem to take forever to move away from the tackle

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:12 am  

Outrageous.

If this continues games of Rugby League might actually break out.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:19 am  

Asim wrote:

Outrageous.

If this continues games of Rugby League might actually break out.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:30 am  

Well Ganson decided to give what seemed like a penalty every minute or so in the 1st half at Headingley tonight including a few for lying on. Then in the 2nd I think he give 4 in total and 0 for laying on. It was as if someone had give him a word at HT as the ruck clearence didnt exactly improve in the 2nd.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:51 am  

I noticed the ref was very lenient in tonights Hull/Wigan game RE laying on at the tackle. Give em some time sure but it seemed like an age at every tackle at some stages tonight.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:17 am  

Hopefully it will continue. It can only be good for the game and should help to prevent it becoming the scooting contest that it's looked like turning into for a couple of years.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:46 am  

gansen was shocking, ruined the game for both sides. blew the whistle for every mortal thing in the first 20 minutes( 21 pens in the first 20 minutes).loads he could have let go and have a word on the run. then he let everything go which resulted in some nastiness creeping in.suddenly he resorted to blowing for everything again. the players must have been so confused. the guy wanted to be the game, not for the first time either. an enjoyable game was ruined by this idiot.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:31 am  

trys'r'us wrote:

Hopefully it will continue. It can only be good for the game and should help to prevent it becoming the scooting contest that it's looked like turning into for a couple of years.

ballacks....


the ref should give the tacklers a count of 2 to get off him,if they are'nt off him then he should blow up, and if the defensive line is'nt set in time to prevent a scoot then so be it...

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:47 am  

yeah...lets count to two....because every tackle is the same.



The best part is, if its a move by the RFL, they are only 9 years too late. Artificially slowing the play the ball will not get England anywhere near Aus or NZ.

The best part is, in Australia, we're gonna be speeding up the play the ball!