Re: 40/20 : Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:10 pm  

{Hogan} wrote: According to this - http://www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... 08&hp2=420 We kicked 1 all last season. Ive never realised why we dont go for this more often, i think its a great play and can win you games with field position. Is there a main reason why we dont utilise it more often (apart from we are turd). Not quite as easy as that. Its not as if getting these 40/20 is childs play.

{Hogan} wrote: According to this - http://www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... 08&hp2=420 We kicked 1 all last season. Ive never realised why we dont go for this more often, i think its a great play and can win you games with field position. Is there a main reason why we dont utilise it more often (apart from we are turd). Not quite as easy as that. Its not as if getting these 40/20 is childs play.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:20 pm  

I dont get why we dont see teams kick from a 20 metre tap, or has this rule been scrapped now?

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:21 pm  

That Wigan kicked none at all is most suprising given we had Trent last season.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:24 pm  

Coventry Warrior! wrote:

I dont get why we dont see teams kick from a 20 metre tap, or has this rule been scrapped now?

I think you still can i remember sinfield trying not that long ago. I maybe wrong though

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:25 pm  

Sibbs Rhinos wrote:

I think you still can i remember sinfield trying not that long ago. I maybe wrong though

I can remember Long doing it in the GF I think but it was given as a Leeds scrum, but I maybe wrong.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:27 pm  

Sibbs Rhinos wrote:

I think you still can i remember sinfield trying not that long ago. I maybe wrong though

Agreed Sibbs, was it at the Celtic game & he failed? i remember seeing it but cannot remember which game it was.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:27 pm  

If memory serves, Andy Farrell was one of the first British players to kick one. I may be wrong here, but I seem to recall it was in a Friday night match against Hull, our first home game that year. He kicked it at the end of our first set of six - and I remember thinking 'this new rule is going to be meat and drink to Faz'. And then he didn't kick another one until some time the next season.

Or maybe my memory's playing drinks. Have drunk a lot of beer since then.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:36 pm  

Bring back Bill Ashurst, he would have had a field day with this rule

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:39 pm  

windy wrote:

Bring back Bill Ashurst, he would have had a field day with this rule

Was just about to ask when will Windy mention Ashurst. You haven't let me down

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:45 pm  

its a lil harder to hit a 40/20 at the jjb, its a whole lot bigger than the other grounds, and i suppose when you play away you dont feel as confident, but that said have lulu smith or even tomkins got a kick big enough to reach with the distance