: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:25 pm  

Morning Glory wrote:

The shoulder barge tackle for me is a lazy tackle and are rarely executed one on one but normally by the 2nd or 3rd man in. Poor technique and lazy footwork are good bedfellows with this type of tackle. Baileys barge was legal by the rule book though.

similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:40 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

the tackle was still active, the referee hadnt called held so any Saints player had every right to get stuck in to complete it.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:40 pm  

stey_06 wrote:

Slightly OT but what about Cunningham's tackle on Burgess shortly after the Bailey incident? I may be wrong but was that not a grapple tackle? - there was definitely intent to 'attack the head'

he was penalised for it.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:50 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

Nothing wrong with that.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:51 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

he was penalised for it.

I know he was penalised for it. But i was asking if it was a grapple tackle? And if it was, why is he not facing any further punishment?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:53 pm  

stey_06 wrote:

I know he was penalised for it. But i was asking if it was a grapple tackle? And if it was, why is he not facing any further punishment?

it probably was, but has anyone faced further punishment for a grapple tackle this year?

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:06 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

it probably was, but has anyone faced further punishment for a grapple tackle this year?

Not that I know of it seems like the Chicken Wing tackle is the ‘in’ tackle that the RFL are punishing

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:25 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

Both legal but shows the point I was making.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:32 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

the tackle was still active, the referee hadnt called held so any Saints player had every right to get stuck in to complete it.

i fully agree mate....i was just making a comparison.

both tackles 3rd man in, both tackles hard, but both tackles fair and legal.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:40 pm  

Morning Glory wrote:

The shoulder barge tackle for me is a lazy tackle and are rarely executed one on one but normally by the 2nd or 3rd man in. Poor technique and lazy footwork are good bedfellows with this type of tackle. Baileys barge was legal by the rule book though.

True - and it can backfire badly. Ask Adrian Morley.