Rob Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 When Makinson made his drop goal attempt, it bounced off the posts, onto the floor, and then appeared to bounce over the crossbar. The laws of the game say: Quote Drop Goal 7. A drop goal is scored by a drop kick during play from any position in the field of play and counts one point. A drop goal shall be awarded notwithstanding that the ball touches or has been touched in flight by an opposing player. So it's fine for the ball to touch an opposing player and be counted, it's fine to go in off the posts and be counted etc, If Tommy Makinson correctly executed a drop kick (which he did) and it went over the crossbar, with no 'help' from a teammate or anyone else, why doesn't it stand as drop goal? Where does it say in the rules it can't also bounce off the floor? Tommy Makinson won the Grand Final for Saints, not Jack Welsby! www.heyshamatoms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Doesn’t it state elsewhere that a goal is scored when the ball goes over the crossbar during its flight. Bounce = flight over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Maybe that is the answer. But all I could find was Quote Drop Goal sometimes referred to as a Field Goal, is a goal scored by propelling the ball over the crossbar by drop kicking it. Maybe the rules on the RFL website are dumbed down! www.heyshamatoms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 As posted on the game thread and the 'one for the ref's out there' thread. The laws say 'A goal is scored if the whole of the ball at any time how scored during its flight passes on the full over the opponents’ cross bar towards the dead ball line after being kicked by a player' So 'on it's flight' and 'on the full' means it can't bounce. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Prince Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 "Musings" ? When a drop goal bounces off the post and then hits the floor and then bounces over the cross bar... it's called a "fluke". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Dunbar said: As posted on the game thread and the 'one for the ref's out there' thread. The laws say 'A goal is scored if the whole of the ball at any time how scored during its flight passes on the full over the opponents’ cross bar towards the dead ball line after being kicked by a player' So 'on it's flight' and 'on the full' means it can't bounce. I didn't realise it was on the game thread - sorry. I did read the bit about goals - but goals and drop goals are defined separately in the rules, and there is no similar restriction on the drop goal definition. www.heyshamatoms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rob said: I didn't realise it was on the game thread - sorry. I did read the bit about goals - but goals and drop goals are defined separately in the rules, and there is no similar restriction on the drop goal definition. No worries about the match thread. I think as this part is in the notes and has the phrase 'at any time how scored' it is describing all goals... penalty goals, conversions and drop goals. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 It's bloody obvious that it doesn't count. End Of. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, Padge said: It's bloody obvious that it doesn't count. End Of. And if it did Saints win So it's all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: And if it did Saints win So it's all good Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Padge said: The bitterness is strong in this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 minute ago, GUBRATS said: The bitterness is strong in this one I find the irony in that hilarious, it has really made me chuckle. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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