Fri 17 Sept: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Hull Kingston Rovers KO 19:45 (TV)

[wilsontown]

Mikey Lewis is some talent, no-one was getting near him there.

[bratman]

7 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Good try but that was a shocking penalty call.

Was a bad call but Dagger had a foot in touch earlier. 1-1 for dodgy refereeing.

[Just Browny]

Nope, not a dangerous tackle.

[bratman]

Just now, Just Browny said:

Nope, not a dangerous tackle.

Went beyond horizontal.

[Just Browny]

Just now, bratman said:

Went beyond horizontal.

I don't enjoy this refereeing by numbers stuff. Not the refs' fault, but there are times when tackles are dangerous and other times where they are clearly not. Like that one.

[Dave T]

What nonsense, the ref telling a player to do a voluntary tackle so he doesn't have to penalise him. 

It's a terrible look. It's crossing, just penalise him like we did for a hundred and odd years. This isn't an improvement. 

[bratman]

Just now, Just Browny said:

I don't enjoy this refereeing by numbers stuff. Not the refs' fault, but there are times when tackles are dangerous and other times where they are clearly not. Like that one.

You mean refereeing by the rules

[Just Browny]

3 minutes ago, bratman said:

You mean refereeing by the rules

The rules state: "Dangerous throw (d) If, in any tackle of, or contact with, an opponent that player is so lifted that he is placed in a position where it is likely that the first part of his body to make contact with the ground will be his head or neck (“the dangerous position”), then that tackle or contact will be deemed to be a dangerous throw unless, with the exercise of reasonable care, the dangerous position could not have been avoided."

Quite a bit of room within that for a case when someone flicks a players leg, the players jumps into the air and lands on the ball, as we saw there.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

8 minutes ago, Dave T said:

What nonsense, the ref telling a player to do a voluntary tackle so he doesn't have to penalise him. 

It's a terrible look. It's crossing, just penalise him like we did for a hundred and odd years. This isn't an improvement. 

Agreed 

[Cheadle Leyther]

44 kicks out of hand in the first 34 minutes of the Bristol v Saracens match tonight with no 50/20s!!

[bratman]

3 minutes ago, Just Browny said:

The rules state: "Dangerous throw (d) If, in any tackle of, or contact with, an opponent that player is so lifted that he is placed in a position where it is likely that the first part of his body to make contact with the ground will be his head or neck (“the dangerous position”), then that tackle or contact will be deemed to be a dangerous throw unless, with the exercise of reasonable care, the dangerous position could not have been avoided."

Quite a bit of room within that for a case when someone flicks a players leg, the players jumps into the air and lands on the ball, as we saw there.

I think you're watching a different game

[Just Browny]

I don't have a lot of faith in the HIA thing. Litten was clearly dazed there, should be checked properly.

[Dunbar]

In the final round of the regular season, Terry O'connor has just beaten his previous best number for the year by saying "little tip on play" 675,543 times.

[Mark S]

Sky really need to get rid of Mcdermmot and O’Connor. They are embarrassing.

[Barry Badrinath]

1 minute ago, Just Browny said:

I don't have a lot of faith in the HIA thing. Litten was clearly dazed there, should be checked properly.

Double whammy, got his head in front of the carrier and went wallop on the way down to the ground 

[Pigeon Lofter]

13 minutes ago, Cheadle Leyther said:

44 kicks out of hand in the first 34 minutes of the Bristol v Saracens match tonight with no 50/20s!!

First half, kicked away possession 49 times! No tries of course, 3 random penalties to each side. Scrums a complete farce, (either resets, penalties or a total collapse)and zero entertainment in a sterile game. These are the top club sides in Union, it's truly awful so far! I'm at a relatives house, so have to suffer in silence.

[Cheadle Leyther]

I just turned over after Leeds 2nd try and quickly turned back!!

[Chrispmartha]

Entertaining half of Rugby, the ref isn’t that bad but all some seem to concentrate on

[bratman]

Why are people watching Union? Worse still, why you posting on here?!

[Mark S]

Why have Sky for a Leeds fan in the studio? Isn’t having 2 of them in the commentary teal enough?

[Chrispmartha]

18 minutes ago, Cheadle Leyther said:

44 kicks out of hand in the first 34 minutes of the Bristol v Saracens match tonight with no 50/20s!!

I can’t think of anything i care less about, what’s it got to do with this game.

 

The trolling on the game threads is getting tiresome 

[Fevrover]

12 minutes ago, Mark S said:

Sky really need to get rid of Mcdermmot and O’Connor. They are embarrassing.

And Wells boy does he love to hear his own voice ,boring or what.

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, Mark S said:

Why have Sky for a Leeds fan in the studio? Isn’t having 2 of them in the commentary teal enough?

He's not just a Leeds fan. If you'd paid any attention at all, he's the captain of the Rhinos' Wheelchair RL side, who are going for the treble on Sky TV this weekend.

[Futtocks]

5 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

I can’t think of anything i care less about, what’s it got to do with this game.

 

The trolling on the game threads is getting tiresome 

Context. The poor bloke's stuck watching kick'n'clap at someone else's house and was pointing out to all the whingers on this thread that they could be watching an immeasurably worse sporting occasion. 

Of course, you could have figured that out by reading his posts.

[Man of Kent]

Can’t beat Headingley on a Friday night for atmos. Could have done with KR scoring that try at the end of the half but can’t complain with the quality.