Sat 24th Sept: SLGF: St Helens v Leeds Rhinos KO 18:00 (Sky)

[JohnM]

8 minutes ago, EastLondonMike said:

Leeds last tackle options close to the line have been pretty bad. Though Old Trafford pitch length does limit your short kicking options.

Yes. They don't seem to have a plan.

[Hemi4561]

8 minutes ago, Damien said:

It still is in the right situation. 

Impact on the hips, no attempt to lift the attacking player or drive into the ground, momentum takes the player up, perfect one on one tackle, much better than shirt grabbing or swinging arms at the head. 

[JohnM]

28 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

LMS starts with his usual rubbish in the tackle 

Was it him that pushed the TJ out of the way at the fracas earlier?

[Dave T]

3 minutes ago, dkw said:

On that Leeds try, isn't there some rule about coming back on the pitch after stepping off it? Though disallowing that try for it would have been ridiculously harsh obviously. I just remember some rule but not what it is.

Isn't it just about grounding yourself. I. E. You can't leap from out of field and touch the ball? 

[dkw]

That should definitely have been a sin bin. 

[Maximus Decimus]

Is it just me or did I watch this game last week on Channel 4?

Saints absolutely pulverising a team but both teams being in it at half-time.

[Dave T]

1 minute ago, Hemi4561 said:

Impact on the hips, no attempt to lift the attacking player or drive into the ground, momentum takes the player up, perfect one on one tackle, much better than shirt grabbing or swinging arms at the head. 

Martin's actions lifted him and dumped him. The only thing that stopped that being worse was Lomax putting his arm down. 

Absolutely illegal. And rightly so. 

[dkw]

1 minute ago, Dave T said:

Isn't it just about grounding yourself. I. E. You can't leap from out of field and touch the ball? 

Yeah that might be it, just maybe misremembering it, but I thought you couldn't go off the pitch and back on in a play.

[Dave T]

Just now, dkw said:

Yeah that might be it, just maybe misremembering it, but I thought you couldn't go off the pitch and back on in a play.

Don't worry, if it's wrong Saints will appeal it in the week until it's rectified. 

[Mattrhino]

2 minutes ago, dkw said:

That should definitely have been a sin bin. 

Its a grand final! Only thing that should be sin binned is a ben flower type thing. We don't want to become RU

[Desert Skipper]

On the half time replay of the Martin incident, he also comes down on Lomax’s face with his forearm. So two actions that together would almost certainly result in a red card in the normal rounds this year. 

Interesting to how quickly these refereeing trends come and go, considering the outcome of Knowles’ Colonel Sanders tackle last week.

Edited September 24, 2022 by Desert Skipper

[doc]

Barrie has mentioned Rob Burrow. Now I want Leeds to win.

[NW10LDN]

A lot of empty seats in the stands.

[dkw]

What was the ankle twist by Austin, I don't remember seeing it but just got a message of a mate to say he was lucky to get away with it.

[JohnM]

Just now, NW10LDN said:

A lot of empty seats in the stands.

Its half time. Maybe they are in the bar or the bog.

[Mr Frisky]

Myler been solid tonight- odds on him making the England squad as a fullback so Tomkins can play in the halfs - leaving Myler and Welsby to fight for fullback?

Hes always good for a try.

[dkw]

1 minute ago, NW10LDN said:

A lot of empty seats in the stands.

A game as good as this and your crowd counting, pathetic.

[gingerjon]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

What was the ankle twist by Austin, I don't remember seeing it but just got a message of a mate to say he was lucky to get away with it.

The commentators noted it but didn't really seem to understand what they were watching.

[Mr Frisky]

2 minutes ago, NW10LDN said:

A lot of empty seats in the stands.

Take it you didn't watch the first half then. 

[Damien]

2 minutes ago, NW10LDN said:

A lot of empty seats in the stands.

12 pages into a pulsating match and that's your contribution. Not surprised mind you

[dkw]

Another soft try by Leeds defence.

[andyscoot]

Soft as anything that. 

[faithfulbyname]

Poor defending by Leeds

[gingerjon]

Atmosphere sounds so good.

Credit to Sky for getting it to come across so well.

[DavidM]

4 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

The commentators noted it but didn't really seem to understand what they were watching.

Surely not