Sat 19 Nov: Men's World Cup Final: Australia v Samoa KO 4pm

[Mark S]

6 minutes ago, sentoffagain2 said:

   Yes those cushy games with nothing to play for at the back end of the season will improve our players no end.I think not.

Explain the NRL then 

[moorside roughyed]

6 minutes ago, Leonard said:

Sinfield is boss.

He's fantastic 

[Guest]

No arms tackles allowed now?

[StandOffHalf]

4 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Explain the difference between a deliberate knock on , and an unsuccessful interception attempt ? 

 

Whether there's a downwards slap at generally higher speed or an attempt to regather.

If there's doubt, benefit of doubt should go with the defender.

Cynical, spoiling, unsporting slap-downs are against the spirit of the sport.

[Abicus]

That was never on. Samoa needed to try and build something looking like pressure.

[MZH]

1 minute ago, Leonard said:

No arms tackles allowed now?

I thought the same, looked like he simply dropped a shoulder.

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, Mark S said:

Explain the NRL then 

It's better than SL , there are probably 4 times more kids playing the sport than we have , THAT is the problem we have 

[Guest]

Looks like a red

[Exiled Wiganer]

I get v annoyed when the commentators say that our game is simple, or that teams simply do the basics. Ours is a fantastically difficult game to play this well. The Aussies are the best of the best, and to dismiss what they do as “basic” down plays excellence under pressure. 

[arcticchris]

28 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Yes, it's in the laws. 

We just ignore it. 

Just because. 

It is a stupid rule in either code though worse in Union because it’s treated as an automatic sin bin offence.

 

Should only ever be a knock on for me and a legitimate defensive play.

 

[Futtocks]

That could be a bad way for Chanel Harris-Tevita to finish his time in the game.

[StandOffHalf]

13 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

I hear fat union slobs say the same thing all the time. I don't think there is anything ”unsporting” about it. Why is it unsporting? 

spoiling

[Abicus]

Could be in trouble here?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MZH said:

I thought the same, looked like he simply dropped a shoulder.

Its odd that in try line situations or like that just throwing yourself is suddenly a tackle.

[Damien]

You can't raise your elbow like that

[OMEGA]

If that were Adrian Morley and Steve Ganson it’d be a RED card

[RSN]

10 in the bin minimum surely? 

[Phil]

Should be red

 

but won’t be 

[StandOffHalf]

That's a deliberate elbow to the head.

Should be a red all day IMO.

[MZH]

Just now, Phil said:

Should be red

 

but won’t be 

It won't even be a yellow.

[Futtocks]

Just now, MZH said:

It won't even be a yellow.

Wrong.

[Guest]

Usual bottle job.

[Sports Prophet]

2 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

spoiling

Why is spoiling unsporting? 

[Phil]

Klein effing coward 

[andyscoot]

Looked fine and awful depending on the angle.