Sat 29th Jul: SL: Wigan Warriors v Leigh Leopards KO 13:00 (C4)

[Old Frightful]

Wigan just seem to be taking control here.

[Fevrover]

21 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Forward?

Silly, that wa last night . 

[Old Frightful]

Ooof, not sure if he kicked it before the ball hit the deck?

[dkw]

That's a shockingly bad try ha ha, so slow and clunky, awful attempt at a kick/knee thingy, poor tackling......4 points.

[hindle xiii]

Just now, Old Frightful said:

Ooof, not sure if he kicked it before the ball hit the deck?

Simultaneous innit.

[Oldham 1]

Balls hit the ground before his foot how can you miss that with all the replays he's seen

[PEANUT HEAD]

Knock on

[bobbruce]

Just now, Old Frightful said:

Ooof, not sure if he kicked it before the ball hit the deck?

Not sure that should count as I didn’t think you could drop kick unless you where genuinely going for a drop goal. 

[hindle xiii]

You all blaming Kendall?

Tut tut.

[Gomersall]

Just now, Old Frightful said:

Ooof, not sure if he kicked it before the ball hit the deck?

If so then that begs the question from me couldn’t it be construed to be a drop kick? Does a drop kick in general play have to be an attempt at goal?

[Old Frightful]

Just now, bobbruce said:

Not sure that should count as I didn’t think you could drop kick unless you where genuinely going for a drop goal. 

"Same old Saints, always che..."

Oh sorry, it's Wigan ain't it?

[bratman]

Try, lucky!

[Old Frightful]

1 minute ago, Gomersall said:

If so then that begs the question from me couldn’t it be construed to be a drop kick? Does a drop kick in general play have to be an attempt at goal?

Yup.

[LeeF]

1 minute ago, Gomersall said:

If so then that begs the question from me couldn’t it be construed to be a drop kick? Does a drop kick in general play have to be an attempt at goal?

A drop kick does not have to be an attempt at goal

[LeeF]

2 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Not sure that should count as I didn’t think you could drop kick unless you where genuinely going for a drop goal. 

Not true. Drop kicks can go anywhere. 

[binosh]

Another knock on leading to that try 

[Phil]

Just now, binosh said:

Another knock on leading to that try 

Came off his leg 

[hindle xiii]

Strange half from Wigan, sloppy but with the knack of grounding the ball where it matters.

[Gomersall]

2 minutes ago, LeeF said:

Not true. Drop kicks can go anywhere. 

So in theory a knock on could be negated by a kick? 

[Southampton Leyther]

That 2nd try was b*locks. 

Clearly hit the ground before his boot.

 

[JonM]

Think Mr. Kendall and the video ref got all the decisions correct there. Good game so far, still anybody's game as Leigh were on top for long periods in the first half.

[binosh]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Came off his leg 

I’m on about the pass from Jai Field the tackle earlier in the opposite side of the field, even the commentators said it was forward/knock on.

Holmes didn’t knock either

Miski kick was a clear dropped ball

Been unlucky leigh it’s hard enough to beat Wigan without poor calls like those

Edited July 29, 2023 by binosh

[LeeF]

4 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

So in theory a knock on could be negated by a kick? 

Yes but most players don’t have the reactions etc. but you have to kick it either before it hits the ground or as per a drop kick/ goal

This topic appears about once a season on this forum. It’s one of those slightly unusual things that appear on match officials exams. 

Edited July 29, 2023 by LeeF

[Old Frightful]

2 minutes ago, LeeF said:

A drop kick does not have to be an attempt at goal

 

2 minutes ago, LeeF said:

Not true. Drop kicks can go anywhere. 

I'll take your word for it but, looking at what the VR said during the checking of King's try, he mentioned making sure the boot hit the ball before the ground, so in other words I presume he'd have given a knock on.

Which begs the question, how do you know if a player has gone for a drop kick rather than mistimed the kicking of the ball?

[Old Frightful]

3 minutes ago, JonM said:

Think Mr. Kendall and the video ref got all the decisions correct there. Good game so far, still anybody's game as Leigh were on top for long periods in the first half.

Mr Kendall is the video ref, Jack Smith of Wigan is refereeing the game.

(Apologies, couldn't resist)