Sat 7th Oct: SL S/F: Wigan Warriors v Hull KR KO 12:45 (Sky/Channel 4)

[Mumby Magic]

Did the player not knock the ball into himself hence a knock on before the kick?

[Harry Stottle]

Thaler is mistaken, Isa fumbles the ball into his thigh from his hands in a direction towards the Hull line.

[Futtocks]

Even Harry Smith's landing difficult conversions today!

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

That was a knock on from the first kick, clear as day here on my phone. There’s no excuse for that sort of error 

[17 stone giant]

Fiddlesticks. An early Wigan score in the 2nd half is not what the game needed, from a neutral perspective.

[dkw]

Just now, andyscoot said:

Does it have to? Surely only once it makes contact with another player or the ground is it deemed that?

I don't get you, the Wigan player was facing his own line, pulled the ball into himself, then it went backwards of him, but it went "forwards" of his hands. 

[Harry Stottle]

Just now, Mumby Magic said:

Did the player not knock the ball into himself hence a knock on before the kick?

Yes he did, quite clearly, how Thaler missed it is very controversial.

[fieldofclothofgold]

Flood gates about to open ? 

[Chrispmartha]

Hull KR have been absolutely dire

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

How can they say all onside when you can see 1/4 of the pitch. 

Because French was on the 10 metre line when he kicked, and as the camera panned up, you see Marshall running forward across the same line.

Now, you could argue that he was offside, then ran back, then ran forwards, but that's a bit desperate, and I think the touch judges would have noticed it if he did.

[andyscoot]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

I don't get you, the Wigan player was facing his own line, pulled the ball into himself, then it went backwards of him, but it went "forwards" of his hands. 

That's what I'm asking, if the same player knocks it back after knocking it forward (and it doesn't touch another player or the ground) is that sufficient? Can it only be knocked forwards and then backwards from the hands?

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Oh look, Wigan are in again..!

[fieldofclothofgold]

Sometimes rovers look like they're just saying oh why bother we are beaten anyway .

[Futtocks]

Someone pull the Harry Smith mask off Frano's head.

[dkw]

1 minute ago, andyscoot said:

That's what I'm asking, if the same player knocks it back after knocking it forward (and it doesn't touch another player or the ground) is that sufficient? Can it only be knocked forwards and then backwards from the hands?

It's a knock on if it goes forwards of the hands no matter what it does afterwards as far as I understand it, unless he then catches it obviously.

[StandOffHalf]

5 minutes ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

How can they say all onside when you can see 1/4 of the pitch. 

The assumption seems to be to clear onside if some of the field isn't in shot.

The cross-field kick for King just now had the right side attack out of shot and cleared.

I thought Marshall might well have been offside for his third try.

[JohnM]

Smith has been practicing place kicks...during the game.

[StandOffHalf]

Schneider took Smith out after he chipped there.

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

The assumption seems to be to clear onside if some of the field isn't in shot.

The cross-field kick for King just now had the right side attack out of shot and cleared.

I thought Marshall might well have been offside for his third try.

The on-field officials aren't watching the TV feed. There's a touch judge very close to Marshall as the ball is kicked.

[andyscoot]

That was a lovely try.

[fieldofclothofgold]

This is too easy . Some quiet silent travelling home tonight for Rovers fans ,.awful feeling 

[JohnM]

Just now, StandOffHalf said:

Schneider took Smith out after he chipped there.

No. He was merely helping Smith stay on his feet.

[Chrispmartha]

7 minutes ago, dkw said:

It's a knock on if it goes forwards of the hands no matter what it does afterwards as far as I understand it, unless he then catches it obviously.

Can’t you ‘bat’ it back though?

[Siwel14]

Brad Schneider is the most overrated player of 2023

[Exiled Wiganer]

13 minutes ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

That was a knock on from the first kick, clear as day here on my phone. There’s no excuse for that sort of error 

He fumbled the ball, and regathered. It never hit the ground.