Sun 22 Oct: International: England v Tonga (at Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens) KO 2.30pm

[graveyard johnny]

someone  put robbie paul and jonathan davies out of our misery plz

[dkw]

That's got to be obstruction. 

Moore sends it up as a try, bizarrely. 

[bratman]

Great from Lewis, Tonga strike back though. Frizell looks excellent.

[DavidM]

Just now, Futtocks said:

He has a wide variety of international experience, certainly.

I nearly said signing . 

[Dunbar]

Jonathan and Davies and the video ref sound me and the Mrs talking over each other in an argument. 

[graveyard johnny]

garbage defence by welsby 

[Old Frightful]

Chalked off all day long in SL this year, not sure about that at all.

[DavidM]

Sorry no way that’s a try . He caught it on the inside shoulder then ran right round his own man . Every week in the NRL that’s pulled up 

[EagleEyePie]

So a player running on the outside shoulder of a defender and making contact is an obstruction in Super League according to Liam Moore but isn't at international level also according to Liam Moore.

Edited October 22, 2023 by EagleEyePie

[Dave T]

It's as clear an obstruction as you get. The runner is ahead of the ball and the player actually handles the ball behind him. 

King misreads, but Smith doesn't. 

[Oldham 1]

That's the most clear example of an obstruction you can witness 

[dkw]

Thats just ridiculous,  it's obstruction in every form of the game.

[Dunbar]

Just now, Old Frightful said:

Chalked off all day long in SL this year, not sure about that at all.

Defender's decision for me.  Looked bad on first look but a try unfortunately. 

[Ragingbull]

Did the lead runner not hit Smiths outside shoulder there? 

Thats obstruction every week in SL

[GeordieSaint]

No matter the decision, both our centres made really poor reads in that set. Newman shooting off the line and then King not trusting Smith…

[DavidM]

Absolutely staggering . Are we playing new rules today 

[Dave T]

Just now, Dunbar said:

Defender's decision for me.  Looked bad on first look but a try unfortunately. 

Smith doesn't make a bad read though. 

[V02]

Just now, Dunbar said:

Defender's decision for me.  Looked bad on first look but a try unfortunately. 

What did Smith decide?

[snapski]

That decision to award the try was nearly as bad as the decision Johnstone took in defending the play. 

[LeytherRob]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

That's got to be obstruction. 

Moore sends it up as a try, bizarrely. 

100% an obstruction if that's in a SL game. It will never not infuriate me how we have a separate set of rules for international and also how reluctant English refs are to make a decision in England's favour at international level trying to not appear biased.

[bobbruce]

4 minutes ago, dkw said:

That's got to be obstruction. 

Moore sends it up as a try, bizarrely. 

They just look at kIng and completely ignore the obstruction on Smith. 

[bratman]

Some big hits from Tonga

[dkw]

Just now, bobbruce said:

They just look at kIng and completely ignore the obstruction on Smith. 

Like I said, bizarre. 

[Old Frightful]

Fantastic pass from Harry Smith.

[Dunbar]

2 minutes ago, V02 said:

What did Smith decide?

To make contact.  A lead runner cannot go through the line if a defender decides to tackle him.