The greatest finish ever?

[going for the corner]

And most dramatic?

 

 

[Hopie]

Terrible aspect ratio, but is jumping like that bordering on the rules against jumping over defenders?

[Sports Prophet]

3 hours ago, going for the corner said:

And most dramatic?

 

 

Trust you to suggest it as the greatest and most dramatic

[Dunbar]

3 hours ago, Hopie said:

Terrible aspect ratio, but is jumping like that bordering on the rules against jumping over defenders?

It is certainly close but I guess because the defender is approaching from the side and not in front of him then it is not obvious enough to give.  I think we would only ever see this penalised if a player jumped over a defender directly in front of him.

As for the try.  Superd.  I am not sure it is the best ever, as has been mentioned in Australia, but it was special.

[dkw]

4 hours ago, going for the corner said:

And most dramatic?

 

 

No.

[Copa]

It’s impressive… but we’ve all probably forgotten any other equally or more spectacular tries over the last 20 years.

[DavidM]

5 hours ago, Hopie said:

Terrible aspect ratio, but is jumping like that bordering on the rules against jumping over defenders?

I thought that right away but it wasn’t mentioned by anyone 

[graveyard johnny]

12 hours ago, Hopie said:

Terrible aspect ratio, but is jumping like that bordering on the rules against jumping over defenders?

no

[going for the corner]

Gotta feel for the warriors but this should surely have the Melbourne public flocking to AAMI park now.

[Damien]

It was a fantastic try and a great finish to the game. Melbourne looked down and out but 2 tries in the last 4 minutes, the latter with a finish like that with just seconds remaining, is something really special.

[meast]

Nothing will ever beat "Joynt, Joynt, Ohhh Ohhhhhh!!"

but that was some finish! 

Imagine if that had happened in the RU, kick tennis, the wheel would have been reinvented no doubt.

Edited March 18 by meast

[Futtocks]

Nathan Ross scored something similar for Newcastle a few years ago, which turns up in several compilation videos.

 

[arcticchris]

47 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Nathan Ross scored something similar for Newcastle a few years ago, which turns up in several compilation videos.

 

That was also brilliant but the added factor for the Coates try was he started his jump at least 5/6 metres out from the tryline as well as the contortions to shift the ball from left to right hand and get ball down before supporting arm went down.

[Shaggy]

1 hour ago, arcticchris said:

That was also brilliant but the added factor for the Coates try was he started his jump at least 5/6 metres out from the tryline as well as the contortions to shift the ball from left to right hand and get ball down before supporting arm went down.

I had to look a few times to check he did actually get the ball down before the other arm hit the ground.

[going for the corner]

5 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Nathan Ross scored something similar for Newcastle a few years ago, which turns up in several compilation videos.

 

1st time seeing that and another spectacular finish.

[rlno1]

Plenty of hype around the Coates try. Great athletic effort.

What about this great Canberra try from David Grant back in 1984. It's at the 52nd minute.

Was back when players were semi pro, props were props and Storm coach Craig Bellamy was playing for the Raiders (no.4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YuOkmvtaeE

 

Edited March 19 by rlno1

[Harry Stottle]

Irrespective of the great finish, I thought the whole game was one of the best I have witnessed in my many years of watching this sport, it had everything.

Just my opinion of course.

 

[Tonka]

I’m gonna sound like a right misery guts here but I don’t really get excited by the corner flag leaps.  They’re highly athletic and sometimes necessary to score (although often a bit unnecessary I think).  I get more excited by skilled passages of play: offloads, passes, steps, chips over, individual efforts, lines of running, tackle busts etc, than I do a leap.  Just my view, and I’m not knocking that it was a great finish.

[rlno1]

40 minutes ago, Tonka said:

I’m gonna sound like a right misery guts here but I don’t really get excited by the corner flag leaps.  They’re highly athletic and sometimes necessary to score (although often a bit unnecessary I think).  I get more excited by skilled passages of play: offloads, passes, steps, chips over, individual efforts, lines of running, tackle busts etc, than I do a leap.  Just my view, and I’m not knocking that it was a great finish.

I agree, I was actually more excited by the Papenhuyzen try before the Coates one. A beautifully executed set play which worked a treat.

[phiggins]

1 hour ago, Tonka said:

I’m gonna sound like a right misery guts here but I don’t really get excited by the corner flag leaps.  They’re highly athletic and sometimes necessary to score (although often a bit unnecessary I think).  I get more excited by skilled passages of play: offloads, passes, steps, chips over, individual efforts, lines of running, tackle busts etc, than I do a leap.  Just my view, and I’m not knocking that it was a great finish.

For some reason, this reminded me of a try Hull scored against Leigh last season, that was so unnecessary and cumbersome that it was almost spectacular in it's own way. About 1:10 on here: 

 

 

[Dunbar]

1 hour ago, Tonka said:

I’m gonna sound like a right misery guts here but I don’t really get excited by the corner flag leaps.  They’re highly athletic and sometimes necessary to score (although often a bit unnecessary I think).  I get more excited by skilled passages of play: offloads, passes, steps, chips over, individual efforts, lines of running, tackle busts etc, than I do a leap.  Just my view, and I’m not knocking that it was a great finish.

 

46 minutes ago, rlno1 said:

I agree, I was actually more excited by the Papenhuyzen try before the Coates one. A beautifully executed set play which worked a treat.

I'm with you.  The Coates try was spectacular and happy to see the replays (and of course the reach to those outside of the core support) - plus it was a last minute win.  But the Papenhuyzen try was superbly executed and was a overall better try for me.

[Tonka]

1 hour ago, phiggins said:

For some reason, this reminded me of a try Hull scored against Leigh last season, that was so unnecessary and cumbersome that it was almost spectacular in it's own way. About 1:10 on here: 

 

 

Ha - yeah exactly.  My other bug bear is tries from kicks which really amount to wanging it up in the air or along the floor, the defence fumbling it (as well they might with three 17 stone giants bearing down on them) and it ending up in the attack's hands somehow.  Perfectly legitimate but never my favourite kind of try.  Especially when it bounces around off people's heads/hands/knees/the floor and all that, and you can't even tell if they've scored til you watch the replay.

[Number 16]

20 hours ago, going for the corner said:

Gotta feel for the warriors but this should surely have the Melbourne public flocking to AAMI park now.

They'll certainly get the seagulls flocking to AAMI Park.

[dkw]

3 hours ago, Tonka said:

I’m gonna sound like a right misery guts here but I don’t really get excited by the corner flag leaps.  They’re highly athletic and sometimes necessary to score (although often a bit unnecessary I think).  I get more excited by skilled passages of play: offloads, passes, steps, chips over, individual efforts, lines of running, tackle busts etc, than I do a leap.  Just my view, and I’m not knocking that it was a great finish.

Yeah I agree with this, though I do love to see the crazy wingers trys I get more enjoyment out of seeing a well worked team try.

[going for the corner]

5 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Irrespective of the great finish, I thought the whole game was one of the best I have witnessed in my many years of watching this sport, it had everything.

Just my opinion of course.

 

The spectacular Coates try was a fitting end to what was like you said one of the best games in recent years.