Napa sin bin

[Valheru]

Whether Sims steps him or not makes no difference. You can't as a tackler make contact with an attackers head accident or not. To those calling it a head clash it appears that Napa was intent on jamming his head into Sims melon and probably should have been sent off.

Opacic tackled Fergo head first. Should have been sent?

 

[carcharias]

There wouldn't have been a sin bin if it was the other way around.

Probably.
Napa is a dumb arse though.
That was so stupid.

 

[Frederick]

Anyone who does that to any of the Sims brothers deserves a knighthood, imo

 

[butchmcdick]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but if Napa was also knocked out post the head clash I don’t even think it’s a penalty

 

[Saxon]

Opacic had a poor technique. Hit fergo head first in the knee and could well have blown the knee out. Not even a penalty.

I didn't see multiple takes of the impact so can't really comment on the tackle itself. However, at least Bennett didn't try and defend Opacic by blaming Fergo for the contact.

 

[Card Shark]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but if Napa was also knocked out post the head clash I don’t even think it’s a penalty

Getting up being a cock about the fact that he hurt Sims probably didn’t didn’t help his cause.

 

[David brown]

Anything to give Brisbane a leg up... Pathetic officiating

 

[Canard]

Whether Sims steps him or not makes no difference. You can't as a tackler make contact with an attackers head accident or not. To those calling it a head clash it appears that Napa was intent on jamming his head into Sims melon and probably should have been sent off.

When's the last sin bin or send off for a high shot?

1988?

 

[Valheru]

I didn't see multiple takes of the impact so can't really comment on the tackle itself. However, at least Bennett didn't try and defend Opacic by blaming Fergo for the contact.

I don't recall Bennett being asked to comment?

Robbo was asked the question 15 minutes after the game. I am sure he will revise his position.

A penalty is the consistent result as they have made it clear the onus is on the tackler to not contact the head even if by accident. The sin binning is woefully inconsistent which is the crux of the issue.

 

[ed-grimley]

There would be a different outcome in Origin.

 

[Saxon]

I don't recall Bennett being asked to comment?

Robbo was asked the question 15 minutes after the game. I am sure he will revise his position.

A penalty is the consistent result as they have made it clear the onus is on the tackler to not contact the head even if by accident. The sin binning is woefully inconsistent which is the crux of the issue.

No, the issue as far as I'm concerned is Robbo saying there was nothing wrong with it and it should have been a scrum feed to the Roosters. He had every right to question the sin bin, but he clearly said that the decision to penalise was wrong - that's where the f*ckwittery of his statement comes in.

 

[kdalymc]

Never ever a send off

It wasn’t

 

[David brown]

Just seen it... Absolute disgusting decision...

Gerrard Sutton needed to keep that 15-0 Record in tact.. f**king goose...

 

[Valheru]

No, the issue as far as I'm concerned is Robbo saying there was nothing wrong with it and it should have been a scrum feed to the Roosters. He had every right to question the sin bin, but he clearly said that the decision to penalise was wrong - that's where the f*ckwittery of his statement comes in.

Yeah my bad. What a coach said in a presser is the real issue here, not the inconsistency of the officiating.

 

[butchmcdick]

Getting up being a c**k about the fact that he hurt Sims probably didn’t didn’t help his cause.

Agreed

Still given Korbin’s 4 runs for 28 metres last week you’d think being knocked out by Napa and the chooks being down to 12 players is the best thing Korbin has done to help the broncos win in weeks

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Napa might want to open his eyes when attempting tackles.

Not a sin bin but absolutely reckless.

But as we know, because their legion of about 12 fans keep telling us, the refs have got it in for the roosters.

 

[Saxon]

Yeah my bad. What a coach said in a presser is the real issue here, not the inconsistency of the officiating.

I think the real issue is that a coach doesn't recognise that what Napa did was dangerous.

 

[Zerô]

I'm lost to how Napa walked away from that unscathed.

There is no part of the head you can hit with that hard without rattling your brain or busting open your skin.

Not even Nate Myles could do it. If he could reach it, he'd take his hat off to him

 

[Maximus]

So let me get this right, just in the past 12 months we've had players get done for grade 2 and 3 shoulder charges, grade 2 reckless high tackles, and a reckless high tackle so bad it was referred straight to the judiciary without charge and yet not one of those players was sin binned (nor sent off). The tackle itself you can argue about intent or not but it's the use of the sin bin in this manner which absolutely makes no sense to me and has not been used in this way for well over a decade.

Ah isn't that because previously a player couldn't be sin binned for foul play, whereas now they can be.

In 2013 we saw the ball kicked dead a lot and nobody got 7 tackles, yet in 2014 they did. It makes absolutely no sense apparently.

So any head clash when making a tackle and it’s a send off

I look forward to the refs continuing this interpretation for the remainder of the season

No. I don't see accidental anywhere in there. If you are going to look down and lead with your head, you are going to have problems though.

 

[Pommy]

I think Napa was hyped to be something he isn’t and now he has been found out and is just resorting to playing dirty to try and compensate.