Ball hitting the spider cam

[BranVan3000]

2UE is reporting that that apparently last week Adam Reynolds' kick for touch hit the spider cam cables causing it to fail to make it into touch. Not sure if true.

What are the rules if this device impedes play?

 

[muzby]

halfbacks who run at the line don't encounter this issue..

 

[BranVan3000]

halfbacks who run at the line don't encounter this issue..

Reynolds runs at the line. He just forgets to pass when he gets there :sarcasm:

 

[ek999]

2UE is reporting that that apparently last week Adam Reynolds' kick for touch hit the spider cam cables causing it to fail to make it into touch. Not sure if true.

What are the rules if this device impedes play?

Any idea of what time during the match that happened?

 

[Twatface Magee]

Scrum to the defending team I think

 

[gronkathon]

Didn't look like any deviation of change of arc at the ground.

 

[Bulldog Force]

I think it would be play on? Not sure. Sort of like when the ball hits the ref.

 

[Canard]

I think it would be play on? Not sure. Sort of like when the ball hits the ref.

Ball hitting the ref isn't play on.

 

[ek999]

I think it would be play on? Not sure. Sort of like when the ball hits the ref.

Isn't it a scrum to the attacking team when the ball hits the ref or the ref interferes with the play in any way

 

[Twatface Magee]

Isn't it a scrum to the attacking team when the ball hits the ref or the ref interferes with the play in any way

defending im sure.
Otherwise players would just kick the ball straight at the ref

 

[Cartman]

Scrum to the team in their attacking half if the ball hits the ref.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

defending im sure.
Otherwise players would just kick the ball straight at the ref

Isn't it the "attacking" team determined by field position?

 

[Bulldog Force]

I'm sure I've seen instances where the ball hits the ref and he yells play on... but perhaps it was the ref being in the way of the attacking team.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Any idea of what time during the match that happened?

It happened just after half time.

Souths had received a penalty in their own half and Reynolds kicked for touch. Apparently the ball hit the spider cam cable and deviated in flight. The kick didn't find touch and the Tigers went 70 odd metres in that set and scored.

I won't say that it was the pivotal moment in the match but it certainly put it beyond doubt imo. The Tigers already had a decent lead but the match was at the point where if Souths scored next, they would have at least been in with a show.

Watching it live at the ground, I thought it was just a poor kick. It looked like Reynolds had tried to kick it a bit further than he was actually capable of. Haven't seen the tv replay but there were quite a few people ringing talkback yesterday who were adamant that the ball had clipped the cable.

 

[DC_fan]

I am more worried about if the spider cam crashes to ground during a game and injures a player

 

[beave]

If the ball hits the ref, its a scrum feed to the team who is deemed the attacking team which reflects which half of the field the ball was in at the time. You could be defending but in the oppositions half and you will get the feed.

 

[Canard]

I'm sure I've seen instances where the ball hits the ref and he yells play on... but perhaps it was the ref being in the way of the attacking team.

Well that referee got it wrong.

Its a scrum feed to the attacking team, which is determined by what half team with the ball is in. (i.e. between there goaline and 50 they are the "defending" team, between 50 and the tryline they are the "attacking" team)

 

[cleary89]

At the field next to shark park that use to be cronulla caringbah there is power lines over the top (or was when I refed). If the ball hit the powerlines it was a scrum to the attacking team (based on field position, i.e. they are above the 30m line, if you are attacking the try line closest to them its your ball). Not sure it ever happened though. Just like if a ball pops, a dog runs onto the field and steals the ball or if a fat bloke streaks at origin.

 

[madunit]

I am more worried about if the spider cam crashes to ground during a game and injures a player

Depends which player

 

[Sydney Knight]

The ref should call on itchy scratchy if this happens.