'11 | Finals Wk 1 | Fri | Tigers 21-12 Dragons | ANZ

[analyst]

the tigers are lucky , they should be down by 12-14 points ,couple of bad 5th tackle kicks, forwards pass's ,tuqiri knock on, ball out on full , really they are lucky to be down by just 6, if they score first in the second half and level up they need to really appreciate their position, start again and stop all these poor decisions.

 

[some11]

Honest question. If that was anyone but Benji would it have even got to the video ref, let alone been given?

Yes, no one knew what happened it was always going to be looked at.

 

[carlosthedwarf]

f**k off munsie you merkin

 

[Beachy Eagle]

As a neutral fan that benji try is one of the worst video ref decision I have seen.
BAD BAD BAD!!!!

 

[magpie_man]

We are extremely lucky to be only 6 points behind; the dragons are playing poorly but the tigers are playing atrociously

 

[Mayor West]

Farah hasn't passed one ball forward, every pass he has made has been back/line ball. I do agree about the three in the last play but none were Farah. Ffs, you guys are winning and none of the ref mistakes have come to anything at all, so rub the tears out of your eyes and enjoy the match you're watching, winning and from what I can tell, will go on to win.

Hate to update you but i'm not a Dragons fan. Im neutral. Unlike yourself. So i'll continue to see what i see, as well as a few others here are doing.

 

[Mayor West]

Yes, no one knew what happened it was always going to be looked at.

Fair enough. At the time i thought Benji knew he dropped it and just followed it up to cover the embarrasment. But there you go, play to the whistle!

 

[Apey]

The ball didn't touch Marshall at all until after it had hit the ground. I suppose that's a drop-kick under the rules though (not common sense) because it did hit his foot just afterwards. Pure luck really.

 

[_snafu_]

f**k off munsie you merkin

+1

 

[Mayor West]

They better check every drop ball from now on then. Cause if it touches the foot even after it has touched the ground it can be considered a drop kick i'm guessing?....I'm being slightly sarcastic here but they have set themselves up for that type of situation.

 

[MacDougall]

Look, the Marshall try was a fluke but inside the rules it's a try. He kicked it as the ball hit the ground so it's either a drop kick or an actual kick. Unfortunate as it may be.

Realtalk though, Utai has to get the f*** off the field. Gasnier, Soward and Nightingale are gonna run plays at him the entire second half. This is the part where Tim Sheens proves how ridiculously stubborn he is though, because when Brown finally comes on, it'll be at the expense of a prop in the 68th minute.

 

[MacDougall]

They better check every drop ball from now on then. Cause if it touches the foot even after it has touched the ground it can be considered a drop kick in guessing?

Stupid crap like that happens in the finals unfortunately. The refs pull out ridiculous interpretations and obscure rules to "entertain" their fans.

 

[austyphoon]

Dragons were all over the Tigers in the latter part of the half and they choose to kick for goal twice instead of another set. That will cost them I think.

 

[Gmac]

Line speed from the tigers has been non existant. Not slowing the dragons play the ball down. Letting them get offloads away. Tigs are going to get smashed if they dont pull it out.

 

[Mayor West]

Stupid crap like that happens in the finals unfortunately. The refs pull out ridiculous interpretations and obscure rules to "entertain" their fans.

I agree, it's unfortunate. But if they are going to set a precident with Benji right there, they better check alot of drop balls from now on.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

The ball touched Benji's foot before it hit the ground. Some of you blokes need your eyes checked.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Beau Ryan the dumbest footballer in the NRL bar none

 

[some11]

Tigers look shot.

 

[Mayor West]

The ball touched Benji's foot before it hit the ground. Some of you blokes need your eyes checked.

So do many a knock on. A tonne of them hit the body before they hit the ground. Does that mean it is an attempted kick? It sets a precident is all we're saying.

 

[Mayor West]

The tigers could really use Simon Dwyer out there now. Having Ellis and him on the fringes and i think they might be causing alot more problems