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[Aragorn]

having just watched the game... i would say his performance was ok, nothing spectacular, nothing good or bad by the big boy.... he wasn't put under a lot of pressure....I'd like a team to do broncos on him to really test him out.... bombs, grubbers, 1on1's you name it... thats the real litmus test....

 

[BunniesMan]

Na, he was a promising Souths junior, would have went all the way if it wasn't for injury.






Or lack of skill.

1. I never said I was a Souths junior.
2. I never said I would have gone all the way if it wasn't for getting injured. Just that at the time I had an overinflated opinion of how good I was.

 

[hitman82]

Practically every post in this thread is about your namesake and this isn't the only thread either.

Actually, in Manu's defense, he also often posts about the incorrect reporting of various players' weight and height.

 

[Big Pete]

Actually, in Manu's defense, he also often posts about the incorrect reporting of various players' weight and height.

My bad then.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Would love to provide a brief summary of hitman and Pete's posting, but I'll be the bigger man

 

[Meth]

Practically every post in this thread is about your namesake and this isn't the only thread either.

Yeah, that's just not true.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Just got to watch the game on a proper big screen (was watching on a dodgy live feed) and wow- I thought the disallowed try might look less like a try, but it looks far MORE like a try.

There is clear downward (not just forward) pressure on the ball as it visibly jams down and actually has a bit of backspin put on it. How a video ref can (choose to) miss that is unbelievable. Outrageous decision.

 

[hitman82]

Would love to provide a brief summary of hitman and Pete's posting, but I'll be the bigger man

Well, that's what your profile says... but IS IT TRUE

 

[hitman82]

Just got to watch the game on a proper big screen (was watching on a dodgy live feed) and wow- I thought the disallowed try might look less like a try, but it looks far MORE like a try.

There is clear downward (not just forward) pressure on the ball as it visibly jams down and actually has a bit of backspin put on it. How a video ref can (choose to) miss that is unbelievable. Outrageous decision.

First reply I saw, I thought try. Final replay I saw, I thought try. It was a try. We got jewed hard.

 

[umina panther]

Yeah I thought it was a try but I don't think the Maloney one was

 

[umina panther]

Doesn't matter we were never a match for you guys. Best of luck for the rest of the year.

 

[hitman82]

Yeah I thought it was a try but I don't think the Maloney one was

Actually yeah I was sketchy on the Maloney one.
How does the double movement rule work exactly? Is it totally opinion-dependent, or are there clear guidelines?

For some reason I thought if forward movement in the tackle had ceased, and the elbow of the ball-carrying arm had hit the turf, the tackle was deemed complete?

 

[Alan Johnson]

I only saw one replay but it looked to me like he was still sliding as he advanced the ball. I would have accepted a no try but I think there was a reasonable argument for a fair try there.

 

[Rebel]

Stuart Raper thinks they both were tries....

PANTHERS v WARRIORS

The Manu Vatuvei no-try call – do you agree with it?
I believe they got this call wrong. Especially when you have the option to give it ‘benefit of the doubt’. It is a tough one to call; it looks like Vatuvei’s hand comes in contact with the ball and the ball stops rolling and bounces up. We believe it should have been awarded a try.
Did you agree with the decision to award James Maloney a try – was it a double-movement?
There is no doubt that this was a try. Maloney does not promote the ball, it is already out and over the try-line, he is entitled to put it down. He didn’t bring it up off a position of his chest or try to reach out, the ball is always out and he puts it down. So they got that call right.