'12 | R2 | Fri | Sea Eagles 22-18 Tigers | Bluetongue

[Vic Mackey]

what happened to T-Rex?, Hopefully he isnt out long, our players are dropping like flys

probably trying to get a penalty

 

[Walt Flanigan]

How so.

Heighington hit the manly player before the sheppard.

Right call

You'll see a thousand collisions like that all season.

One of your Storm players hit Fensom like that just last week but no one raised an eyebrow.

 

[thorson1987]

it should be a penalty to the tigers as if lussick doesnt get the ball its a shepard?!?

but the sheppard hadnt occured when Heighington hit him.

Tackled without the ball was the first infringement.

 

[skeepe]

watch it again mate

cherry evans runs BEHIND lussick, if lussick doesnt get the ball its a shepard

there is no two ways about it, heighington tackled him because he HAS to get the ball

Learn the rules and try again.

 

[thorson1987]

You'll see a thousand collisions like that all season.

One of your Storm players hit Fensom like that just last week but no one raised an eyebrow.

I dont agree with the penalty, but it was the right call by the rules.

(then again half the refs don't even know the rules.)

 

[thorson1987]

watch it again mate

cherry evans runs BEHIND lussick, if lussick doesnt get the ball its a shepard

there is no two ways about it, heighington tackled him because he HAS to get the ball

But he didnt. Heighington hit him on suspicion.

 

[baldie]

the refs continuing from last week, favoring tigers so badly.

 

[BunniesMan]

There was no sheppard. Heighington hit him before it could happen. Therefore tackled without the ball, penalty to Manly.

Well done obeying the letter rather than the spirit of the law.

Nevermind what it was to the letter of the laws (many of which are dumb), use your eyes and head.

Why would a defender want to tackle someone whose run past the ball?

Tackling the man without the ball was designed to stop defenders taking out a potential attacking option.

The shepherding rule was designed to stop people blocking defenders.

Guess which happened there?

I don't care what the technical wording of the rules are. That situation was obstruction of a defender, not taking out a non ball carrier.

 

[ceagle]

Heighington was committed to the decoy, thats why he hit him

 

[skeepe]

f**k the TAB right off.

 

[Earl]

With Benji 'Worlds Best Player' Marshall and Tim 'NSW Origin Candidate' Moltzen in the halves Robbie Farah really needs to take a back seat and just concentrate on playing hooker.

He isn't a playmakers arsehole and just wastes oppurtunities.

Hopefully the Tigers push on and win this one by 13+

Wouldn't mind Darcy Lussick firing up though. Bit of biff would be nice.

 

[Ladmate]

the refs continuing from last week, favoring tigers so badly.

I can tell who hasn't been watching the match. Refs are even (terrible) for both teams.

 

[Noa]

TRYTIME. Told youse. Benji = best player in the world.

Manly and the Tigers are pretty much the only non Souths teams I can watch and not get the shits with the teams involved. I'm that much of a fan of Benji and Foran,

Anyone who says Benji isn't the best player in the world knows nothing about League or is just a hater/troll.

Benji isnt the best player in the world

 

[Disco]

No such thing as 50/50 calls for the tigers, they all go 100% in favour of them!

 

[thorson1987]

Well done obeying the letter rather than the spirit of the law.

Nevermind what it was to the letter of the laws (many of which are dumb), use your eyes and head.

Why would a defender want to tackle someone whose run past the ball?

Tackling the man without the ball was designed to stop defenders taking out a potential attacking option.

The shepherding rule was designed to stop people blocking defenders.

Guess which happened there?

I don't care what the technical wording of the rules are. That situation was obstruction of a defender, not taking out a non ball carrier.

Now i know you have never played the game before but the simple fact is you cant hit a decoy runner, even if they have ran past the ball.

if heighington hadnt have hit him it would have been a Tigers penalty.

 

[Patorick]

Tigers doing it easy.

Besides that last penalty, no luck tonight for Manly.

Hope T-Rex's injury isn't too bad.

 

[Eddie Lab]

No such thing as 50/50 calls for the tigers, they all go 100% in favour of them!

so you didn't see that last play for the half?

 

[Ladmate]

Now i know you have never played the game before but the simple fact is you cant hit a decoy runner, even if they have ran past the ball.

if heighington hadnt have hit him it would have been a Tigers penalty.

I've seen decoy runners get taken out countless times with no penalty. It was the severity of the hit that made them blow the whistle.

 

[Spanner in the works]

Ellis is hurt.

 

[Spanner in the works]

Yep. Ellis is hurt. Looked like his hip shifted with the cork.