Charge-downs off a field goal attempt

[Rod]

Should it be 6 again? I kinda feel like if the defending team is good enough to effect the charge down they should be rewarded.

Cowboys getting endless cracks at a field goal before finally knocking one over seemed a bit stupid to me.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Lol .
Of course it should be .
If a Canb player had charged it down,scooped up the ball & run 90 mtrs it would be a try .

 

[Usain Bolt]

Dumbest thread of the year candidate

 

[Desert Qlder]

Considering the Canberra players were a furlong offside the Cowboys were justly rewarded with the extra tackles.

 

[Card Shark]

Considering the Canberra players were a furlong offside the Cowboys were justly rewarded with the extra tackles.

That being the problem.

When was the last time a player was penalised for being offside on a field goal attempt?

When was the last time a player was onside at a field goal attempt?

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Should it be 6 again? I kinda feel like if the defending team is good enough to effect the charge down they should be rewarded.

Cowboys getting endless cracks at a field goal before finally knocking one over seemed a bit stupid to me.

It's their choice to got for the ball.

 

[Desert Qlder]

That being the problem.

When was the last time a player was penalised for being offside on a field goal attempt?

When was the last time a player was onside at a field goal attempt?

Yes it is a problem.

But it is an altogether different issue from what the OP mentioned. His suggestion is just another knee jerk reaction to normal Rugby League play I.e if you play at the ball you risk a repeat set.

It doesn't need to be changed, and Thurston should have been calmly potting a penalty goal as the hooter sounded.

 

[Rod]

But it is an altogether different issue from what the OP mentioned. His suggestion is just another knee jerk reaction to normal Rugby League play I.e if you play at the ball you risk a repeat set.

Oh it won't be changed, I was more just commenting on the way that sequence played out today because it was a little bit farcical.

Yeah, if referees were prepared to penalize when the defending team is clearly offside on a field goal attempt that would make a difference. It would also mean that a successful field goal charge down is an even better effort than the ones today.

The other thing is if teams start cottoning on to the Warriors 'wall' then it'll be even easier to kick field goals, I just don't think the attacking team needs another leg-up in that situation. If you can win the game by kicking a legitimate field goal the first time around then you deserve it, if you can't get a field goal off when there's usually around 20m between you and the defence when the play starts that should be tough luck.

 

[Danish]

I'd prefer all charge down attempts to not count as 6 again. A charge down is a good defensive play, mixed with a failure in attack (stand deep enough and you will never be charged down).

You shouldn't get rewarded for a f**k up.

If they made this change though, they would then need to also enfoce offside players who attempt to charge down

 

[Wizardman]

Tough shit for being in that position to lose in the first place

 

[Ojlovednicole]

In all my years of league fandom I have genuinely never understood the urgency of the charge down.
Teams fervently chase this option but how often does it lead to something positive for the defensive team other than a repeat set?

The only way it could ever work is for a team to not bat it down so much as to deflect it off the side of the hand short of a fullback or wide of the posts.

 

[God-King Dean]

I'd prefer all charge down attempts to not count as 6 again. A charge down is a good defensive play, mixed with a failure in attack (stand deep enough and you will never be charged down).

You shouldn't get rewarded for a f**k up.

If they made this change though, they would then need to also enfoce offside players who attempt to charge down

Agree with all of this

 

[Charlie124]

In all my years of league fandom I have genuinely never understood the urgency of the charge down.
Teams fervently chase this option but how often does it lead to something positive for the defensive team other than a repeat set?

The only way it could ever work is for a team to not bat it down so much as to deflect it off the side of the hand short of a fullback or wide of the posts.

uhh... not losing the game :sarcasm:

Defending teams aren't charging out of the line diving with arms outstretched in an effort to gain possession back, they're just trying to stop a match winning play by any desperate means necessary.

Its not a hard concept.

 

[God-King Dean]

For interests sake, NRL rookie of the years (according to the Telegrapfh):

98: McLinden
99: Vella
00: Lavea
01: Anasta
02: Utai
04: Hunt
05: Smith
06: Hayne
07: Folau
08: Sandow
09: Idris (lol)
10: Gillett
11: DCE
12: A Reynolds
13: G Burgess
14: Brookes

 

[Ojlovednicole]

uhh... not losing the game :sarcasm:

Defending teams aren't charging out of the line diving with arms outstretched in an effort to gain possession back, they're just trying to stop a match winning play by any desperate means necessary.

Its not a hard concept.

cuz your wrong.
Team do it on the 5th tackle in the 32nd minute.

 

[BunniesMan]

Charge downs shouldn't be 6 again. I don't understand why they're punished.

 

[TheDalek079]

sticking your hand up to block the ball.......that's playing at the ball. So yes, it should be six again. It all depends on who gets to the ball first afterwards.

 

[Canard]

Charge downs shouldn't be 6 again. I don't understand why they're punished.

They are rewarded by not being knock ons.

 

[Spot On]

For interests sake, NRL rookie of the years (according to the Telegrapfh):

98: McLinden
99: Vella
00: Lavea
01: Anasta
02: Utai
04: Hunt
05: Smith
06: Hayne
07: Folau
08: Sandow
09: Idris (lol)
10: Gillett
11: DCE
12: A Reynolds
13: G Burgess
14: Brookes

8,9 and 10 were certainly not vintage years.

 

[johns_reds]

Next you'll be saying intercepts that are knocked on should be play on, idiots