@ the idiots who say GI dived headfirst only show themselves to have no idea and have probably never played a game in their lives. In the moment it all happens in a fraction of a second. All of a sudden someone has your legs and you're off the ground, for all you know you're a second away from a broken neck. It is natural instinct to try to get yourself to ground as soon as possible.
The offense happens before he even makes contact with the ground. Faaoso gets a hand in between the legs, lifts and puts GI over the perpendicular. As soon as that happen Faaoso has done the wrong thing. GI has every right to do what comes naturally and protect himself as well as possible after he has been put in such a vulnerable position.
You couldn't be more wrong.
There is a trend emerging this season. Over the last few years, spear tackles have been few and far between. This year, there have been multiples in every game Souths have played and they have ALL involved Greg Inglis.
If you take him high he pushes you off, if you take him low, he gets himself into an awkward position to draw a penalty.
If it was one-off, I would blame the tackler but it has happened 1/2 a dozen times at least and always involves Inglis.
Fa'oso and Inu deserve time for lifting with hands between the legs but that second tackle from Fa'oso he wasn't even trying to lift and Inglis landed on his head.
He knows what he is doing and it is working very well.
Expect to see many more spear tackles on Inglis and the Souths camp carrying on about he is being targeted because of how good he is :lol:
