Gang tackles: illegal or not?

[firechild]

I have no problem with gang tackles in general. I do have a problem with the Storm tactics which have led to numerous tackling styles being outlawed in recent seasons.

 

[Younge]

I have no problem with gang tackles in general. I do have a problem with the Storm tactics which have led to numerous tackling styles being outlawed in recent seasons.

Who says the outlawed tackles are Storm tactics? It's only one-eyed people like you who try to find anything to discredit the Storm's success. Are you saying these type of tackles never happened prior to 1998?

As stated by others in this thread, the Storm tactics are to get numbers in the tackle and slow down the ruck. That's not illegal - it's smart.

 

[babyg]

Nothing wrong with the gang tackle but the peeling off one by one should be penalised. It feels like it takes a minute to get them off. Once the held call is made you should have 1 or 2 seconds to all get off and that's it.

 

[Patorick]

Great.

Here comes another Masters article defending the Storm and his buddy Bellamy.

 

[POPEYE]

Nothing wrong with the gang tackle but the peeling off one by one should be penalised. It feels like it takes a minute to get them off. Once the held call is made you should have 1 or 2 seconds to all get off and that's it.

That is the problem imo. It gives the perception that the Storm are doing wrong.

Firstly, it would be advantageous to a player to submit once he can't go further. By trying to show how tough he is he's liable to injure himself but more importantly, he's contributing to slow play-the-balls.

Then if a third man comes in it can be penalised as a flop would be.

 

[Butters]

It's like clockwork. Melbourne start to dominate the comp again and all the wankers start having a cry about them and their "illegal" tackling techniques and how it's a blight on the game and wah f**king wah.

There's nothing wrong with wrapping up a players legs with other players up top. It creates an anchoring point so that the Melbourne players ontop can put the opposition on the ground easier and it also stops the opposing player from gaining any more metres. FFS might as well ban Melbourne from tackling if yous are gonna whinge about them wrapping a players legs up.

 

[Hutty1986]

It's like clockwork. Melbourne start to dominate the comp again and all the wankers start having a cry about them and their "illegal" tackling techniques and how it's a blight on the game and wah f**king wah.

There's nothing wrong with wrapping up a players legs with other players up top. It creates an anchoring point so that the Melbourne players ontop can put the opposition on the ground easier and it also stops the opposing player from gaining any more metres. FFS might as well ban Melbourne from tackling if yous are gonna whinge about them wrapping a players legs up.

It's all a conspiracy!

 

[firechild]

It would be a blight on the game if melbourne was running last (as they were last year). People don't stop talking about grubs like Slater, Blair and Smith because they're coming last.

 

[POPEYE]

It would be a blight on the game if melbourne was running last (as they were last year). People don't stop talking about grubs like Slater, Blair and Smith because they're coming last.

There you go . . . as soon as someone comes along waving a flag you abandon reality

 

[POPEYE]

It's all a conspiracy!

When your team get good enough to dominate rugby league for a decade the powers that be will not be happy.

It was already noticeable that when the Dragons used Storm tactics to win a 'grand' final that all and sundry were up in arms about it being boring

 

[Hutty1986]

When your team get good enough to dominate rugby league for a decade the powers that be will not be happy.

It was already noticeable that when the Dragons used Storm tactics to win a 'grand' final that all and sundry were up in arms about it being boring

No you senile old crackpot, the powers that be aren't happy when a team blatantly rorts the salary cap and costs several teams the chance at a legitimate premiership. Take your own advice and take a dose of reality

 

[Younge]

It would be a blight on the game if melbourne was running last (as they were last year). People don't stop talking about grubs like Slater, Blair and Smith because they're coming last.

Out of interest - who do you follow? Do you have any "grubs" in your team or are you the bastions of sporting morality that never contravene the laws of the game?

Maybe your guys occaisonally get penalised but it's never malicious, reckless or negligent. It's always an incidental and unfortunate outcome of playing it tough in the spirit of the game.

 

[POPEYE]

No you senile old crackpot, the powers that be aren't happy when a team blatantly rorts the salary cap and costs several teams the chance at a legitimate premiership. Take your own advice and take a dose of reality

How does salary cap fit in with how a team tackles. You're going to have to start contributing more in these threads

 

[Hutty1986]

How does salary cap fit in with how a team tackles. You're going to have to start contributing more in these threads

You mentioned how the Storm "dominated for a decade" yet they haven't legally even made the finals since 2005.

 

[babyg]

I don't give a shit where Melbourne are coming. I love watching them play. I find all the slowing of the ruck frustrating to watch. Melbourne get the brunt becuase they are the best at it.

 

[POPEYE]

You mentioned how the Storm "dominated for a decade" yet they haven't legally even made the finals since 2005.

My, you have been led to grasping at straws by a 'senile old man'.

You are even saying that the NRL knew about the salary cap way before the Storm started to use revolutionary tackles, hence the 'getting square'

Now, I'm sure you are about to pollute this otherwise topical thread as only you and and a few other deviants know how, but know this . . . it isn't a good look for you

 

[Tigger Madness]

The "prowler" tack needs to be enforced for thoroughly - the one where two guys have stopped the momentum of the runner and then a third comes in and smashes them in the legs or ribs. Also, flops have become much more prevalent recently and need to be cracked down upon.

 

[Hutty1986]

My, you have been led to grasping at straws by a 'senile old man'.

You are even saying that the NRL knew about the salary cap way before the Storm started to use revolutionary tackles, hence the 'getting square'

Now, I'm sure you are about to pollute this otherwise topical thread as only you and and a few other deviants know how, but know this . . . it isn't a good look for you

I'm thinkiing this is a good old fashioned communication breakdown, I assumed your "decade of dominance" and the response of the "powers that be" comment was referring to the salary cap scandal pops

 

[POPEYE]

I'm thinkiing this is a good old fashioned communication breakdown, I assumed your "decade of dominance" and the response of the "powers that be" comment was referring to the salary cap scandal pops

Well, there is hope. If you take time to think before you speak there's no reason you can't participate in these topical threads with a meaningful desire to communicate.

You should have picked up by now that I use the cap as only a vessel for common sense and baiting. I don't have a leg to stand on in a court of law

 

[andrew057]

Quality thread :lol: