Napa sin bin

[Raiderdave]

If he doesn't land the head butt it's a shoulder to the head of Corbyn either way. Flying headbutts can kill a man, heads up tackling is taught at junior levels. Right call, Chris Benoit's ghost will be suing Napa.

its reckless contact with the head yes
but since when has that been a sin binning ?
its either a penalty & on report
or off

this isn't that cow of a game rugby union afterall

 

[Raiderdave]

Ah isn't that because previously a player couldn't be sin binned for foul play, whereas now they can be.
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since when ?

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Watch the NRL defend the decision and then give Napa only a week suspension or none at all lol.

 

[Maximus]

since when ?

Since the end of last year

https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/11/22/competition-committee-urges-more-use-of-sin-bin/

They agreed today that referees should continue this trend and look at using the sin bin more for breaches such as:

• Deliberate and dangerous foul plan incidents

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nr...rmining-sin-bin-offences-20180216-h0w7wo.html

NRL referees will take into account whether a player injured in the act of foul play is likely to return to the field when deciding to use the sin bin for serious offences such has high tackles and shoulder charges this year.

In a scenario which could have seen Raiders enforcer Sia Soliola spending 10 minutes on the sidelines for his hit on a concussed Billy Slater last year, foul play infringements which aren't deemed worthy of a send off can now be punished with sin-binning.

 

[butchmcdick]

Ah isn't that because previously a player couldn't be sin binned for foul play, whereas now they can be.

In 2013 we saw the ball kicked dead a lot and nobody got 7 tackles, yet in 2014 they did. It makes absolutely no sense apparently.



No. I don't see accidental anywhere in there. If you are going to look down and lead with your head, you are going to have problems though.

Fair enough max

I can see how others can think the send off was deserved

I see it differently though

 

[aqua_duck]

Ah isn't that because previously a player couldn't be sin binned for foul play, whereas now they can be.

In 2013 we saw the ball kicked dead a lot and nobody got 7 tackles, yet in 2014 they did. It makes absolutely no sense apparently.



No. I don't see accidental anywhere in there. If you are going to look down and lead with your head, you are going to have problems though.

Will be interesting if it's actually used again

 

[mave]

I know the intelligence bar is set pretty low here, but there seems to be an awfully high percentage of posters who cannot differentiate between a send off and a sin binning.

 

[ReddFelon]

its reckless contact with the head yes
but since when has that been a sin binning ?
its either a penalty & on report
or off

this isn't that cow of a game rugby union afterall

I think it should've been off, I also think NRL refs are a bunch of incompetents who likely didn't know what the call was.

 

[Barkley]

While I’m happy that the refs used the sin bin for foul play, Napa’s was purely a head clash. It was the wrong call to penalise and bin Napa.

This could open the floodgates.

 

[Slackboy72]

Poll added for shits and giggles.

 

[MilkShark]

Nate Myles lead with his head years, but that was ok.

 

[Perth Red]

It was reckless and dangerous, he was lucky not to get red. I’m all for sin bins for dangerous foul play, even if it’s accidental.

Great game by the way, best of the season so far

 

[Rabbits20]

It was reckless and dangerous, he was lucky not to get red. I’m all for sin bins for dangerous foul play, even if it’s accidental.

Great game by the way, best of the season so far

Absolutely.

His arms were nowhere near making a tackle. They were behind his back!

If his arms were at least beside himself I'd give him the benefit!

He should be suspended for that!

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Have to say the best part of the whole episode was that that fat f**k Thaiday came in as a tough guy and ended up getting squashed.

 

[Rabbits20]

Robinson "it should've been a scrum to us"

hahahaha

He should be fined I would say.

The pressed was good for the lols.

 

[Rabbits20]

No we just want consistency and that hasn't been a sin bin in the modern era and there won't be another one like it this year.

There may be.

Sam and Napa are both watched very closely!

There was no need to do what Napa did though imo.

If he didn't get him with the head it would've been a shoulder charge.

 

[Danish]

Napa might want to open his eyes when attempting tackles.

Not a sin bin but absolutely reckless.

But as we know, because their legion of about 12 fans keep telling us, the refs have got it in for the roosters.

Name one other head clash in the history of the NRL arhat has been penalised

 

[Galeforce]

grub should have been sent off........clearly leading with head.

Much worse than a shoulder charge which goes wrong and SO much worse than Sam Burgess raised forearm when he had the ball coming off his own line. If Sam got 2 weeks , the grub should get closer to 10

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Name one other head clash in the history of the NRL arhat has been penalised

I'm not David Middleton, I don't have access to that information.

What I do know is that players are penalised every week for reckless tackles. Napa's was a reckless tackle.

 

[butchmcdick]

Name one other head clash in the history of the NRL arhat has been penalised

Did Villasanti get penalised for this ?

I agree with your point though

As I said if Napa is also out cold it’s not even a Penalty’s