Place kick for touch

[kdalymc]

Last second of the game yesty JT looked like he was calling for the tee, was desperate for metres and had one chance at a decent kick followed by field goal. The young fella didn’t know what was going on so Feldt just punted it and only made 30m.
Every kick off makes 40- 50m and is more accurate (?), so would have made sense in this case, what’s everyone reckon.

 

[AJB1102]

JT was calling for Feldt to kick for touch since he's got a fair boot on him. Can you even place kick for touch? I don't think so.

 

[Mr Angry]

Ross Conlon used to do this for Balmain.

 

[bad boy bubby]

I remember when I was a kid there were sometimes place kicks for touch. Here are the rules, seems it is still allowed.

How Taken 2. A player may take a penalty kick by punting, drop
kicking, or place kicking the ball from any point on or
behind the mark and equidistant from the touch line.
Other than when kicking for goal (see notes to Section
6, Law 11 - “Pretending to kick at goal”) the ball may be
kicked in any direction, after which it is in play.

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https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&...FjAAegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw0Zxo6_FoLFY-lsg8dmjob5

 

[Timbo]

It’s still in the book I think. It’d be interesting to see if the ref let you do it though. Those idiots often don’t seem to know the older rules that are still on the books (I seem to remember on ref refusing a request not to take a conversion a few years ago, which is perfectly legal).

 

[AJB1102]

Most players don't seem to grasp when/where (in Havili's case on the weekend even 'how') to take a tap

 

[kdalymc]

May have just been the commentary team talking it up but certainly looked like he was keen and the tee boy was ready.
Just could have been a better decision as he only made 30m anyway ..

 

[Mr Angry]

Well blokes like Luke Brooks would not be able to run 5 meters of the mark, when kicking for touch if they had to place it

 

[beave]

Mathew Ridge used to place kick for touch all the time for Manly.

 

[AJB1102]

I'm surprised its not a thing to place kick for touch. It would slow the game up considerably and that seems to be very much in vogue.

 

[Barkley]

Mathew Ridge used to place kick for touch all the time for Manly.

Last time I saw it was in a Manly preseason game in the early/mid 90s. Must have been Matthew Ridge as you mentioned.

 

[beave]

Last time I saw it was in a Manly preseason game in the early/mid 90s. Must have been Matthew Ridge as you mentioned.

He did it in the season regular from (hazy) memory. He would just put the ball on the grass and kick it (no sand)

Back then him, Cleary, Taylor and Halligan were the better place kickers and were the first gen to all tip the ball forward on its point and kick around the corner for conversions. Prior to that it was either toe poking or around the corner with the top
Of the ball tipped back.

 

[Mr Angry]

Also the balls the leather when Conlon did it.

 

[Diesel]

Gus on channel 9 said it was part of the rules.

Give it a round or 2 and a player will place kick one to touch

 

[Disinterested third party]

Gibson used it with the Crow doing it around 1981 and following for Parra.

 

[muzby]

Place kicking may give you an extra 5-10 meters, but it also gives the defence a minute or two extra rest, which nullifies the advantage.

 

[Springs09]

A rule that's never seen. Much like how you can drop kick for a penalty goal

 

[Differ To The Coifed]

He was definitely asking for the kicking tee.

 

[Differ To The Coifed]

May have just been the commentary team talking it up but certainly looked like he was keen and the tee boy was ready.
Just could have been a better decision as he only made 30m anyway ..

He didn’t want to get too close to the try line as he had to take the drop goal attempt from 10m in from sideline. 30 metres out was exactly where he wanted it I reckon.

 

[kdalymc]

He didn’t want to get too close to the try line as he had to take the drop goal attempt from 10m in from sideline. 30 metres out was exactly where he wanted it I reckon.

Well he seemed to freak out a lot for only a 30m kick. I can do that with my left foot