Rd 2 2024: 8pm Penrith v Eels GAME DAY THREAD @ Bluebet Stadium March 15th

[Noise]

I don't think the person playing the ball can move forward before the ball is kicked either though.

99% of the time the guy playing the ball steps forward after playing it. You want a penalty every kick?

 

[JokerEel]

If he’s not involved in the kick chase, where’s the harm?

They need to rework that rule me thinks.

I agree with your points but it's not what the rule says..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They need to rework that rule me thinks.

I agree with your points but it's not what the rule says..

It’s the intent of the rule that matters, not the wording. Just ask the refs.

 

[JokerEel]

It’s the intent of the rule that matters, not the wording. Just ask the refs.

Negative the rule is black and white. They need to include passive players and people playing the ball..

 

[Chipmunk]

If he’s not involved in the kick chase, where’s the harm?

I don't make the rules.

 

[Chipmunk]

99% of the time the guy playing the ball steps forward after playing it. You want a penalty every kick?

I didn't change the rule.

 

[Noise]

I didn't change the rule.

I know but the referee has to ref the game. Every decision has an ‘interpretation’

 

[Chipmunk]

I know but the referee has to ref the game. Every decision has an ‘interpretation’

I suspect if you take a step forward, no one is going to care, but if you start running off then Id say it will be a penalty

 

[JokerEel]

Why does the ref blow a penalty as soon as a player is Infront of the play the ball before it is kicked? How does he know the chaser is going to get involved? Shouldn't he wait and see if the chaser is going to get involved in the play????

If he isn't involved in the kick chase where is the harm???

 

[Noise]

I suspect if you take a step forward, no one is going to care, but if you start running off then Id say it will be a penalty

I suspect if you are a chaser of the kick then it will be a penalty

 

[Chipmunk]

I suspect if you are a chaser of the kick then it will be a penalty

I think if you run off downfield after playing the ball, then it can be safely assumed you're chasing the kick.

I don't understand the point of the whole rule change. It seems an overreaction to something that wasn't a big impact on the game.

 

[Noise]

I think if you run off downfield after playing the ball, then it can be safely assumed you're chasing the kick.

Yeo wasn’t a chaser.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't make the rules.

You don't enforce them either.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I suspect if you take a step forward, no one is going to care, but if you start running off then Id say it will be a penalty

He was running to get out of the play, not to get involved in it. When attacking the tryline the bloke playing the ball needs to get out of the way quickly in case the ball comes back through the ruck and he gets called for an obstruction. He can't just take a step forward or he will interfere with the fullback.

 

[JokerEel]

Yeo wasn’t a chaser.

How do you differentiate?

It doesn't say anything in the rules...

 

[JokerEel]

Why does the ref blow a penalty as soon as a player is Infront of the play the ball before it is kicked? How does he know the chaser is going to get involved? Shouldn't he wait and see if the chaser is going to get involved in the play????

If he isn't involved in the kick chase where is the harm???

I'll keep adding..

Why doest the ref check if a player was just moving forward to get out of the way and just blow a penalty?

 

[JokerEel]

He was running to get out of the play, not to get involved in it. When attacking the tryline the bloke playing the ball needs to get out of the way quickly in case the ball comes back through the ruck and he gets called for an obstruction. He can't just take a step forward or he will interfere with the fullback.

Should probably say it in the rules..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why does the ref blow a penalty as soon as a player is Infront of the play the ball before it is kicked?

Does he though?

How does he know the chaser is going to get involved?

If he's 30+metres out from the tryline and he starts haring downfield it's obvious what he's trying to do. Maybe not to you but to everyone else anyway.

Shouldn't he wait and see if the chaser is going to get involved in the play????

If he isn't involved in the kick chase where is the harm???

If he's running toward the man fielding the kick then he is involved in the kick chase. What else would he be doing?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think if you run off downfield after playing the ball, then it can be safely assumed you're chasing the kick.

I don't understand the point of the whole rule change. It seems an overreaction to something that wasn't a big impact on the game.

It was to prevent teams from getting their kick chase perfectly in position ten metres away from the receiver and limiting the kick return. This way they don't get a twenty metre head start.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

How do you differentiate?

It doesn't say anything in the rules...

Yeah it's very hard. Hopefully the refs have seen a couple of games of rugby league before going out on the field.