Rule exploitation

[Stake Removed]

Seen over last 2 weeks chance to get someone sent to bin, when you catch ball on full in goal just take off as it's still in play, if you get tackled before the 20, it is no auto off to bin.
Chance to catch someone out here

 

[Frenzy.]

Haven't noticed. Any examples?

 

[Miller was a legend]

Brisbane v tigers.

Oates catches ball in goal. Takes off.

Tigers player tackled him thinking he was taking off upfield.

penalty, sin bin

idiot…..learn the rules

 

[coolumsharkie]

Hardly exploitation, he got a penalty and the player would have been embarrassed for the silly error. The Ref blew the whistle and all!

 

[Stake Removed]

You do it every time though take off especially the ones where defender may think you have taken it in the field of play

 

[DJDL]

You do it every time though take off especially the ones where defender may think you have taken it in the field of play

There’s the difference though. If the defender is not sure whether it was taken in the field of play, then there would have to be an element of doubt. I.e the ball was taken close to the goal line.

Oates caught the ball 3 metres inside the in goal area, and ran back into the field of play from between the posts.

Tackling a player in that circumstance is clearly a professional foul. The first example is not.

Most players are, marginally, less bone headed than Samuela Fainu. I’d wager the only chance of this happening again would be, as you say, when there is doubt over where the ball was taken. Which would not be a professional foul, so no sin bin.

 

[Frenzy.]

OK thanks dudes

It won't be exploited for one reason.

It's not worth trusting the objectivity, or lack thereof, of officials to rule and act the same way.

If Fainu was a dwarf he surely be Dopey