Rules that arn't exploited but could be

[Eels Dude]

Don't really like that idea, because the ball was originally going to land in the field of play (which is fairly within the rules) - it's already bad enough that from kickoff, one foot on the touchline, catch the ball (even though it would normally stay in) and you get the 50m let alone this one.

So what are the defence supposed to do if the ball is going close to the sideline on the full of a kick off? Just stand there and hope it goes out so they get a penalty, but at the same time risk having the opposition recieve a scrum feed 10 metres out from their own line?

 

[Bulldog Force]

So what are the defence supposed to do if the ball is going close to the sideline on the full of a kick off? Just stand there and hope it goes out so they get a penalty, but at the same time risk having the opposition recieve a scrum feed 10 metres out from their own line?

If they aren't good enough to stop the ball from going out from the kickoff (not on the full) then they don't deserve the ball back. Fact of the matter, if it's not going out on the full from the kickoff, then they shouldn't be penalised for it just because "it went close to going out on the full".

 

[Eels Dude]

If they aren't good enough to stop the ball from going out from the kickoff (not on the full) then they don't deserve the ball back. Fact of the matter, if it's not going out on the full from the kickoff, then they shouldn't be penalised for it just because "it went close to going out on the full".

I don't think the defending side should be forced to make that decision. One fact you are overlooking is that you never know whether the ball is going to go out on the full until it actually hits the ground. So you really can't tell unless it does, so the defence should be allowed to do what they have to do to be allowed their oppurtunity with the ball.

 

[Noa]

The one that always annoys me is players who bat or run the ball over the sideline right on there own try-line.

Knock it out over the deadball line ffs if you can, you'll make your first tackle 25-30m out from your own line rather then 5-10m.

 

[Eels Dude]

The one that always annoys me is players who bat or run the ball over the sideline right on there own try-line.

Knock it out over the deadball line ffs if you can, you'll make your first tackle 25-30m out from your own line rather then 5-10m.

In the majority of cases when that happens, the players are in the actual field of play and their first priority is to stop a try being scored.

 

[NGR]

stacey jones did this a few years back and should be utilized more:

When you have a scrum, have the lock keep it at the base and the halfback run at the opposition. The opposition will always just run as soon as the halfback is at the base of the scrum... then once the opposition is clearly offside, the lock picks the ball up and runs either at an offside player or the ref calls everyone offside and runs the whole way...

I am sick of seeing sides offside from a scrum...

 

[Raider_69]

i agree with IBG, kicking the ball at the ref, there are 2 of them now, twice the target!
If you're 30 out from the try line, too far out for a decent bomb, too long for a grubber, might as well chip it at the ref and hope to hit him, he'll be standing in a gap anyways so if he dodges it, it'll go through to the fullback as it would have anyways. Worth a shot if you're struggling to get repeated sets on the attacking line

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

yes i rember that game broncos vs dragons , maxwell went up stairs, then when it came back to the ref call maxwell went it back to maxwell he called it a knock on.

video ref
explaination was given in the ref meeting ,was he ask whether the ball was passed or not, the video ref said he lost control ball of the ball before the motion of passing the ball.




Yes if video ref are going to go through loopholes, then thats a reason why finch should be sacked

lol.. on a thread regarding exploiting loopholes, you are complaining that the video ref is using a loophole to counteract the players loophole.

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

stacey jones did this a few years back and should be utilized more:

When you have a scrum, have the lock keep it at the base and the halfback run at the opposition. The opposition will always just run as soon as the halfback is at the base of the scrum... then once the opposition is clearly offside, the lock picks the ball up and runs either at an offside player or the ref calls everyone offside and runs the whole way...

I am sick of seeing sides offside from a scrum...

The Roosters tried that earlier this year.. The opposition all broke, the ball remained in the scrum.. Anasta gestured to the ref and after a few second pause the ball was picked up.. One of the 10 offside players tackled Pearce and the cheat with the whistle called tackle one.

 

[greenos]

if a ball is going to land in the field of play and a player leaps from outside the field of play and touches the ball before either they or the ball land in play then the ball is considered out.

They do not even have to catch it, they just have to touch the ball.

Are you sure about just touching it?

anyone else confirm?

 

[Bring it home Knights]

What will happen if while doing a hitup u jump both feet off the ground into the defence will this be a mid air tackel?

Do you have no understanding of the rules at all...

 

[NGR]

The Roosters tried that earlier this year.. The opposition all broke, the ball remained in the scrum.. Anasta gestured to the ref and after a few second pause the ball was picked up.. One of the 10 offside players tackled Pearce and the cheat with the whistle called tackle one.

dont suppose brett suttor was the ref? if it was, that would explain a lot...

 

[snickers007]

stacey jones did this a few years back and should be utilized more:

When you have a scrum, have the lock keep it at the base and the halfback run at the opposition. The opposition will always just run as soon as the halfback is at the base of the scrum... then once the opposition is clearly offside, the lock picks the ball up and runs either at an offside player or the ref calls everyone offside and runs the whole way...

I am sick of seeing sides offside from a scrum...

The ball is out of the scrum as soon as it passes the 2nd row. The lock cannot keep the ball in the scrum.