The Sattler Tackle...

[Alex28]

Good tackle and all, but as for best tackle in a final series ever?

I dont think so...

1997...Newcastle V Norths...Darren Albert on Matt Seers - ran 70 metres to stop him from scoring at 12-all.

If that didnt happen - no 1997 premiership.

An amazing tackle...

Ahh, the memories...

 

[Big Tim]

97.

Cos of were the tackle was made and the effort of running from the opposite side of the field. Both cant be compared though, seriously. Albert doesnt make the tackle, no 97 gf for us. Sattler doesnt make the tackle, Byrne scores under the posts, Roosters up 12 - 6. Could have been the spark the Roosters needed.

 

[KnightSmurf]

Geez .... tough question. Both were definite try savers , both were saves out of nowhere.

Without taking anything away from Scott Sattlers tackle though .... watching Darren Albert's tackle gave me absolute goosebumps. Must be the Knights fan thing but it still stands in my memory as one of the best tackles I have seen.

 

[Bring it home Knights]

Alberts for sure. I have to admit though, the sattler tackle was a gem.

Albert looked like he had no chance, as seers had a huge lead. Sattler always looked like he had a chance.

 

[Doctor]

I'm cursing my computer at the moment. Not for the first time through one of my long-winded posts, my computer froze up - damn computer.

I'll give you a short snippet of what I wrote before my crappy computer froze up:

Albert's was all about just catching up to the guy - he just had to run and make one final lunge for the ball-carrier Seers - he had no time to assess how he'd do it, he just ran, tackled and goes down in Knights history as the man that got them to the GF and ultimately the premiership - a wonderful exhibition of tackling prowess.

Sattler could have done three things:
- Missed him, and therefore possibly seen the Roosters run away with the game after leading 12-6.
- Tackled him, but not put him over the sideline - Roosters may have scored amongst the traffic from the next play.
- Tackle him over the sideline which not only disfuses, but gives them the ball back.

He did the third outcome - and it therefore goes down in certainly Grand Final history as a great tackle - a premiership saving tackle. That is how you tackle - and we haven't heard the last of this - we'll have replays and anecdotes from all the people that count next year - they'll probably have flashbacks, much like 1997 GF story-telling. A super tackle, significant in the context of the match.

 

[antonius]

Taken in the context of the game situation Sattlers outrates Alberts. An aging second rower coming across field and running down a winger through shear determination, to produce what I reckon was a game turning tackle was brilliant, the Roosters were, at that stage on a roll, if Byrne scores the game would have taken on a completely different aspect. I have no doubt that tackle was 90% of Penrith winning the game.

 

[Kaz]

Sattler's tackle was far better.

That was pure guts for a forward to run down a winger.

That was one of the main turning points for the Panthers.

Did you see the way the other Panther players congratulated him.

 

[Anonymous]

Sattkers for me. We are talking about an old man running down a kid here. It was full of guts and determination and Sattler had no right to even match Byrne for pace let alone tackle him into touch.

Alberts was probably 2 of the fastest men in league at the time going at it. A more even contest.

 

[Leasha]

Sattlers, though not as important as Alberts in relation to the game and the point at which it occurred, was IMO a far better tackle. At that point in the game, I was considering turning the game off because I still thought Penrith was going to lose. But Sattler and his inspirational tackling technique reminded me of the spirit of the Panthers, so I kept watching - and in the end, boy was I glad I did!

 

[bronnie34]

Sattler's tackle was brillant, I think it turned the game around. Roosters were starting to get on a little bit of a role and were going to score.
Having said that Albert's tackle was great as we definately would not have been in the final and won the GF if he didn't make it.
To hard to make a decision, both were great tackles.

 

[~bedsy~]

Sattler's definatly.... as has been said he ran down a winger and pulled him out of the feild of play.... It was great to watch and will always be remembered when someone says the 2003 grandfinal.

 

[astrogirl]

Sattler's tackle was awesome. Good to see Scott Sattler have his own piece of history. I imagine that he's always asked about his dad when being interviewed. In the interview with him that was shown before the game on Sunday, I thought he looked a touch despondent at the thought that he will always be in his father's shadow.

 

[CoastieChik]

Didn't really c alberts tackle but sounded like a real beauty - n vital to the knights maiden premiership!!

(THAT GUYS AN ABSOLUTE CHAMP - y'd he hafta leave??!!!! )

However, scotty sattler's match-saving tackle was also a pearler - n rates even higher due to the fact it denied the roostrs, if nothin more then anotha raving by goose gould, but even beta - back2back premierships!! God damn, we would hav neva heard the end of that 1!
Sattler's tackle was symbolic of the panthers TOTALLY OUTCLASSING the goostrs in everything they did - n that's as good as gold!!! :lol:
IMO it rates as one of the greatest tackles eva, for a # of reasons, but primarily for shutting those goostrs up - even if just temporarily!!!