Were the Broncos dudded?

[Shorty]

Boyd "knock-on":

At what point does he promote it forward?

To me it looks to go slightly forward as it comes up off the turf, can understand why it wasn't called though because it's very slight.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Boyd "knock-on":

At what point does he promote it forward?

LOL are you kidding? He doesn't catch the ball cleanly. It hits his hand then the ground without any control. Knock on clear as day.

 

[Alan Johnson]

My main beef with the refs was the Cows seemed to get away with slowing down the ruck a lot more than we did

I thought the same. Definitely expected to see a few penalties blown that weren't.

 

[Lambretta]

LOL are you kidding? He doesn't catch the ball cleanly. It hits his hand then the ground without any control. Knock on clear as day.

I agree with your assessment that there was a knock on, but calling it as clear as day is a teeny weeny exaggeration

In real time speed its almost impossible to see

 

[some11]

LOL are you kidding? He doesn't catch the ball cleanly. It hits his hand then the ground without any control. Knock on clear as day.

Clearly pulls the ball back towards himself and bounces backwards, that's not a knock on and the refs got it right just like every other decision that night.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

He had zero control of that ball at any point. He did not catch it and then drag it back across the turf. The ball hit his hand (his hand on the side of the ball with zero control), then it hits the ground. That's a knock on there BEFORE he drags it backwards. As soon as that ball hits the turf the play is dead. Knock on.

 

[some11]

Did he knock the ball towards the opponents dead ball line?

Yes or no.

 

[typicalfan]

That was my working theory of the situation. Difficult to tell without another angle but things were happening so quickly, I don't blame the referees.




A player getting his arm free doesn't negate the legality of a multi-person strip.

Also a better performance doesn't make you bullet proof. Although I'm sure in some referees eyes, it does.

Thaiday trying to offload is free game, that is how it should be interpreted and that is how it happened. Basic really. We can safely say not dudded unless Thaiday having an ordinary game counts as dudded.

 

[Big Pete]

Then the referees have never or will never be consistent with that interpretation and more often than not have ruled with the side who had the ball dislodged.

Thaiday having an 'ordinary game' is a logical fallacy in this context.

 

[CowboyFuriousFury]

Broncos dud themselves by defending a 4 point lead for majority of the second half instead of pressuring the Cows on there last tackles eg running the ball, line-drop outs,etc. Defending a small lead against a potent dynamic attack that the Cows possess they were going to score eventually with enough possession.

 

[typicalfan]

Then the referees have never or will never be consistent with that interpretation and more often than not have ruled with the side who had the ball dislodged.

Thaiday having an 'ordinary game' is a logical fallacy in this context.

I can't think of any examples off hand where a player trying to offload has been given a penalty in that instance. Poor attempt at offload and poor attempt on Tamou on the Cowboys try had a larger impact on the game compared to any refereeing influence real or otherwise. Thaiday pretty much admitted both as errors on his part.

 

[Big Pete]

I can't think of any examples off hand where a player trying to offload has been given a penalty in that instance. Poor attempt at offload and poor attempt on Tamou on the Cowboys try had a larger impact on the game compared to any refereeing influence real or otherwise. Thaiday pretty much admitted both as errors on his part.

I'm sure you keep a running tally of all those instances.

Again, will be interesting to see if the referees are consistent with it. I doubt they are and I'm sure there will be plenty of instances where it's ruled a strip.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Did he knock the ball towards the opponents dead ball line?

Yes or no.

Yes.

 

[POPEYE]

Could have been a lot worse for the Broncos, it could have been them and not the Roosters that were the best team in '15

 

[kdalymc]

Did he knock the ball towards the opponents dead ball line?

Yes or no.

That's not how a knock on works lol

 

[some11]

That's not how a knock on works lol

I swear some people have never glimpsed at a rule book.

http://www.nrl.com/portals/nrl/RadEditor/Documents/ARLRulesbook2014.pdf

to knock the ball towards the opponents' dead ball line with hand or arm, while playing at the ball

Never once went that direction.

 

[TheVelourFog]

I swear some people have never glimpsed at a rule book.

http://www.nrl.com/portals/nrl/RadEditor/Documents/ARLRulesbook2014.pdf

Never once went that direction.

not how the refs interpret it
95% of the time if the ball is dropped its a lottery as to whether they will call knock-on

 

[POPEYE]

What's that word Hunt is mouthing as he drops the ball, could it be similar to the one from Thurston as he missed the goal or from Thurston as Linnett fails to catch . . . if any of the three were refereeing what decisions would they have made

 

[Johnnie Red]

I would rather that be called a knock on more often than not.

 

[no name]

I reckon the Boyd one goes forward from his left hand before his right hand swats it back.
That was after watching it on slow mo, so I can cop the refs thinking/calling it as a knock back.