Reds vs Blues, Suncorp Stadium, 2011R13

[Gagger]

Think I saw The Saders get pinged for it once or twice last weekend?

Another reason why refs don't pick it is because it's not where the ball is, which is where a gazillion other infringements are occurring.

Nonu does it at just about every breakdown he's around, also in defence but from an offside position. You just need to delay the clearing player for a second and you've got a penalty. Never gets caught - clever

 

[Ali's Choice]

Another reason why refs don't pick it is because it's not where the ball is, which is where a gazillion other infringements are occurring.

Couldn't agree more. Yet another area where the two assistant referees could provide more support to the referee. The referee has enough to do at the breakdown, let alone be expected to be watching to see how far ahead of the tackle area clearing out players are advancing and taking out defenders.

 

[Ali's Choice]

Bring on kickoff.

As a genuine neutral I'm bloody excited about this game. If the Blues win, I will be happy as a New Zealander. But if the Reds win I will be equally happy as I live in QLD and my beloved Crusaders will have a chance to snare top spot in the NZ conference. Win-win. I just want a good game of rugby and I am quietly confident that we're about to watch one.

 

[GC]

Reds 7-0. Cooper in.

 

[drewprint]

Times like this, I hate working on the other side of the world. Damn time difference! Go Reds!

 

[Scotty]

Ali is proven correct already. Blues penalized for illegal cleanout. Slightly different in that the blues player actually came from the reds side to make that cleanout.

 

[GC]

Pretty even match. Both teams playing well.

 

[GC]

Cooper doesn't kicken out. Silly mistake.

 

[TOCC]

love him, but gee Digby tries to hard at popping/offloading the ball at times
At least once a week he causes a knock on for one of his team mates by giving a shitty pop off the ground

 

[GC]

Blues very nearly in. Great defense from diggers.

 

[GC]

Big Radike injured.

 

[dobduff11]

Taps nearly breaks the defence open, good offload to Radike

 

[GC]

10-0 reds. Copper penalty.

 

[GC]

Benson severly concussed. Too common this year.

 

[GC]

Brilliant try to s Fainga'a.

 

[GC]

Higgers has to be OZ 6. He is a machine.

 

[GC]

17-0 reds.

 

[dobduff11]

What a try, Digby bounces a few. Genia chucks it to Higgo who races away, offloads to S Finger who ran the final 10 and bounced off Munro.

17-0 Reds

 

[TOCC]

great run by Digby, good off-load by higginbotham and try to S.Fainga'a

 

[GC]

Slipper, samo and Robinson cuttng loose in the breakdown.