Super Rugby AU Round 7 - Force vs Waratahs @ Robina - Friday 14 August
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Amazing how in one season the Tahs can now have cannons across the backline after years of pop guns
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
He's my starter because of it. If we want to win Tests we need a 90%+ goalkicker.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Harrison is a little popgun-y out of hand. Maddocks and Ramm can kick a ball though.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
Yep Froggy ,I knew a Strachan or 2 (1 an All Black lock), and they were Strawns too!
dru
David Wilson (68)
I'm thinking Strawn.
You can add Gordon as well, to me, the benefit of the numerous solid clearance options is that it makes pressuring any one kicker more difficult
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
A solid performance by the Tahs but regrettable that they didn't clinch the bonus point.
The failure to score before half time was probably the pivotal moment there. I feel like a try there could have really opened the flood gates in the second half.
A couple of almost great tries in the second half called back for penalties was frustrating. I think both were technically correct but the first in particular could have easily been allowed to proceed. So many times we would see that obstruction call not made even on review. That tackle was never going to be made by Ready (I think). In terms of the laws, it is whether or not Harry Johnson-Holmes intentionally obstructed him from making a tackle.
The failure to score before half time was probably the pivotal moment there. I feel like a try there could have really opened the flood gates in the second half.
A couple of almost great tries in the second half called back for penalties was frustrating. I think both were technically correct but the first in particular could have easily been allowed to proceed. So many times we would see that obstruction call not made even on review. That tackle was never going to be made by Ready (I think). In terms of the laws, it is whether or not Harry Johnson-Holmes intentionally obstructed him from making a tackle.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
The issue for me is that they wouldn't go back and review that incident if the play didn't result in a try. So we have one set of rules for general play and then a more stringently enforced set of rules for plays that result in a try. Which inevitably leads to a lot of tries being called back - which is extremely anti-climatic.
It's a bit like VAR goals being called back. Sure - maybe it's 100% technically correct but it's such a cockblock. It ruins what is supposed to be the best moments in a game.
That ruled out Reds try a few weeks back was particularly galling.
BH I had more issue with the Gordon offside. It just felt like the TMO was viewing the play with the aim of finding a law breach, like a miner looking for a gold nugget.
Gordon took two steps at most before Hunt ran him onside. Had he not made those steps I'd wager he is still in a position to score the try, so it barely had any impact on the play. It's a try and nobody would have complained if it was ruled as such.
But if it was NZ in a Bledisloe I'd go on a hunger strike until all the refs involved were jailed.
Gordon took two steps at most before Hunt ran him onside. Had he not made those steps I'd wager he is still in a position to score the try, so it barely had any impact on the play. It's a try and nobody would have complained if it was ruled as such.
But if it was NZ in a Bledisloe I'd go on a hunger strike until all the refs involved were jailed.
I thought the distance the defender was from being able to make the tackle meant he wasn't obstructed. He just played up the potential obstruction because that was all he had.
True. I'd need to watch it again but the expectation that Gordon stops on a dime if he's in front of the kicker is unrealistic.
Ready is further away than Cowan who didn't lay a hand on him. There's no way he's making the tackle there.