Wallabies v Lions, 19 July Suncorp

[Sword of Justice]

Curry is just doing whatever he wants out there

 

[Micheal]

I agreed with the commentators — ‘OKeefe needs to stop managing the ruck, and start refereeing it’.

I’d prefer for him to ping the Lions when they infringe, not tell them that they’re doing it before giving them time to right their wrongs.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I don’t think the Lions are offside. Our ball runners are so flat footed the Lions are easily making meters and it seems more dramatic

 

[Shiggins]

Lenny just got cleaned out way past yeh ball and hedbuttwd

 

[Derpus]

Wont happen for the Lions but we need a complete defensive rethink.

 

[Tomthumb]

Furlong with the headbutt on Ikitau

 

[dru]

I don’t think the Lions are offside. Our ball runners are so flat footed the Lions are easily making meters and it seems more dramatic

They are not releasing and they always ensure the balled is tied up with the player.

 

[A mutterer]

Will oqueef actually ping lions foul play?

 

[Uh huh]

Lenny just got cleaned out way past yeh ball and hedbuttwd

Give the bastard a verbal warning, that'll show 'im.

 

[KiwiM]

That's a fair penalty only - Ikitau's head is rising

 

[Shiggins]

Prob not a bad call to be fair

 

[cyclopath]

O'Keeffe is weak as piss.

 

[Super Hooper]

No yellow card at least???? Come on!

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Pen only for that. Prime example of slow mo making it worse.

Issue is though that it’s the same consequence for that as hitting Lynagh in the air….

 

[whitefalcon]

That's a fair penalty only - Ikitau's head is rising

So what, if Ikitau doesnt raise his head, the tackle goes completely over him?

 

[Strewthcobber]

That's a fair penalty, but there would also be 10 more of them each game if you looked close enough

 

[Shiggins]

Curry way offside tackling lynagh there

 

[Sword of Justice]

That's a fair penalty only - Ikitau's head is rising

It’s not consistent with how the game has been officiated for years though.

 

[Shiggins]

Curry legit spends the whole game offside.

Their defence is good because they are offside!

 

[KiwiM]

So what, if Ikitau doesnt raise his head, the tackle goes completely over him?

One of the mitigation reasons is a change in height - there was a clear late change in height there.