Don't think it's fair to compare TMM with Walker considering their very different roles. Walker was primarily the bench middle, guaranteed for plenty of minutes at Lock/Prop AND we were lucky that he could cover the backline if we are really in a pinch.
CHT went for heavy pressure, pulled out once the kicker was in the air, showing duty of care, and the kicker came down without injury.
I would say the hard done by part is he initially contacted before the kick, like if he pushes him over after the kick is completed i can get the penalty but clear contact prior to ball to boot in an effort to make him miss the kick
I think Cleary really got his team up for it yesterday.
I went into the game mentioning it will be interesting to see how the team looks without Capewell and it just confirmed to me how important he is currently, especially with his performance for Queensland
100% he’s getting the ball consistently at the line with 4 defenders waiting for him. If you can’t put him through a hole just give him early ball with space and momentum to work something.
Sure we focus on defence as defence wins games, but there’s basic stuff around creating space and confusing the defence that’s just completely absent from our team. We rely on individual brilliance.
Thought Freddy was good in cup played hooker then lock when Going had a break.
Yeah, was a bad call and I think it had an impact on the game play too, i got upset about that and the ridiculous call on Ford when it was all too late
If you are going to contact the kicker, you have to complete a safe regulation tackle. Dispite my disagreeance with the rule you can't just push them, it's been ruled that way for awhile now.
