I'll admit the refereeing did frustrate me. But it ended up both ways as we got some soft penalties and also got away with a forward pass late in the game.
The DWZ tackle in the in goal. I often joke the refs sometimes look at the rules more as guidelines. A player catching the ball in the in goal gets tackled in the air. If the player doesn't tackle him he lands and scores. What is their argument, you can't guarantee he'd catch it and land?
The Egan penalty for pushing Hethrington is another one they are selective with. Yes it is something our guys shouldn't do but you see it a lot with the tacklers pushing or trying to reposition the ball carriuer. Or you see worse ones where they player basically get tackled again or it is messier than that one.
The Ford running through into Hastings. That was a weird one as he hit him front on so you could argue like Roach that Hastings played his part. Due to the angles there wasn't much of a gap for Ford to run through. Those plays were something we were nailing last year with everyone running the correct lines. That one I can see both sides of it.
The disruptor rule is frustrating but the other new one that frustrates me is the leg lift one. Some of them the refs penalise and say it is dangerous but it is pretty much all the player can do.
The DWZ tackle in the in goal. I often joke the refs sometimes look at the rules more as guidelines. A player catching the ball in the in goal gets tackled in the air. If the player doesn't tackle him he lands and scores. What is their argument, you can't guarantee he'd catch it and land?
The Egan penalty for pushing Hethrington is another one they are selective with. Yes it is something our guys shouldn't do but you see it a lot with the tacklers pushing or trying to reposition the ball carriuer. Or you see worse ones where they player basically get tackled again or it is messier than that one.
The Ford running through into Hastings. That was a weird one as he hit him front on so you could argue like Roach that Hastings played his part. Due to the angles there wasn't much of a gap for Ford to run through. Those plays were something we were nailing last year with everyone running the correct lines. That one I can see both sides of it.
The disruptor rule is frustrating but the other new one that frustrates me is the leg lift one. Some of them the refs penalise and say it is dangerous but it is pretty much all the player can do.
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