Re: Mr Thaler : Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:33 pm  

Giantscorpio wrote:

Yes I was annoyed as Saints had the luck for the position for the drop goal,.

No luck about it, we didn,t wait for the last tackle, Walsh decided to drop kick on the 3rd tackle, good decision well executed and fooled the giants defence.

Re: Mr Thaler : Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:01 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

No luck about it, we didn,t wait for the last tackle, Walsh decided to drop kick on the 3rd tackle, good decision well executed and fooled the giants defence.

Mose did very well on the play before the drop goal.

Re: Mr Thaler : Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:11 pm  

I've no real issue about 50/50 calls, the offside, etc. These things happen every game and if we're winning comfortably then nothing is said.

I don't mind them changing their minds at scrums, the play has stopped and everyone is set, but that decision to wave the tackle count clean, allow play for 5/10 seconds and then change his mind was utterly bizarre. He directly affected the way we continued the play as Dawson looked to be shaping to kick the ball until he saw Thaler waving the count clean. We'd have been defending 10-20 yards further up the pitch. It'll be interesting to see if it's covered in the Ask The Ref twitter questions, or if he'll duck out like others have done in the past.

Re: Mr Thaler : Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:26 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

correct, we failed to take the chances we made in the first half. 4/5 went begging, game would have been over, need to learn, but its getting late in the season now

Some days you just roll 1s. Saints were luck none of those 3 early chances were turned into points. They weren't and, to be fair, we lead the game throughout.

A terrible spectacle imo, with it being a case of when, not if, either team were going to score. I'm not sure how the neutral would see it.

Re: Mr Thaler : Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:24 pm  

very strange game, two best defensive sides conceding so many points, some slack tackling, cutting corners and not doing the hard graft?

Re: Mr Thaler : Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:39 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

very strange game, two best defensive sides conceding so many points, some slack tackling, cutting corners and not doing the hard graft?

If we're one of the best defensive sides this year then the other clubs must be dire!

Re: Mr Thaler : Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:59 pm  

Watching it again Robinson clearly dropped the ball. Forwards or backwards you can debate but dropped balls facing the opponents line more often than not are given as a knock on.

I'm not sure what he could do on reversing his call?

Either way he will be unfair to someone.
If a ref interferes in play I thought the result was a scrum. But that would be unfair to huddersfield.

The only solution I can think of would be a free punt of the ball to the ball carrier. But I doubt the rules allow for that.

Re: Mr Thaler : Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:15 pm  

Watching it again Robinson clearly dropped the ball. Forwards or backwards you can debate but dropped balls facing the opponents line more often than not are given as a knock on.

I'm not sure what he could do on reversing his call?

Either way he will be unfair to someone.
If a ref interferes in play I thought the result was a scrum. But that would be unfair to huddersfield.

The only solution I can think of would be a free punt of the ball to the ball carrier. But I doubt the rules allow for that.