: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:34 pm  

Saint_Jen wrote:

Why not?

There was nothing wrong with it, at first glance it did look like Higham knocked on, but when you look again he doesn't. It was a try

It wasn't legal because you're not allowed to play the ball forward, it has to go backwards.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:05 pm  

SaintMarshy wrote:

It wasn't legal because you're not allowed to play the ball forward, it has to go backwards.

It didn't go forward.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:27 pm  

Bring back Klown.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:44 pm  

Smith is useless and shouldn't be refereeing any games after what he let fat Newton get away with in 2005... nevermind SL!! Who was ref in 2004 in play-offs?? Against W*gan when we got nowt all match??... mmm me thinks it was 'growler' again!! he's sh*te! End of chat...

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:46 pm  

Saint_Jen wrote:

It didn't go forward.

It certainly did.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:10 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

It certainly did.

If you look at the replay it was an incorrect play the ball, the player is off balance playing the ball and the ball rolls forward. Higham stretches out to pick up the ball, looks as though he,s knocked on in a double movement but he hasn't try given.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:41 am  

Judder Man wrote:

If you look at the replay it was an incorrect play the ball, the player is off balance playing the ball and the ball rolls forward. Higham stretches out to pick up the ball, looks as though he,s knocked on in a double movement but he hasn't try given.

As you said the ball was played forward.so the try should have been disallowed for an incorrect play the ball, which is what I said, not that Higham knocked on.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:19 am  

Saint_Jen wrote:

It didn't go forward.

Didnt go backward either. NO TRY. Incorrect play the ball, and impeding the defender to with Anderson pushing the new andy platy out the way.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:21 am  

The Higham try was absolutely correct. The ball was rolled backwards as it was placed on the ground and then the foot was used to play the ball backwards which is the players only obligation. If you watch the video you can clearly see his foot in front of the ball, as the foot plays the ball it hits the ground and bounces forwards to have been an incorrect ptb the foot would have had to knock the ball forwards from behind, this it clearly didn't do.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:23 am  

ladyref wrote:

The Higham try was absolutely correct. The ball was rolled backwards as it was placed on the ground and then the foot was used to play the ball backwards which is the players only obligation. If you watch the video you can clearly see his foot in front of the ball, as the foot plays the ball it hits the ground and bounces forwards to have been an incorrect ptb the foot would have had to knock the ball forwards from behind, this it clearly didn't do.

Your a lady ref, you have no idea about this sport nor any sport. Make me a bacon butty and know your place lady.