Cannonball tackle : Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:47 pm  

Sounded like a bad one from Tomkins. Any views from anyone who saw it?

Re: Cannonball tackle : Sun May 01, 2016 12:12 am  

Nothing different to the Catalans one last week except we got a player sin binned.

Re: Cannonball tackle : Sun May 01, 2016 7:28 am  

The two from last week were deemed by the match review panel "that the players landed safely".
Wtf has that got to do with it, the rules are clear that spear / cannonball tackles are illegal, the reckless intent was there just because they landed safely makes it ok???
The mind boggles.

Re: Cannonball tackle : Sun May 01, 2016 12:39 pm  

Johnh1 wrote:

Sounded like a bad one from Tomkins. Any views from anyone who saw it?

Wasn't great. Seen worse. Don't think the player he tackled was injured so hopefully we won't see our first ban of the season. Thought Tomkins went well yesterday

Re: Cannonball tackle : Sun May 01, 2016 9:17 pm  

Just seen the clip of the celebrations from yesterday's win. Caton Brown still on crutches from a cannon ball tackle from weeks ago and Brough wasn't even sin binned. Be so unfair if Tomkins is banned.

Re: Cannonball tackle : Sun May 01, 2016 10:05 pm  

John Boudebza got a 4 match ban for a far less nasty looking tackle.

Re: Cannonball tackle : Mon May 02, 2016 11:57 am  

GansonTheClown wrote:

John Boudebza got a 4 match ban for a far less nasty looking tackle.

Yes but he plays for hull kr,so if cited for anything its at least 2 matches. Broughs cannonball tackle was terrible and wasnt banned at all,if that had been boudebza he would have been jailed.

Re: Cannonball tackle : Tue May 03, 2016 11:22 am  

deslawson wrote:

GansonTheClown wrote:

John Boudebza got a 4 match ban for a far less nasty looking tackle.

Yes but he plays for hull kr,so if cited for anything its at least 2 matches. Broughs cannonball tackle was terrible and wasnt banned at all,if that had been boudebza he would have been jailed.

The opinion of other rugby fans seems to be the same, Brough was guilty & until the RFL can show consistency or explain why us ordinary do not see clear transparency in there decision making we will continue to believe in the conspiracy theories.

DirkDiggler wrote:

The two from last week were deemed by the match review panel "that the players landed safely".
Wtf has that got to do with it, the rules are clear that spear / cannonball tackles are illegal, the reckless intent was there just because they landed safely makes it ok???

So using this theory MCB season injury should have been at least a 6 game ban for Brough then? at least they are consistent at being inconsistent

Re: Cannonball tackle : Tue May 03, 2016 7:43 pm  

Logan Tompkins got a one Week ban after pleading Guilty Mu Lord.
Patrick Ah Van of Widnes got a 5 week ban for his Tackle against Wakefield.