: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:10 pm  

WatsonTV wrote:

very true,paul

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:17 pm  

Well it's clear on the re-run that Cas could have been penalised numerous times for hanging on to the leg in the tackle, laying on, hands on the ball in the tackle. All the smilies in the world wont change that, nor the result.

One team had 67% of the ball and around the same in possession plus the rub of the green with some very inconsistent refereeing. The other team got the points.

Where is pyeman anyway? Not so full of himself now, is he...

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:18 pm  

I thought Hudson's technique of pushing the tacker back into the ruck as he was trying to get up was quite clever. Did it milk any penalties?

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:20 pm  

Danril wrote:

Well it's clear on the re-run that Cas could have been penalised numerous times for hanging on to the leg in the tackle, laying on, hands on the ball in the tackle. All the smilies in the world wont change that, nor the result.

One team had 67% of the ball and around the same in possession plus the rub of the green with some very inconsistent refereeing. The other team got the points.

Where is pyeman anyway? Not so full of himself now, is he...

Eating a pie ?

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:23 pm  

Humble?

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:17 pm  

RFL don't seem to think we Grapple tackle according to the disciplinary review panel.

4 players up - 4 players free to play.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:31 pm  

Wadski wrote:

4 players up - 4 players free to play.

De ja vu?

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:58 pm  

Not strictly true. They were found 'penalty sufficient', which I suppose means they did grapple.

What gets me though is that first game in Saints grappled and didn't get pinged. We were up and off straight away to our disadvantage.

Bradford, we were up and off straight away. No matter, pinged like no ones business.

Against Cas we played more like Saints did in our first game and got men in the tackle to slow down the PTB. Pinged like hell.

It's not on, we don't know how to play because there is no consistency. And the comments from some about how we're apparently dirty are just laughable. We're trying to play to the rules, but the refs don't apply them consistently.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:07 pm  

Danril wrote:

Humble?

Probably.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:31 pm  

Danril wrote:

Not strictly true. They were found 'penalty sufficient', which I suppose means they did grapple.

What gets me though is that first game in Saints grappled and didn't get pinged. We were up and off straight away to our disadvantage.

Bradford, we were up and off straight away. No matter, pinged like no ones business.

Against Cas we played more like Saints did in our first game and got men in the tackle to slow down the PTB. Pinged like hell.

It's not on, we don't know how to play because there is no consistency. And the comments from some about how we're apparently dirty are just laughable. We're trying to play to the rules, but the refs don't apply them consistently.

Saints have been the worst (best?) side for grappling and lieing on for a good few years. I don't know whether to call them worst or best because they take it to the margins more than anyone else and seem to get away with it.