Re: Whose idea was it? : Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:44 pm  

So the answer is to change the wording of the rule:

The ball, when passed, must go backwards in relation to the ground, and any forward motion from momentum should be considered as an illegal pass. The ball must land/be caught/kicked in a position closer to the passer's goal line, than from the position at which the ball left the hands.


Simples

Re: Whose idea was it? : Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:49 pm  

Smooth Stu wrote:

So the answer is to change the wording of the rule:

The ball, when passed, must go backwards in relation to the ground, and any forward motion from momentum should be considered as an illegal pass. The ball must land/be caught/kicked in a position closer to the passer's goal line, than from the position at which the ball left the hands.


Simples

Well done for killing the game. That's the worst idea ever, end of. BTW the pass wasn't forward.

Re: Whose idea was it? : Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:54 pm  

Smooth Stu wrote:

So the answer is to change the wording of the rule:

The ball, when passed, must go backwards in relation to the ground, and any forward motion from momentum should be considered as an illegal pass. The ball must land/be caught/kicked in a position closer to the passer's goal line, than from the position at which the ball left the hands.


Simples

I think you're joking but just in case...

Try running at full pelt and throwing a ball backwards "in relation to the ground," think you'll then see why this is a very silly idea. We'd have to have netball-style passing where you have to plant your feet!

[Paul Thexton]

Re: Whose idea was it? : Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:36 pm  

captaindan wrote:

1) when the pass went accross for the wire try, the linesman did shout ' forward, forward, forward' it was Mr Ganson who chose to ignore it and give the try. ( smells of an agenda to me )

Absolutely - The RFL/Cummings wanted Wigan to lose that game. Obviously.

Another one for the loony bin here.

[Paul Thexton]

Re: Whose idea was it? : Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:37 pm  

WARRIORCRAIG wrote:

I think you're joking but just in case...

Try running at full pelt and throwing a ball backwards "in relation to the ground," think you'll then see why this is a very silly idea. We'd have to have netball-style passing where you have to plant your feet!

There'd be some impressive face plant incidents with players trying to immediately stop from running at full pelt

Re: Whose idea was it? : Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:59 pm  

1905 wrote:

:DOH:

Well done for killing the game. That's the worst idea ever, end of. BTW the pass wasn't forward.

Even mozzer said the try was forward on BBC radio manchester tonight.

Re: Whose idea was it? : Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:26 am  

fleabag wrote:

Even mozzer said the try was forward on BBC radio manchester tonight.

And! WTF does he know? Who is this mozzer of which you speak?

fleabag wrote:

said the try was forward

And rightly so. If one was to not score a try forward, then it would be a backwards try, or as it is otherwise known 'ball grounded in the in goal area resulting in an extra set of six which eventually results in you losing the game.'

I'd stick with the forward try thingy, but perhaps that's just me.

Re: Whose idea was it? : Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:55 am  

Thelonius wrote:

I'm Sorry, but as has been explained pretty clearly earlier in this thread, this has nothing to do with whether or not a pass is forward.
Imagine Usain Bolt was a rugby player and when running flat out covers 10m every second. On the 20m line he passes the ball to Yohan Blake inside him and the ball travels backwards at 1m per second compared to Bolt (a perfectly legitimate pass). The ball is still travelling forwards over the ground at 9m per second, so if the ball is in the air for half a second before Blake catches it, he will receive the ball 4.5m in front of where Bolt passed the ball.

That’s a Gold medal answer, but wouldn’t they break the salary cap? (I can't check your maths though, the baby pulled all the beads off mi abacus)

Re: Whose idea was it? : Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:27 pm  

1905 wrote:

And! WTF does he know? Who is this mozzer of which you speak?

And rightly so. If one was to not score a try forward, then it would be a backwards try, or as it is otherwise known 'ball grounded in the in goal area resulting in an extra set of six which eventually results in you losing the game.'

I'd stick with the forward try thingy, but perhaps that's just me.

Strange you’ve never heard of him! WOLFgang Amadeus (Mozzer) Mozart, he plays prop for Salzburg Storm. He’s built like a brick Steinway, and plays a major key role in all their games. It has been said that Wigan have been making overtures for him!