Blues v Brumbies

[Canes4life]

@KiwiMurph a worry for the Blues. All those bandwagon Wahs fans.

[Gunner]

What about the round the neck tackle on Ricitelli just before the knock on?

[Bones]

What the hell kind of free kick option was that?

[KiwiMurph]

@Canes4life said in Blues v Brumbies:

@KiwiMurph a worry for the Blues. All those bandwagon Wahs fans.

It's a bigger worry than the Blues. The crowds in the comp witht the odd exception are abysmal.

[Gunner]

He let the bloody ball go, tackle over, surely?

No wonder super rugby can’t get decent crowds, the rules are so bloody confusing.

[Bones]

I'd have Plummer in the frame for AB ten ahead of Perofeta based on last year and this year.

Really reliable player.

[antipodean]

@Gunner said in Blues v Brumbies:

He let the bloody ball go, tackle over, surely?

No wonder super rugby can’t get decent crowds, the rules are so bloody confusing.

There's an offside line at the tackle.

[African Monkey]

@Canes4life Got that right haha.

[Gunner]

@antipodean said in Blues v Brumbies:

@Gunner said in Blues v Brumbies:

He let the bloody ball go, tackle over, surely?

No wonder super rugby can’t get decent crowds, the rules are so bloody confusing.

There's an offside line at the tackle.

Yea but surely the tackle is over when he passes the ball back, and therefore the offside line is no more?

[Gunner]

Nice try.

Loving the Blues forwards grunt work.

[Canes4life]

Nice try Blues, good hard yaka.

[KiwiMurph]

Cotter's work with the forwards is impressive

[antipodean]

@Gunner said in Blues v Brumbies:

@antipodean said in Blues v Brumbies:

@Gunner said in Blues v Brumbies:

He let the bloody ball go, tackle over, surely?

No wonder super rugby can’t get decent crowds, the rules are so bloody confusing.

There's an offside line at the tackle.

Yea but surely the tackle is over when he passes the ball back, and therefore the offside line is no more?

No, you still need to get onside. The act of placing the ball doesn't change the fact you're offside. The same way if it went to hand he couldn't tackle from behind unless the subsequent Brumbies player had run with it or passed it.

[Toddy]

Looked like Dalton was tackled and got up and went again

[Gunner]

@Bones said in Blues v Brumbies:

I'd have Plummer in the frame for AB ten ahead of Perofeta based on last year and this year.

Really reliable player.

Yes he’s pretty steady, does the basics well with a low error rate with the added advantage on being able to play 12.

[KiwiMurph]

@Toddy said in Blues v Brumbies:

Looked like Dalton was tackled and got up and went again

Wasn't held

[KiwiMurph]

How did O'Keeffe not pick that up immediately

[Canes4life]

Lol Clarke didn't know what he was doing there. Classic halfback fill in.

[KiwiMurph]

Brumbies contesting of breakdowns is impressive

[Gunner]

@antipodean said in Blues v Brumbies:

@Gunner said in Blues v Brumbies:

@antipodean said in Blues v Brumbies:

@Gunner said in Blues v Brumbies:

He let the bloody ball go, tackle over, surely?

No wonder super rugby can’t get decent crowds, the rules are so bloody confusing.

There's an offside line at the tackle.

Yea but surely the tackle is over when he passes the ball back, and therefore the offside line is no more?

No, you still need to get onside. The act of placing the ball doesn't change the fact you're offside. The same way if it went to hand he couldn't tackle from behind unless the subsequent Brumbies player had run with it or passed it.

Hmmm, I get what you’re saying, but I reckon if they reffed that to the letter of the law every time there’d be a hell of a lot more offsides