Quote: billyfax "
Moving tackled player
(a) Where opponents do not make a tackle effective in the quickest possible manner but attempt to push, pull or carry the player in possession, it is permissible for colleagues of the tackled player to lend their weight in order to avoid losing ground. Immediately this happens the referee should call “Held”.
(b) Where the tackled player is held in an upright position, the ball shall not be played before the referee indicates that the tackle has been effected.
[iSo in that case the ref decided that the Halifax players joined and then called held. At which point Barker passed the ball. Tough call but was probably right.[/i
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So in the Barker case he should have called held almost imediatley because it can be clearly seen that Penky is adding weight to the tackle.
Later on in the game Tamghart gets tackled by 3 Fev players and the ref can clearly be heard to shout held at least twice before the Fev players drop him to the ground. Penalty forthcoming? Not a chance.
