Also I'm not convinced about that offside thing. I don't think the defending player playing at the ball is relevant. Defenders will always try to play at the ball, they have to. The point is that players ahead of the kicker and within ten metres of the ball are automatically considered to be offside regardless of what the defenders do. They are deliberately in that position because they've moved up and the kicker has dropped back.

Refereeing is poor full stop, they do not ensure the play the ball is fast, as in the NRL, they allow interference at the tackle on the floor far too often, keeping players onside is a joke as times, as well as the markers moving.

The two games this week you could have had a penalty every few minutes, perhaps next season we need that at the start, until referees start controlling games and coaches stop interfering and slowing down tactics, the game will suffer for a while but then the message may get through.

Last night it was a penalty, a few are being a little pedantic, most times nothing would be said.

But, washbrook didn't touch the jumping player, he stopped still before sarginson even jumped, sarginson took off and went over washbrook, at first glance you would assume it's the standard penalty, at second and I'm sure this will get mentioned in their review this week, it's the other way around, an anomaly if you will

Harry Pinner what brook40 has explained to you is correct, but it seems to me you prefer to, or are reluctant to understand. You are though entitled to your opinion, even if you're wrong.

It doesn't mattter one bit if he stopped still or not,the rules say if a player is in the air you can't touch him unless you are competing for the ball. Washbrook has to either jump or move it's that simple.

He/'s not touched him though, sarginson has made contact with washbrook, he's not attempting to impede, or challenge, he's made no movement towards the player who wasn't even in the air when he got there, sarginson has put himself in a precarious position.

Thats very harsh, its like a centre back jumping up and over the back of a striker to impede them.

Nah its defo a pen. The rules state you can't touch a player in the air and washbrook did.

Sargison did everything right, he put himself in the air like all fullbacks should as he knows he can't be touched.

But you can touch a player in the air if you're both competing for the ball. It happens every week.

But he wasn't, he never made any attempt to jump for the ball, Sarginson did.

So if a half back is first receiver and steps back a metre from his supporting players then decides to do a delicate little chip over the defensive line within 10 metres gathers the ball then he's going to be offside, if so then that is negating skilful half back play.

That's what i told you,if you are both competing in the air it's fine,if one is in the air then you can't lay a finger on him.