Quote: Cronus "So how many of those tackles went unrecognised and unpunished by the officials?
That's my point. Some are suggesting the NRL have been letting these sorts of tackles go unpunished, which has led to the McKinnon incident. While I agree some of the punishments have been too lenient, many have also been fairly firm or entirely fair.
I watch NRL week in, week out and yes, grabbing and lifting a leg is common. But far more often than not if the player goes past the horizontal the referee is on it. Whether the punishments are correct is another matter.'"
Well Docker wasn't suspended for his tackle on Graham last week. Why not?
The Beau Falloon one this week was on report, but that's it. The rest either resulted in a mere penalty or weren't noticed by refs. That one on Burgess the ref took about 10 seconds to call (probably had video ref in his ear), he wasn't even gonna call it and the commentators were going nuts.
If you had the inclination to start freezing the frame every time a players legs were lifted off the ground you'd discover that a lot of dangerous lifting tackles are ignored or the refs are far too soft on them when they do decide to "punish" players. Certainly the NRL don't react in any way that could be considered a serious deterrent, hence why they happen so many times each game.
I might make a compilation from one of the games next week to show you what I mean
