I actually dislike the blockers obstructing than the chasers pushing the blockers in the back.

I think a rule should come in that states these blockers are obstructing the chasers if they are just stood there with no intention of playing the ball.

I'm sorry, but having just watched the replay again, it was a penalty all day long. He was obstructing the mark, not just in the ruck. He made no effort to move. Houghton literally couldn't pass to the left without going around him (which he shouldn't have to) and couldn't scoot.

Had he laid down and rolled at, he wouldn't have obstructed. You can't just kneel upright on the mark and expect not to get penalised.

Wellsy - I was making a general point rather than specific to the Trinity game. For what it's worth I've watched the highlights since I posted and I too think that in both incidents the penalties were the right call.

Wow! That one was taking the pi$$

That was a disgrace. Should of been a scrum Hudds. He clearly passed it forward to milk that one.

Yes, surely.

Proper grubby tactic, is there a rule to give a player ten minutes in the bin, for blatant cheating?

Though if there was, on this occasion the incompetent ref missed it.

could always be sin binned for unsportsmanlike conduct

Just showing initiative?

Seriously though, when does the NRL start?

SL is unwatchable.

This!

Once one of em gets binned, they'll all stop doing it.

Indeed, surely the R.F.L. or the ref's could send out a warning to clubs that this kind of unsportsmanlike behavior will be punished with a sin-binning.

I doesn't take an idiot to see when it's done deliberately, on saying that, by that analogy I'm inferring that Master James is an idiot.

Quote: William Eve "Just showing initiative? Then I suggest you update your spreadsheets for the coming season & gives us a few home-truths. Here's a sobering thought. www.hulldailymail.co.uk/alarming ... story.html I should've started a new thread but you know, it's all lies, everything's just peachy.

Quote: William Eve "Just showing initiative? Then I suggest you update your spreadsheets for the coming season & gives us a few home-truths. Here's a sobering thought. www.hulldailymail.co.uk/alarming ... story.html I should've started a new thread but you know, it's all lies, everything's just peachy.

Wow players using the rules "bending" them even. That doesn't happen, it's all imagination, whatever the "problem" it's the match officials .
You can't help but smile at times.

Still happening... its a blight on the game and gettinv more ridiculous as season goes on. Need directive issuing asap

I couldn't believe what I was seeing

Generally I tend to think the defender deserves to be penalised for being in the way, even if the attacker has cynically passed it at him, but I draw the line at forward passes! Add to that the fact Brough was making an attempt to clear the ruck and its one of the silliest decisions I've seen in a while.