Quote: MidlandsWarrior2 "Bilko do you have stats on the amount of penalties he has awarded against us compared to the opposition in those losses?
Probably a bit to detailed!
Just trying to understand how it could stand out so much it doesn't look right at all..'"
You will probably find that the penalty count is fairly even. What he tends to do is give the opposition penalties early doors - and, like I said in my previous post - he gives them in pressure-relieving situations for them, and pressure-creating situations for us.
Later on in the game, he will even the penalty count up with a series of, early tackle, nothing penalties.
Consider this - you get a penalty on the second tackle, in front of your own posts, 20 metres out. You can expect to get to your own 40 metre line with a touchline kick. OR, you can receive a penalty at tackle four or five, on halfway, near to one of the touchlines. This means you should then receive a further six tackles 20 metres from your opponents line, and the likelihood of gaining a score.
Guess which type of penalty we tend to get from him, and which type of penalty we rarely get from him.