Briscoe should have been penalised for pushing McDonnell in the back, which forced him to touch the ball with his knee

TBH that thought entered my head as well.
Shannon had applied the brakes until briscoe barged into the back of him.

I don't understand it, even if McDonnell was alone and touched it, he was out of the field of play so how could he have carried it dead?
Still let's not get caught up in such minor incidents!

Because until the ball hits the floor it is active and if it hits the defensive player even if he is dead himself then he is classed as touching it last.

So how come the warrington player in the game before caught the ball over the dead ball line and it was a restart on half way as the ball was deemed over out on the full,when it hadnt touched the ground? Totaly stupid,confusing rule which i bet will be scrapped next season

I have already made that very point higher up.

i dont think the forward pass was a stupid rule!!!!!!!

Yeah,didnt see it earlier.
Its all kicking off regarding Sir Ganson on the Dullers board,luv it!!!

It's a different rule from a restart than from open play, that's why the two decisions were given (correctly) but I agree the rule from open play needs changing nack to the previous ruling.

That isn't how I understood it but hey ho.

I dont see it as a stupid rule, our player tried to shadow the ball out of play thus stopping Briscoe from bringing the ball back into the in goal & preventing a possible try (there have been some fantastic try's scored, Billy Slater's for one, by chasing the kick & not giving up till the end). It is my opinion that players should be penalised for not trying to keep the ball in play ie kicking the ball dead & getting a 20 meter restart or as yesterday letting a ball run dead or more precise trying to keep the attacking player from doing so.

That theory may have been ok if Briscoe was not also stood out of play, as he pushed McDonnell in the back.

Mmmmm I wonder why nugget
Hope you enjoyed your cup final (small club mentality)

The league table still looks good tho ;p

Whereas your cup final will be....
You're out of the Challenge Cup and not so slowly sliding down the league ladder. Pretend to be a top 4 club as long as you like but everyone knows it's just Gentle filling you all with hot air.

kick off is different to in play ruling but it is a strange one.

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