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Storm Penalty Try another example of a flawed system.

Posted by The French Fullback #1 on August 12, 2017 at 6:32pm
Vunivalu gets held back, it's a penalty and a sinbin. But in the wet chasing a bouncing ball, it's no certainty. The problem is the on field call. The ONLY reason it was a penalty try was the ref said "check for a penalty try". Without that, no way is it called. Another woeful call by the bunker. The ball bounced away from him and they were 100% "certain" he picks it up cleanly and scores in the rain?
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  • Prof. Daz August 12, 2017 at 6:44pm
    Two things:
    1) How was it any more certain that Vunivalu would score than the incident with Moses being shoved off the ball a few weeks back? Is it that Moses was not wearing purple?
    2) As Brett points out, the rule refers to the opinion of the ref and not having to be certain. So why did Brandy quote the rule and even display it on the screen on Foxtel, only to read a condition (certainty) into the rule that is clearly different than the condition stated in the rule (opinion)?
    • Bup > Prof. Daz August 12, 2017 at 6:56pm
      Moses had more of a claim to a penalty try then Vanavalu
    • Clive > Prof. Daz August 13, 2017 at 9:29am
      Yeah it's going to be really interesting to see what penalty Vuinavalu faces for that outrageous knee incident. If that was Kenny Edwards he would be looking at 6 weeks on the sidelines
  • Prof. Daz August 12, 2017 at 7:04pm
    Yep. Apparently if you're in purple like Vunivalu you're also allowed to leap into the opposition at head height with your knees. One rule for purple, another for other colours...
    • macybrown > Prof. Daz August 13, 2017 at 9:33am
      Bellamy said he don't know what he should be charged with. Reckless careless high dangerous?
  • josh jones August 13, 2017 at 9:25am
    Agree that the 100% is garbage to reason for penalty try or not. There is no 100% until they actually ground the ball. As usual there is no consistency from week to week in the nrl in everything from that to play the ball to kick chase being impeded. I seriously wonder if there is any communication from top to bottom in the nrl. It's a joke of an organisation.
    • josh jones > josh jones August 13, 2017 at 9:51am
      Back in the day it was easy, simple and successful interpretation. Defender can't change their line to impede a chaser. Today they allow on any chaser but only the blatant obvious ones get pulled up. Nrl is stoopid. They introduce 7 tackle set for any discretion in the in goal to promote attack yet they allow all this other crap to take disadvantage attack.
  • Muttman August 13, 2017 at 9:43am
    A penalty and 10 in the bin is what was warranted.
    There's no way it could be said the Storm scorebthere. The ball was bouncing around and actually took a sharp turn. Very big chance he misses that.
    Anyway it's probably a 50:50 call.
  • macybrown August 13, 2017 at 9:47am
    Exactly Clive...or remember that run Mau was pinged with?
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