MK Eagle
Bencher
Nothing has changed my opinion that Warea Hargreaves lost his potential to achieve great things after joining thr Roosters but his tackle on Ross last night was a great shot imo & his contact was at worst , initially the chest region.
This grey area in defence annoys me for 2 reasons -
1 - the big hits will become extinct.
2 - the rulings are very inconsistent where if Ross got up last night I doubt it would even go to the judiciary or be a penalty.
I understand the safety issues, but some of these new rules including players slipping into tackles that are classified high even though the attacker is 1 foot from the ground need a little more common sense.
I thought Teo & Pritchard were unlucky earlier in the year for shoulder charges that seen them as attacking the head, but last nights Hargreaves tackle to be judged too high is even harsher imo & sets a dangerous line to what was once a good hard hit that could turn a game.
Ronny Gibbs & Igor Randall would be shaking their heads.....
This grey area in defence annoys me for 2 reasons -
1 - the big hits will become extinct.
2 - the rulings are very inconsistent where if Ross got up last night I doubt it would even go to the judiciary or be a penalty.
I understand the safety issues, but some of these new rules including players slipping into tackles that are classified high even though the attacker is 1 foot from the ground need a little more common sense.
I thought Teo & Pritchard were unlucky earlier in the year for shoulder charges that seen them as attacking the head, but last nights Hargreaves tackle to be judged too high is even harsher imo & sets a dangerous line to what was once a good hard hit that could turn a game.
Ronny Gibbs & Igor Randall would be shaking their heads.....