Game on NOW Thread

[Super Impose]

Seargant Schulz and Colonel Klein currently on duty ..

 

[apezza]

Great pass Shaun.

Ahh. The good old days!

 

[HaroldBishop]

Or just get rid of scrums.

No thanks

 

[apezza]

No thanks

Agree. They just need to start sin binning. Maybe bring back the 5 minute sin bin for professional fouls.

 

[Capital_Shark]

lol just seen Parra are down 20-0

 

[CrazyMatt]

Souths looking verrrrry ominous.

 

[Western Sharkie]

I wonder if anyone will shun Cody after the game?

 

[HaroldBishop]

I wonder if anyone will shun Cody after the game?

Hope everyone gives him a cuddle

 

[Western Sharkie]

Hope everyone gives him a cuddle

And squeeze really tightly

 

[HaroldBishop]

And squeeze really tightly

Hopefully some squirrels around.

 

[Sharkbyte]

Shits me how the defending team is blatantly offside at every scrum. Needs to be some kind of massive advantage to the attacking team to stop it.

This is mainly due to attacking side trapping ball in scrum. Shits me how all teams do this now just to draw a penalty. Get rid of scrums all together or penalise attacking team for trapping ball in scrum

 

[HaroldBishop]

This is mainly due to attacking side trapping ball in scrum. Shits me how all teams do this now just to draw a penalty. Get rid of scrums all together or penalise attacking team for trapping ball in scrum

It's not always that though. Can't get rid of scrums, it's part of the fabric of the game creates attacking opportunities.

 

[Capital_Shark]

You're allowed to hold the ball in the scrum. The defence can't break until the ball exits. When the ball exits it up to the attack.

 

[slide rule]

Yep. It's the responsibility of the defence to be onside.

 

[apezza]

You're allowed to hold the ball in the scrum. The defence can't break until the ball exits. When the ball exits it up to the attack.

The opposition should try pushing for a change.

 

[Gal The Goat]

Scrums are also a pretty good attacking option for the team with ball in hand.

A lot of space out their trying to defend. Warriors caught the Dogs flat footed last night and scored off one.

Defenders getting up early in their face can stop the attacking teams quick flow pretty easy.

For doing that the worst you get is go from defending “tackle one” back to defending “tackle one” with your entire team and defensive line set up. As HB said every team does it because it’s probably half coached, the possible penalty is nothing compared to being possibly beaten for a try

 

[apezza]

Scrums are also a pretty good attacking option for the team with ball in hand.

A lot of space out their trying to defend. Warriors caught the Dogs flat footed last night and scored off one.

Defenders getting up early in their face can stop the attacking teams quick flow pretty easy.

For doing that the worst you get is go from defending “tackle one” back to defending “tackle one” with your entire team and defensive line set up. As HB said every team does it because it’s probably half coached, the possible penalty is nothing compared to being possibly beaten for a try

Why is it that sometimes they get a penalty and decide to repack the scrum. If the defenders then give another penalty away they get sin binned?

 

[Gal The Goat]

Why is it that sometimes they get a penalty and decide to repack the scrum. If the defenders then give another penalty away they get sin binned?

I think offside must be 6 again. But an actual scrum infringement is a tap or re pack the scrum at the attacking teams option.

Something like that.

Maybe might also depend on what part of the field you are too??. I think 6 agains coming off your 20m or is it 40? Are penalties now because every team was happily giving away 6 agains to have their defence set after a kick. Now a penalty where they can march down field with a touch finder has deterred teams from doing that

 

[HaroldBishop]

Come on the cocks

 

[Sevshark]

Think Victor's been reading our rumours thread