2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 25

Chewie wrote:Abbey... From dud to stud in one game

Back into everyones starting 17 next week and he can score 14 points

Milchcow wrote:

He can and will. But Kahu jumped the gun and touched it too early.
It might be unlikely, but if it's still moving it might bounce across the line. The previous kick proved that

So the ref is like "its stopped but I'm gonna see how this plays out"?

Anyway you look at Its the wrong call but its not the first and with the nrl it certainly wont be the last

Been waiting for this from Abbey for 2 weeks now. The 2 weeks I played him in my 17 haha
Thats fantasy hindsight there for you

Archer wrote:
I made Welshy wear the English Rose for a week... the dude has a library of pics Mrs Friz would be proud to own.

Wank bank?

awanamafia wrote:Screw it. I'm playing Abbey. Then at least I've got a player in this game.

Here's hoping he grabs a meat pie.

robloomes wrote:Who said they were playing Abbey tonight? They knew all along.

I got lucky..

Who was it that was going to play Ponga over Abbey this week?

Clack Bocks wrote:Looks like mbye has lost his spot in the team. Frawley is impressive

They just needed a controlling half with a good kicking game

surmo13 wrote:

I think the rule should just flat be if ANYONE touches the ball before it goes 10m, penalty to the attacking team.

So you place a wall of players in front of the guy taking the drop kick and gain a penalty?

Looks like James Graham has bottomed out then

Mighty Fishes wrote:

So the ref is like "its stopped but I'm gonna see how this plays out"?

Anyway you look at Its the wrong call but its not the first and with the nrl it certainly wont be the last

The ball was still moving when Kahu picked it up. You might disagree with the rule, but the ref was 100% correct

As much as it hurts me to say it, Broncs deserve to lose this game.

Poor Ben hunt, another week of memes

Archer wrote:

So you place a wall of players in front of the guy taking the drop kick and gain a penalty?

of course not, the attacking team is not allowed to put anybody within the 10m line before the kick is taken, but if the player taking the kick shanks it and breaks the rules of the game, there shoudn't exist a scenario where he's rewarded for it.

Hey Milchy can you explain to me what that penalty was for?

TBF to Abbey he has been very good tonight, full of confidence, cracking under the high ball in horrocious conditions as well

nothing equalises teams like wet weather, especially when the 'worse' team is built on over-sized forwards

Klemmer doing everything I wanted that he didn't do for first four weeks when he was being Australia's laziest man.

Of course traded him for Bodene this week.

Here come the Donkey dummy spits....

Huge upset.

Thank you JG!!

surmo13 wrote:

of course not, the attacking team is not allowed to put anybody within the 10m line before the kick is taken, but if the player taking the kick shanks it and breaks the rules of the game, there shoudn't exist a scenario where he's rewarded for it.

Unless i'm mistaken there is no rule as it currently stands that prohibits someone from standing within the 10m line before the kick. So you would change the current rule and introduce a new rule and in doing so, teams could no longer try and dribble a ball over the 10 and contest it, because all the attacking team would have to do is walk forward and touch it before it reached the 10. Why should the defending team be penalised in that scenario? 

The rule makes sense as it currently stands. If the ball doesn't go 10m its a penalty; if the attackers stopped it going 10 (by touching it) they are penalised, if not the defenders are penalised for not kicking it the required distance (which you can only 100% confirm if the ball has stopped completely). I didn't see it as i'm listening on the radio, but every commentator suggested it was the fault of Kahu for not knowing the rule.