Cannonball tackles : Fri May 15, 2015 10:34 pm  

How long until the powers that be finally outlaw this immoral technique? Do we really have to wait until a young man has his career ended or is left unable to walk again before it happens?

Why wait for the outcome to be severe enough before taking action?

It's so annoying that nothing has been done about it. It's possibly the easiest rule change to make as well. Just make it that if a player is held on his upper body, no other player can apply any force to the legs, only grabs are allowed. You slam into the knee after they are held and you get a red card and you sit out a month. Simple.

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 7:53 am  

Saddened! wrote:

How long until the powers that be finally outlaw this immoral technique? Do we really have to wait until a young man has his career ended or is left unable to walk again before it happens?

Why wait for the outcome to be severe enough before taking action?

It's so annoying that nothing has been done about it. It's possibly the easiest rule change to make as well. Just make it that if a player is held on his upper body, no other player can apply any force to the legs, only grabs are allowed. You slam into the knee after they are held and you get a red card and you sit out a month. Simple.

Well said

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 8:51 am  

I put this on here last month it should be punished a lot more severly than the shoulder charge imo

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 9:18 am  

Agreed. In the NRL, third man in cannot hit below the knee.

We could adopt same from next week. Just announce that third man in contacting below the knee will be deemed dangerous play and penalised.

Mind you, would give Wane even more to worry about in training this week..

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 9:28 am  

Be interesting to see if Powell get a call to HQ, Chase getting his ban should have sent the message, now we need another big ban to show the RFL are serious.

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 10:02 am  

Second time Powell has done that this year. Long ban should be coming his way.

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 10:23 am  

How Silverwood said it wasn't a cannonball shocked me.

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 11:26 am  

In this thread: nobody that knows what a cannonball tackle is.

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 3:27 pm  

From what I understand if a player is held upright by two defenders, any additional defenders contact must be above the knees.

It doesn't matter if that contact is from the front, side, or back.

Re: Cannonball tackles : Sat May 16, 2015 5:28 pm  

lister wrote:

From what I understand if a player is held upright by two defenders, any additional defenders contact must be above the knees.

It doesn't matter if that contact is from the front, side, or back.

So which one was a cannonball then as the first contact of this one (which everyone keeps bringing up) is clearly on the hip/thigh.