The 7 tackle rule was initially brought in because kickers deliberately kicked the ball dead to negate the kick returns of top fullbacks like Billy Slater. It started with Soward.
A new method for avoiding the 7 tackle set was unveiled last night by Souths. When Cody kicked it dead, to avoid the fatigue factor they let Penrith stroll through untouched. Therefore not having to make a single tackle despite the rule.
They didn’t even get back to the 10m, revolutionary
They were showing support for Gus
I reckon you're on the money John. Gus knows exactly where the line is and the likely outcomes for overstepping it. This wasn't an accident.
Yup, and he is a club manager of football because he has always worked hard to the benefit of the game. Meanwhile a bunch of untouchable journalists say all kinds of stuff (and make up all kinds of BS about clubs, including ours) without any regard to the benefit or otherwise of the game, and keep picking up their pay checks. The blood sucking parasites can't be touched, but the people who are actually putting effort in have to walk a tight rope.
Hornby is a visionary with that coaching master stroke.
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