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<blockquote data-quote="Saints1" data-source="post: 573632" data-attributes="member: 12575"><p>If you were watching the Huddersfield vs St Helens match on Monday for any length of time, you may have seen Huddersfield penalised for incorrect play of the ball. This was because the player did not attempt to use his foot to play the ball.</p><p></p><p>There are many issues with rugby league, I don't think the play of the ball is one of them. I'm pretty sure the laws of the game state you "must attempt to play the ball with your foot" as opposed to you must use your foot. I don't know if it's written in the laws but I do know for certain the officials are told to adhere to the former and not the latter.</p><p></p><p>But I don't get what the big deal is? So what if he touches it with his foot or not? I'm all for "attempt" but as I am with every referee, I am concerned at what the individual official might deem to be "attempting." That's the big problem with league, too many rules open to interpretation of rules as an individual and not a collective. </p><p></p><p>But of all the things you could pick out the play of the ball is an odd one. It does not make a blind bit of difference whether he touches it or not, the dummy half will still pick it up nonetheless. Not a big issue in the slightest, unless of course it's lashed on the floor and quite clearly not played at.</p><p></p><p>Regards scrums, you've complained in this thread about league scrums even existing, so why are you bothered about where the ball is fed? Scrums are mostly to help forwards get a rest, and help the team receiving the ball to put a move together. If I want to see a scrum battle, I'll watch a game of union. I would sooner see the ball in, out and then back on the attack. Union scrums are a thing of beauty (when the referee isn't giving penalties every twenty seconds) but I wouldn't want to see them in league.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saints1, post: 573632, member: 12575"] If you were watching the Huddersfield vs St Helens match on Monday for any length of time, you may have seen Huddersfield penalised for incorrect play of the ball. This was because the player did not attempt to use his foot to play the ball. There are many issues with rugby league, I don't think the play of the ball is one of them. I'm pretty sure the laws of the game state you "must attempt to play the ball with your foot" as opposed to you must use your foot. I don't know if it's written in the laws but I do know for certain the officials are told to adhere to the former and not the latter. But I don't get what the big deal is? So what if he touches it with his foot or not? I'm all for "attempt" but as I am with every referee, I am concerned at what the individual official might deem to be "attempting." That's the big problem with league, too many rules open to interpretation of rules as an individual and not a collective. But of all the things you could pick out the play of the ball is an odd one. It does not make a blind bit of difference whether he touches it or not, the dummy half will still pick it up nonetheless. Not a big issue in the slightest, unless of course it's lashed on the floor and quite clearly not played at. Regards scrums, you've complained in this thread about league scrums even existing, so why are you bothered about where the ball is fed? Scrums are mostly to help forwards get a rest, and help the team receiving the ball to put a move together. If I want to see a scrum battle, I'll watch a game of union. I would sooner see the ball in, out and then back on the attack. Union scrums are a thing of beauty (when the referee isn't giving penalties every twenty seconds) but I wouldn't want to see them in league. [/QUOTE]
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