Where was the f'n late tackle!!!

[WF2006]

I notice Fox only showed it again once and damn quickly too.

What I saw was Tai running at Larkham and after Larkham offloaded, Tai was trying to pull out. In pulling out he spread his arms wide (so as not to effect the tackle and wrap him up). The nice touch judge (Coaches language software would have ripped me a new one if I used the word I wanted to) saw his arm out and decided that he needed 15 seconds of fame called it a late swinging arm.

Grrrrr.........agreed, we should have taken the last kick in and not let the Brumbies steal it, agreed Cross should have done more with the intercept, agreed our error rate was too high, but once again I believe we've been robbed by an Aussie official!

Rant over!

PS - I only watch Fox for Force games, hence only for away games, whenever we are in Australia I notice a distinct lack of class in the commentary! Aren't they awful!

[Jambooi]

Are you saying the Eastern State Refs will not admit Force is better!

[Shaun]

Totally agreed!

Bam-Bam's tackle was a perfect tackle yet they get a penalty! He lifted Bernie and put him down again, he was commited to the tackle so he couldn't pull out!

They were camping offside the whole game!

As for that final penalty don't get me started!!! ARGH!!!

ROBBED!!!!!

[WF2006]

I liked the fact that the ref warned everyone that any more offsides would result in a yellow card, then carried out his threat on us (twice), then forgot about the threat when the Brumbies did it in the second half!

Seriously unhappy camper!

[Moses]

That tackle on Larkham I thought the ref handled that incident well. Don't get me wrong, overall I thought he was poophouse, however in that incident he agreed that Pocock was commited to the tackle. There was nothing sinister in the tackle but I pooped myself when I saw how Larkham's shoulder handled it.

[WF2006]

That tackle on Larkham I thought the ref handled that incident well. Don't get me wrong, overall I thought he was poophouse, however in that incident he agreed that Pocock was commited to the tackle. There was nothing sinister in the tackle but I pooped myself when I saw how Larkham's shoulder handled it.

Agreed Moses on the Larkham/Pocock tackle.

Just in case theres some confusion, I'm angry about the McIsaac/Larkham tackle that was called late and gave them the penalty that won them the game at the end.

If anyone has the technology, could they post a clip of the tackle? A I stated in the header to this post Foxtel went all shy on replaying it!

[Shaun]

That tackle on Larkham I thought the ref handled that incident well. Don't get me wrong, overall I thought he was poophouse, however in that incident he agreed that Pocock was commited to the tackle. There was nothing sinister in the tackle but I pooped myself when I saw how Larkham's shoulder handled it.

So he was judging by effect not the actual tackle???!!!!!

[Moses]

nah Shaun, read the post above yours where WF2006 explains that he has no issue with the bam bam tackle; he is contesting the McIsaac/Larkham tackle

[chook]

Eastern States evil plan of domination over WA continues unabated.

I definitely saw a suspicious package being handed to Dickinson before the start of this game by a rotund looking journalist type with glasses.

The Force then proceed to lose while getting no Fava's from the ref.

Me smelleth a conspiracyethh.

[Thequeerone]

We were robbed again - another over zealous ref - couldn't see the late tackle and would have been pleased to see the Brumbies down to 14 men in the 2nd half for all of their offsides as well

[jazza93]

the late tackle was late enough to call it late tackle but pocock didnt even see he had passed it. stupid refs. it still shows that silly mistakes like that cost us games. force have lost so many close games because of penalties in the last minutes.

[inactive]

jeez and here i thought it was spanner that did it cause i was watching at pub and they just showed replay of spanners tackle on smith phew

[Shaun]

I think you love that guy too much main game...