Morning Glory wrote:The shoulder barge tackle for me is a lazy tackle and are rarely executed one on one but normally by the 2nd or 3rd man in. Poor technique and lazy footwork are good bedfellows with this type of tackle. Baileys barge was legal by the rule book though.

wigan pie man wrote:similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

stey_06 wrote:Slightly OT but what about Cunningham's tackle on Burgess shortly after the Bailey incident? I may be wrong but was that not a grapple tackle? - there was definitely intent to 'attack the head'

wigan pie man wrote:similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

saints35 bulls0 wrote:he was penalised for it.

stey_06 wrote:I know he was penalised for it. But i was asking if it was a grapple tackle? And if it was, why is he not facing any further punishment?

saints35 bulls0 wrote:it probably was, but has anyone faced further punishment for a grapple tackle this year?

wigan pie man wrote:similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

saints35 bulls0 wrote:the tackle was still active, the referee hadnt called held so any Saints player had every right to get stuck in to complete it.

Morning Glory wrote:The shoulder barge tackle for me is a lazy tackle and are rarely executed one on one but normally by the 2nd or 3rd man in. Poor technique and lazy footwork are good bedfellows with this type of tackle. Baileys barge was legal by the rule book though.