hkrdavidhkr wrote:cross had no intention of playing the ball at all ,even the sky angles show he never looked at the ball once.
he hit cockayne before he had the ball when it was on its way down, cross was very lucky to stay on the field... a stronger ref may have dismissed him for it.
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take the blinkers off and watch it in slow mo......
reckon he will be up before the rfl for it......
but then again ...maybe not ...its a leeds player after all
Not that much in it for me. Impact wasn't high or particularly dangerous, Ben wasn't in the air, it was just a standing player getting smashed by a committed forward. The only issue was, did Cross hit Ben before he touched the ball? Seeing the replays, it's certainly not clear cut - and certainly close enough to receive the benefit of any doubt.
I know Ben's not a natural taking the high ball, but if he had caught/attempted the ball in a Briscoe style of take it in mid air and use your body as a shield, then Cross couldn't have even attempted a hit/tackle like he did.
