Surely that is all that matters? Why should we have to consider what he might have done instead? That is all that "beam me up, Scotty" means.
Why complicate the issue by asking the referee to decide what the player thought? What matters is what he did, and that is enough for the referee to have to judgeif you compare against the application of the high tackle protocols, it might be better to scribe in the laws that if the player should have reasonably known that his action might prevent a try then it might serve as a clearer warning and perhaps a better deterrent.
He trudg’d along unknowing what he sought,
And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
The Referee by John Dryden
Looking to shift the burden of responsibility even more onto the player and away from a judgement call by the ref.
"SBW you should have reasonably known that the action might prevent a try from being scored. That I don't have to consider whether the opposing player would have probably scored..... "just shifts the emphasis marginally and we can all say, what a silly thing to do, not spend time wondering whether it was a probable try. As some have said, the player might have not been well placed to ground the ball.
Here's the inadvertent PK --
https://youtu.be/YV5cFrdwPBM?t=4265
that's an interesting one !
I think AG made the right call, but for the wrong reason. Best just to say 'a PK can't happen accidentally'
Note that AB's didn't really believe in it either, otherwise they'd have flattened him.
That is all the referee has to judge, and if you listen to what Angus Gardner actually said...
"I believe the ball would have landed in the French player's hands but for the slap down by (black) No 12, so its going to be a penalty try"
...you would realise that this can no longer be speculated upon. You might disagree with his opinion, but you cannot disagree with his awarding of a PT based on what HE has said his thinking is.
"Never underestimate the power of the Internet to lend unwarranted credibility to the colossally misinformed"
- Jay "Utah" Windley
Not disputing his award of the PT & no problem with his thought process and the outcome as he saw it. I am just exploring the opportunity to amend a process to make it less reliant on the judgement from a ref's perspective and assign more direct accountability to the player which might just have prevented his brain fade.
"if you you don't think you are going to like the outcome, don't make the attempt." is all I'm saying.
Last edited by ChuckieB; 14-11-17 at 00:11.
I don't have one. That is why I ask the question. I just don't buy a 40+ cap player should be making that sort of error.
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