Brookie Brawler
Reserve Grader
Can anyone please:
a) post the rule that defines a shoulder charge, and
b) explain what the MRC consider when laying charges (besides whether he plays for Manly and if his name is Matai).
I was under the impression that you needed to have the arm tucked by the side and any such "shoulder charge" is penalised, but only charged if there was contact with the head.
I remember SBW getting off a shoulder charge because he successfully argued that his arm wasn't tucked (which btw woul be almost physically impossible for him).
IF Matai's hit is somehow a "shoulder charge", should every shoulder charge result in at least a grade 1?
a) post the rule that defines a shoulder charge, and
b) explain what the MRC consider when laying charges (besides whether he plays for Manly and if his name is Matai).
I was under the impression that you needed to have the arm tucked by the side and any such "shoulder charge" is penalised, but only charged if there was contact with the head.
I remember SBW getting off a shoulder charge because he successfully argued that his arm wasn't tucked (which btw woul be almost physically impossible for him).
IF Matai's hit is somehow a "shoulder charge", should every shoulder charge result in at least a grade 1?