Like everything in this poorly governed and officiated game, you can’t make everything black or white. As much as they try to it will never work.
Was it technically illegal to the letter of the law? Not in so many words.
Does it come under the banner of dangerous contact? Absolutely
Does that constitute a penalty? Yes indeed.
Do I trust the current NRL setup and officialdom to ever get this right? No, no I don’t
You can’t clip a player in midair while you arnt watching causing dangerous contact and ignoring the duty of care without it being a penalty.
The rules shouldn’t need to spell that out specifically. Dangerous is dangerous
Was it technically illegal to the letter of the law? Not in so many words.
Does it come under the banner of dangerous contact? Absolutely
Does that constitute a penalty? Yes indeed.
Do I trust the current NRL setup and officialdom to ever get this right? No, no I don’t
You can’t clip a player in midair while you arnt watching causing dangerous contact and ignoring the duty of care without it being a penalty.
The rules shouldn’t need to spell that out specifically. Dangerous is dangerous