www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 6083839879 Hope this doesnt become a common tactic in SL!

www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 6083839879 Hope this doesnt become a common tactic in SL!

I think you would find Sam Tomkins as already used it

That sounds an awful technique.

When ?

It's been around for a while. Whilst the example given is quite an extreme case, it's not uncommon for two tacklers to secure the top, whilst the 3rd man bowls the legs over.

Wasn't it against Keiran Cunningham? Tomkins debut season I think. Cunningham went off injured??

I seem to recall Jeff Lima getting banned for one of these early in the season

2 sin bins and a ban I think...then Wigan complained and now most team gets away with it every week now.

He prefers the stiff arm across the face as per the Matt King high shot.

I will have you know that young Mr. Mathers has been a paragon of virtue whilst at The Probiz Coliseum.

I was just about to post the same thing

Seen it quite a few times throughout various games. (including Cas ones)

Thanks to the great Satan that is Michael Maguire, this tackle is already in use - he brought it to Wigan from the Melbourne Storm, as demonstrated by Mr Lima, and it's radiated outwards from there.

I would never get tired of slapping Richie Mathers in the face with a muddy shoe but on this issue, I'm in total agreement with him - it's a gutless, dirty technique and is designed to deliberately hurt the opposition player.

correct.

The technique is coached right through the wigan club from there 15s scholoras all the way up. The call is to "Snap the Pole"

2 tacklers hold the player up and a 3rd man comes in from the side and attacks the standing knee with the shoulder.

It can only be designed to injure

I heard one of the Wigan coaches at an under 20s game earlier in the season rollock a player in the warm up with this sentence "Dont leave him standing, snap that f**ing pole"

It needs to be outlawed.

That's pretty disgusting from Wigan (if true ofcourse)

Wigan did this "technique" at every opportunity tonight!!

Agreed.

A stationery ball carrier, with two men holding him up, then the third man behind the knees. Leulai did it early on.

Scandalous stuff from Wigan

I could name half the Wigan team that did it tonight

Was watching out for illegal tackling techniques in the first half from Wigan but when the number got past 30 I gave in, grapples/ninjas/chicken wings/snap the pole all in there, the most common being the latter.

Which rule book you guys looking at? You do know there are two don't you?

Wow, slander, and from a mod as well. Are you sure you want to make allegations that Wigan coaching staff are coaching players to break the oppositions legs?

The fact its both seen and heard being coached means there's nothing wrong with the post. Horrible technique and should carry a heavy ban. Not just for players - the coaches too.

No.

Tomkins came in from the front and made Cunningham's knees bend the correct way to put him down on his back.

See you failed to mention the numerous head shots from Cas ..... still why interrupt a typical Yorkshire moan