Quote from: johnnycool on Today at 09:25:49 AMQuote from: marty34 on April 17, 2024, 12:28:48 PMShane O'Donnell and Adam Hogan great at 'winning' frees this way. Raising their hands high in the tackle and the ref. gives them a free.
And Eoin Cody, and Conor Whelan and half the Cork team and Cathal Barrett and I could go on...
If the defender isn't tackling lawfully which is the first issue being ignored by all and sundry then of course players are going to engineer fouls out if it.
Fix the first problem and then other problems like overcarrying, head high tackling, dipping in the tackle go away.
Did a game last night, pitch conditions meant that lads would be losing their balance and slipping or sliding in and out of tackles, granted high summer (whenever that is) pitches firm up and that gives me less hassle.
Lads were looking frees for sliding in to collect the ball saying they were pushed, they initiated the slide first, play on, due to the heavy conditions players were being 'held' up more, again, no obvious free like arms being pulled shirts being pulled and so on, if he doesn't release the ball he'll over carry it.
In these incidents the cry is there all over him! There could be 15 players all over him, if there is no actual free being committed then play on.
As you say Johnny, get the first free, it depends on your interpretation of that first free lol
As frustrating as it is, sometimes there is not that obvious free so playing on is the best option
Not all tackles are frees, clear as mud
Did my first game with the new rule that if a physio comes on to the pitch and player removes his helmet he has to leave the pitch and can only come on in a break of play.. They had no idea!!