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Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:47 pm
by jao 711
DaveO seems to have taken over from CPW.
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:49 pm
by morley pie eater
Dave O
The last thing I want to do is get involved in one of those nit-picking, CPW-type arguments. We have different opinions about Willie Isa.
I thought I was careful and clear in explaining the use of Mick Cassidy as an example. Obviously not.
Btw, I didn't rate Hansen as highly as Cassidy. I thought the occasional big hits, good as they were, masked his overall contribution in many people's views.
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:04 pm
by old hooker
I dont think Isa is good enough personally but then again he is not on his own, Gelling, Williams and Mcilorum are over hyped in my opinion so I am not just having a go at him, but he was signed because he was comparatively cheap.
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:30 pm
by medlocke
old hooker wrote:I dont think Isa is good enough personally but then again he is not on his own, Gelling, Williams and Mcilorum are over hyped in my opinion so I am not just having a go at him, but he was signed because he was comparatively cheap.
There's a surprise
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:26 pm
by josie andrews
Isa avoids charge for tackle which infuriated Saints boss
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-l ... -1-8736338
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:32 pm
by pedro
was worse than Powells in the semi and he got a ban
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:31 pm
by butt monkey
Holbrook later told saintsrlfc.com: “I thought the tackle (Isa on LMS) wasn’t good – if that isn’t a dangerous tackle? It is the most horrible thing for a fan to watch.
“If I am a mum or dad would I let my kid play rugby if that is not a penalty?
“How can you put it on report and just let them play the ball. There is a Salford player out for months because of that exact tackle and then at the end of the game someone gives little shove and gets 10 for that.
“No one is getting hurt for that are they?
This whinging Aussie needs to look back on previous derbies to decide what is "dangerous" or not. Stirring this nothing incident up exactly as Brown did at the time of the Grand Final and the vitriolic bull that erupted over Flower's indiscretion.
At the time the commentators could not decide (never mind the actual matchday officials) whether it was "dangerous" as it appeared that Isa hit the legs from behind. Wasn't worthy of a penalty so foul play was decided upon by a judiciary. Still not good enough for the moaning smellies as they career out the play off.
Perhaps the next rule change should bring in minimal contact and as soon as a player is "tigged" they have to play the ball?
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:41 pm
by Wiganer Ted
Or perhaps sanctions for a player feigning injury?
Thought it was an ok tackle when he made it.
Close to being dangerous but tv shows it certainly wasn't.
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:48 pm
by OJ
Maybe the fact that LMS was doing a passable impersonation of Eusaine Bolt within seconds helped the disciplinary panel see sense
Re: Isa
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:12 pm
by morley pie eater
Maybe (and I'm being serious) the ref and the panel are aware of the kind of player LMS is. And maybe, consciously/deliberately or otherwise, they allowed this to influence their judgement.
I don't think the tackle was that bad, but if it had been done by LMS on, say, Gildart or Budgie, I'd probably have had a different view. Chickens coming home to roost for our Cockney "friend"?