Following your logic, if a player drops the ball accidentally he can lash out with the foot and if he connects just [iafter [/iit bounces, it's play on.



You're making a fool of yourself.

I was at Cas so I didn't see the incident, but a dropkick is made when the ball is deliberately placed on the foot on the half-volley. If the player drops the ball and kicks it on the half volley, then it is a knock-on.

You can make a drop kick anywhere you want, quite a few grubber kicks are done on the half volley.

I understand that, but this wasn't a drop-kick, no matter how far certain people stretch their imagination.



McGuire shaped to kick as Tomkins tackled him - it was this tackle that put him off making a clean kick. The ball hit the floor, bounced up and McGuire knocked it forward with his foot.



There was a clear bounce, then a split-second before contact with the foot. Knock-on.

Who cares? Video ref says no try. Game goes on. Thats sport. Move on.

In that case he's lost control, it's a knock-on.

I think you may find that Steve Fox is the same Steve Fox who had a piece in the League Express and has been a follower of Widnes for many years.

Well in that case he's [ireally [/iembarrassing himself.



No wonder they dropped his column.

The man, he speaketh sense. What's the point in arguing about it, when there is nothing you can do?

Spot on...

I'm under the impression that a drip kick in the field of play has to be a goal attempt. He clearly didn't go for goal, so he just messed his timing up due to the pressure from Tomkins, so knock on.



Anyone that thinks a player purposely attempts to do a drop-grubber is clutching at straws. From a technical coaching point of view, to attempt to hit the ball on the half volley is a lot harder to control than straight out the boot, so it is a ridiculous practice.



And Tomkins had every right to challenge. He was committed to the tackle. McGuire had the ball in hands when he made the attempt. What was he meant to do? Leave him? He could have dummied.



It was a clear knock on. And if any similar incidents have been given in the past, then they were wrong. Doesn't make this any more right!

First just a reminder: we have touch judges in RL, not linesmen. Wigan can thank Sam Tomkins for stopping Maguire's try. He clearly went to try a grubber kick, but Tomkin's grasp at his arm disturbed the play, the ball hit the ground first and threfore is was a knock-on, no try. Anyone who suggests Maguire was attemting a drop kick is clutching at straws. Yes, it may have 'evened out' the forward pass for Richards's try, but two wrongs don't make a right.

First just a reminder: we have touch judges in RL, not linesmen. Wigan can thank Sam Tomkins for stopping Maguire's try. He clearly went to try a grubber kick, but Tomkin's grasp at his arm disturbed the play, the ball hit the ground first and threfore is was a knock-on, no try. Anyone who suggests Maguire was attemting a drop kick is clutching at straws. Yes, it may have 'evened out' the forward pass for Richards's try, but two wrongs don't make a right.