Sonny Bill Williams hit on Flannery , is this legal nowdays?

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8i4t...1&feature=fvwp

[Guest]

Yes

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

Yep, still legal.

Why wouldn't it be, it was a great tackle.

[Guest]

Yep, still legal.

Why wouldn't it be, it was a great tackle.

Cause I can imagine many players laying down & not getting back up after a hit like that the refs being Farkwits & blowing a penalty cause it was as hard as a shoulder charge, you just dont know with these clowns

[stsae]

A shoulder charge is with the arms down shoulder extended and standing upright more.

What he did there is a tackle, there are arms extended in a tackling motion hitting with the shoulder naturally. He bends his back.

That's perfect technique in any era.

You ninny.

[Guest]

Wouldn't it be great to see SKD just do one tackle like that. Just one. Tell him his dreaming.

[Guest]

100% legal

[Guest]

I heard a commentator say the interpretation of a shoulder charge is with the elbow tucked into the body and basically upright.

[Guest]

Wouldn't it be great to see SKD just do one tackle like that. Just one. Tell him his dreaming.

Enough mate, we know he's rubbish, just let it go.

[bondi-boy]

Yes.

[Bansai Pipeline]

I hate SBW looking at that.

Just being honest.

[Guest]

Enough mate, we know he's rubbish, just let it go.

Go away you hubdub. You think I am the only one bagging him you hubbish Mcfly.

[stephenj]

that tackle is even legal in union too!

[roosterproud]

its a legal tackle.
a shoulder charge is when there is no attempt to make the tackle using the arms.

[Guest]

Go away you hubdub. You think I am the only one bagging him you hubbish Mcfly.

I don't know what any of that means, but I don't disagree with you at all. He isn't up to first grade standard at the moment, especially his defence, just saying I think you've made your point pretty clear.