Date Posted:Mon, September 29 2008, 12:04:11 GMT-10 Author: Jack Subject: Anthony Quinn tackle/Misi Taulapapa punch
I was wondering what others think of Tony Archers handling of the Anthony Quinn tackle and Misi Taulapapa punch on Friday night.
I personally believe that Tony screwed it up by not awarding a penalty to either side. In my view, if a player punches another player you cannot ignore it, you must give a penalty. However, in this situation I think that the penalty should’ve been given to Cronulla for the tackle by Quinn. It doesn’t matter whether Anthony Quinn knew that the ball had been grounded, the fact is that it had been, and so Misi should never have got tackled.
So there are a few issues:
Was the Anthony Quinn tackle legal? If yes, why didn’t Cronulla get penalised for the punch thrown, and perhaps sinbinned/sent off for a completely unjustified punch? If no, (perhaps then, Misi had justification) why was Quinn not penalised? OR is the answer “Its football!” and Tony Archer was completely right in just ignoring it and having the goal line drop out.
