tomlufc:
There's no debate, it was dangerous. Far more dangerous than the reds we've seen for high tackles in the past couple of weeks. Sports commentary always makes me laugh when they form an instant opinion and then just double down on it because they refuse to admit they might have been a little hasty. Commentary was embarrassing yesterday when you're watching replays of a guy being flying kneed to the head.
Leading with the knee when challenging for the ball sets a dangerous precedent, in the Saints' disallowed try a knee was also firmly planted into the body of our player making it almost impossible to challenge for the ball properly. If you're allowed to MMA knee anyone when going for the ball, it's going to become seriously dangerous.
Wonderful to have Frawley out of the middle, and we showed some good signs throwing the ball around in the first half. Just a pity about all the errors in the second. Watkins looks great already.
Agree totally about the commentary. I don’t watch many of our games on the box, but I did yesterday and I found I was about 10 times as stressed as when watching a game at a ground. SKY have created a culture where controversy is the only thing that counts and their pundits (they don't really have commentators) are second guessing the ref for mistakes from the 1st minute. It makes for a hugely negative viewing experience.
