if the tackle is not complete and 2 men are struggling to bring down the player, and a third man is needed. That third man cant be penalised for completing the tackle.
Although i do understand why players want it to be outlawed
Quote="Gronk!"Well if he didn't dive at players with his knees, trap arms, put pressure on joints and dive he probably wouldn't get boo'd.
Wigan fans seem to think it's a Wigan thing or because he's "the best player in the league" (he isn't) it's because he's a dirty little so & so who needs to cut it out before he rubs someone the wrong way on the pitch.'"
I am not sure that we have a problem but if the players & coaches think it is then what we should do is penalise the ofenders there is already rules about deliberatly trying to injure others. A one on one shoulder charge/ big hit has it place but done on a man who is held up & defenceless should be penalised harshly, The Union option of making all tacklers use thier arms would be an option. There again I have been involved with coaching youngsters of both codes & spend hours showing how to tackle from the front, side & back each involving getting the shoulder in place & wraping up the legs with a strong grip. none of which techniques you will see very often in the pro game.
if there is a reason to outlaw the chicken wing(a tackle intended to injure a player)there is obviously a problem with players attempting to put opponents out of the game, whether it is coached or not.
the daft thing is if coaches do introduce wrestling techniques etc in the tackle that can injure a player,surely they must know that eventually other sides will follow suit and retaliate accordingly ,therefore endangering their own players
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