Oh this is gold - in NRL fashion to **** the broncos - we'll be the first to fall foul of this contentious rule (like that doesn't happen like every other year) for head highs - going to the bin 15-20mins later
Yeah, I'm highly dubious. We've done this experiment - he was widely classed as a bit of a hack with terrible hands and poor positioning. Unless something has DRASTICALLY changed, Mariner offers a lot more - just needs to mature and keep focus on the game for the full 80.
They really need to break the missed tackle into like two or three categories.
Ineffective Tackle - you made contact and effectively slowed / stopped the player until they were properly tackled.
Missed Tackle - they ran right fucking by you (hands on them or not) - this one always gets me -...
BHunt is a mainstay of Origin - you don't get picked to be in the top 13 if you're a turn-style, especially in the middle third. He can miss a few, like any half - but I'd say a lot of them are ineffective / falling off after initial contact rather than an ezra classic of having them run right...