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Message: [QUOTE="OXY-351, post: 2202309, member: 2107"] Uh.....LOLZ! Go low? On a 110kg prop? And get himself knocked out cold? Who would do that? Seriously, if you've got a 110kg prop running directly in front of you at FULL speed, you'd throw yourself at him to at least try and slow his momentum or stop him altogether. You wouldn't go for a low tackles, you'd get knocked out or you'd fall straight off his legs. He had too much speed and momentum.[/quote:3leu7tdg] I'm not talking about tackling him low directly front on. I agree, that would be a suicidal move. Hunt could have easily tackled him low, side on, which is where this debate started regarding Slater sliding in defence, compared to Hunt trying to smash people front on started. Hunt didn't have to put himself in the situation where he was confronted head on with Moi Moi. He ran himself in to a position to be in that sitaution cause that's how he plays. It would be much more effective to tackle someone low with proper technique than just "throwing" yourself at them. You make an argument that you'd fall straight off his legs with a low tackle, but the way Hunt went in, unless he completely knocked Moi Moi off his feet (which would seem unlikely given the momentum and weight of Moi Moi), there was no way he was going to effect any sort of tackle, and as it turned out, he just fell off the tackle anyway. He didn't wrap the ball up, nor did he complete a tackle. Yes, he stopped a try in this instance and it was spectacular, but it wasn't the most effective means to do so imo. You guys ever heard of the expression, "you can't run without legs"? [/QUOTE]

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