Originally Posted by
liz
Except for his comment on "the sliding rule". I reckon he's missed the mark on this one.
While people continue to refer to it as "the sliding rule", they will continue to misunderstand it. It has nothing to do with sliding and everything to do with choosing to go to ground and, in the process, taking out an opponent's legs. I do think it is sometimes over-officiated, with even minor contact to an opponent's leg sometimes penalised (it is "forceful contact" that is prohibited). But the one paid against Talia was entirely correct and a good example of why the rule was introduced. I found comments on social media that Webb caused the contact to be fanciful. He wasn't able to stop in his tracks once Talia chose to go to ground.
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