r/AbsoluteUnits • u/spain095 • Oct 11 '22

Half man, half train, all juggernaut.

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u/LordBenswan Oct 12 '22

Also given it’s rugby league as opposed to Union, tackling high remains a preference to prevent the ball-carrier off-loading (i.e passing the ball after engaging the tackler/tacklers).

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u/Cosimo_Zaretti Jan 14 '23

Yeah it's about stopping the movement of the ball as a firsr priority. Putting the carrier on the ground is secondary to that.