Yes you could play the ball off the foot forward to yourself if there was nobody in front of you

one rule i miss a lot.... really made players keep on their toes for 80 mins or you got burned

Another is striking for the ball at ptb...Benny Elias was a master of this.

It's refreshing watching some of the old games and the different rules/laws back then

Not half as good as Crane with all his versions on it including kick it forward near the line and scoring

Was Crane's many plays on this rulethat they scraped it.

Few players with links to Hull in that game, Cleal, Hasler and Sterling. Didn't Dowling play for the Dobs ?

Don't remember Dane O Hara playing much in the centres for us.

Linked on that page is extended highlights of the 82 tour match, that was some game, I think we might have gone in at half time in the lead. Going to watch it again later, that was some team we had in 82.

The team that the Aussies had out for the 82 game was awesome, full strength test team which was unheard of for a mid week tour game.

it was a midweek game but the aussies played their full test team as they considered it to be their only threat of going unbeaten

Dowling played for Wigan. He was in their team which beat rovers in the 85/86 JPS trophy.

I could be wrong but I think you can play the ball turn and pick it up and run off.
Could be wrong like.

take a bow Paul Rose