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Aside from danger, I think it cuts against the spirit of the game.
I can't think of other circumstances in which a player can render himself untackleable. The ball carrier can make tackles more difficult - fends, swerves, running lines - but he is still nonetheless open to being tackled if the tackler is good/fast/determined.
You put yourself in the air, I think you can't be tackled, if only on safety grounds. What would you do as the referee if the tackler tried a tackle on a jumper/hurdler and upended him because of where the centre of gravity is?
I can't think of other circumstances in which a player can render himself untackleable. The ball carrier can make tackles more difficult - fends, swerves, running lines - but he is still nonetheless open to being tackled if the tackler is good/fast/determined.
You put yourself in the air, I think you can't be tackled, if only on safety grounds. What would you do as the referee if the tackler tried a tackle on a jumper/hurdler and upended him because of where the centre of gravity is?