I thought his face looked like that BECAUSE it was smacked a lot in primary school
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Footy media , love’m or hate’ m ?
- Thread starter Mr Brightside
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So a bloke who made a career out of ducking his head, shrugging his shoulders and dropping his knees to draw head high free kicks "isn't comfortable" with Toby Bedford missing games after pinning Tim Taranto's arms in a tackle and driving him into the turf causing a concussion.
Disingenuous at best from Joel Duckwood and actually dangerous comments and against the grain in this era of protecting the head.
It's pretty simple, there's a duty of care and Bedford didn't apply any duty of care at all. You have to roll the bloke you're tackling to the side or at least attempt to. Not just ride him into the ground. At the very least it should be double the penalty of the bloke he concussed.
7news.com.au
The fact that the FOUR umpires didn't even pay a free kick also boggles the mind. Perhaps we need more umpires ? Clearly the directive to protect the head from the AwFuL isn't registering with the accountants, solicitors and tax agents that call themselves umpires. Players are still flopping, ducking, using their head to get free kicks and being rewarded for it and umpires aren't even paying frees (to us at least) for driving tackles.
Imagine if Marlion Pickett had laid that exact ta kle with that exact result. Would a free be paid ? Of course it would and it would be referred directly to the tribunal and he'd get three weeks. We all know it.
Whilst I sympathise with Bedford, he's just laying a tackle after all, it's the method of the tackle that causes Tim's head to smash into the turf. Yes it happens a lot in a game but we have to change techniques and just like the bump, if you elect to bump (tackle) and you hit someone in the head (their head hits the turf) then you're going to cop a free and perhaps more. It's flabbergasting that the umpires don't seem to see it that way.
The game is a mess.
Disingenuous at best from Joel Duckwood and actually dangerous comments and against the grain in this era of protecting the head.
It's pretty simple, there's a duty of care and Bedford didn't apply any duty of care at all. You have to roll the bloke you're tackling to the side or at least attempt to. Not just ride him into the ground. At the very least it should be double the penalty of the bloke he concussed.
Controversial incident puts tackle in AFL spotlight
‘If that was to miss a grand final, I don’t think it sits well with any football lover.’
7news.com.au
The fact that the FOUR umpires didn't even pay a free kick also boggles the mind. Perhaps we need more umpires ? Clearly the directive to protect the head from the AwFuL isn't registering with the accountants, solicitors and tax agents that call themselves umpires. Players are still flopping, ducking, using their head to get free kicks and being rewarded for it and umpires aren't even paying frees (to us at least) for driving tackles.
Imagine if Marlion Pickett had laid that exact ta kle with that exact result. Would a free be paid ? Of course it would and it would be referred directly to the tribunal and he'd get three weeks. We all know it.
Whilst I sympathise with Bedford, he's just laying a tackle after all, it's the method of the tackle that causes Tim's head to smash into the turf. Yes it happens a lot in a game but we have to change techniques and just like the bump, if you elect to bump (tackle) and you hit someone in the head (their head hits the turf) then you're going to cop a free and perhaps more. It's flabbergasting that the umpires don't seem to see it that way.
The game is a mess.
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Bloody hell Drof I just turned my head back from the TV to this screen and there he is again!!!!
Cornhole you *smile* hypocrit. How about bagging ol' mate Kenny Boy when Port loses instead of doing it to other teams' coaches???? He's already on Fly's back.
John Brown talking about the recent rule changes as something that has hurt Collingwood "we all know the stand rule was brought in to put a stop to Richmond, maybe the holding the ball interpretation has been brought in to slow the Pies"
Dixon returned, "That's how it works. You win a premiership and then they change a rule to try stop you"
Dixon returned, "That's how it works. You win a premiership and then they change a rule to try stop you"
Thought new coaches got at least a 12 months free hit from the media before be criticised for their performance.Yes - SuperCoach Cornwick, hmm Cornhouse, umm Cornafey, is at it again.
What an insulting article - he thinks he knows better than the club, nearly every coach I can remember will at times celebrate when their player does something special, well maybe not Lyon and horse or Simpson, but all the others all do.
He is a sad joker of acommentator, sorry comedian.
Cheerleader or coach? Adem Yze has a decision to make
The Richmond coach needs to stop being Mr Nice Guy if he is to get the best out of his players.www.theage.com.au
WTF is it? I’d hazard a guess and say some pasty, doughy faced, breast feeding gork who is feeling very pleased it has a large vegetable or elongated fruit inserted somewhere inside itself
A self pleasurer of the highest order.
Why is it on PRE?
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Show some respect, Willos! That's our nation's representative in the World's Most Punchable Head contest! Currently odds-on favourite.
It’s such a smug head, with those pursed lips, what’s he trying to prove?
That was me showing it some respect. I could have really unleashed, but restrained myself Spooks.
I agree, we’re in with a great chance.
