Tommy Gun said:
Vickery put Cox out for the rest of the game (and maybe the following week as well - not sure) where as Yarran caused a blood lip and Hodge no damage at all - they do take that into account
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Vickery put Cox out for the rest of the game (and maybe the following week as well - not sure) where as Yarran caused a blood lip and Hodge no damage at all - they do take that into account
Didn't Ballantyne appeal against a suspension similar to May's last year and managed to get off?Tommy Gun said:
DirtyDogTiger said:
The rule is "Play nice and don't hurt your opponent". It's not what we grew up with, but it's pretty clear.
Foxtel showed edited highlights of Richmond v Carlton from 2002 last night. Matthew Rogers literally threw himself at a Carlton opponent with his head over the ball. He made only glancing contact and the Carlton player got straight up and took the free, but it didn't even draw comment from the callers. The game's changed a lot.
DirtyDogTiger said:
Yup. This bothers me. It is a competitive full contact sport. I understand the worries about head injuries and I think any sniff of concussion should mean the player sits out the game and perhaps the following week. But in a competitive team sport you can't tell players they must back out of a contest or must not bump. They are there to win. Otherwise we'll just give the trophy to the nicest team shall we?
LeeToRainesToRoach said:
Yup saw that. May's was nothing like it.
It's certainly not the game it used to be.
jb03 said:
It's all over the shop, still. Don't the new guidelines provide for suspensions for conduct with the potential to seriously injure? Peter Foster had his leg snapped by a similar trip and hardly played afterwards. Fletcher's probably had eight holidays for those.
The new, old guidelines - keep the $tar$ on the park.
Seems like its about luck. You trip and connect in one place = no injury, minor penalty. Connect in slightly different place, major injury and big penalty. Yet action and impact the same.
Not sure where to post this, but did anyone see sixty minutes story last night regarding alex mckinnon? What a tragic story. If ever there was an example of why the afl must eliminate dangerous tackles, this is it.
Re: Maric 1 week Cotchin $1000 fine
Do we go with Vickery and Griffiths in the ruck and bring in a runner like Lennon or being in McBean or Hampson depending on fitness.
Do we go with Vickery and Griffiths in the ruck and bring in a runner like Lennon or being in McBean or Hampson depending on fitness.
Re: Maric 1 week Cotchin $1000 fine
Toby Greene charged with spitting at an opposition player. Can accept a $1,500 fine.
Toby Greene charged with spitting at an opposition player. Can accept a $1,500 fine.
