Injuries & Suspensions
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Don't own Nic Nat but what is our great game becoming when a player gets a week for that, absolute disgrace.
Do they want them all to run around like Jack Billings scared to touch anyone. Turning it into netball.
No wonder my dad stopped watching years ago, its pathetic and is turning people off the game.
They should challenge and will win but does it still cost them $10k or whatever to go to the tribunal?
AFL's way of making money as per usual, money hungry thieves. Ahh this should probably be in the rant thread
Do they want them all to run around like Jack Billings scared to touch anyone. Turning it into netball.
No wonder my dad stopped watching years ago, its pathetic and is turning people off the game.
They should challenge and will win but does it still cost them $10k or whatever to go to the tribunal?
AFL's way of making money as per usual, money hungry thieves. Ahh this should probably be in the rant thread
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Totally agree that a suspension is overkill for the tackle. One thing I found interesting was that Amon’s arms weren’t pinned and there was no second motion like in a sling tackle, although it’s questionable whether Nic Nat tried to turn him in the tackle while driving him into the ground. That may be the basis of a possible appeal - the duty of care aspect.
The AFL must be feeling very conscious of the research on the effects of head knocks in the NFL and their lawsuit. Overcorrected here with Nic Nat, though..
The AFL must be feeling very conscious of the research on the effects of head knocks in the NFL and their lawsuit. Overcorrected here with Nic Nat, though..
Yep he’ll get a game for it, and rightly so within with the rules they have in place.
Still doesn’t sit too well that it warrants a suspension though. When Houli gets 4 for a clean KO on a bloke last season, in what was an act 10x worse than driving someone into the turf in a tackle, 1 game for this just doesn’t seem right.
Still doesn’t sit too well that it warrants a suspension though. When Houli gets 4 for a clean KO on a bloke last season, in what was an act 10x worse than driving someone into the turf in a tackle, 1 game for this just doesn’t seem right.
Pendles, based on 360 reports including an interview with him:
- Pulled up "not too bad"
- Did it in the second quarter and it got progressively worse
- Was having issues turning
- Will go in for a scan which will determine what happens
- In a moon boot
- Could be bruising, could be something more
- Sounded more likely to miss than play this week to me, but no real indication it could be >1 week
- Pulled up "not too bad"
- Did it in the second quarter and it got progressively worse
- Was having issues turning
- Will go in for a scan which will determine what happens
- In a moon boot
- Could be bruising, could be something more
- Sounded more likely to miss than play this week to me, but no real indication it could be >1 week
For those who haven't seen it, here is the NicNat tackle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ysEeMnhF9A
Surely they appeal, and surely he gets off.
Surely they appeal, and surely he gets off.
