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He has been cited for rough play against my birssy boy:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: .
He will probably get off it, which he porbably should, but the umps have done the right thing in getting it looked at.
I know it was a low act by King. However this act, the number did on Brown, the size on Rocca and Fear of god that Archer put on the opposition and other toughies; was the diference on Saturday.
Not bagging North for doing, but its kill or be killed a reason why they won premierships not so long ago.
gridlocked
2 Jun 2003, 23:17
Yeah its good to see that the tribunal are going to take a look at the incident, but there wasnt much in it really and I cant see King getting rubbed out. 1 match suspension at worst.
The Doctor
2 Jun 2003, 23:29
If it were up to me I'd put him out for a very long time.
Front on hits to the neck and head of this type are dangerous and should be outlawed from the game. Someone will get seriously hurt.
The AFL make trivial reports and suspensions for minor contacts where there is no real danger for the player yet have nothing in place for front on assaults when a player has his head down going for the ball.
That is ridiculous.
There was some talk about this on 'On the Couch' and they were saying the law makers of the game have a responsibility and a duty of care to protect players whose only intent is to go for the ball. In that situation they should have right of way. I agree.
Neil Sasche got seriously hurt in a similar incident.
Having said that King should get off with a warning that attempted bumps to the head while a player's head is over the ball are dangerous.
It was careless but not malicious.
LondonBulldog
3 Jun 2003, 10:47
I think it is too grey to determine if his intention was to collect Birss. Basically he went through hard yet the ball was there.
Surprised Riccutio wasn't cited for a bump to the head of Power which included a raised elbow.
The Ruccutio incident are the types of incidents we should rule out of the game not the King incident.
Isdogisgood
3 Jun 2003, 13:14
I don't think he should be made an example of, but the AFL need to do something about this to change the attitudes of players. On the Sunday Footy Show, King said that Birss was 'leading with his head' and basically that if you are going to do that you do so at your own risk. So what you can't bend over to pick up the ball??!!Did anyone see it...i think what Doc Larkins said made a fair bit of sense that there should be a rule to protect players from other players coming at them from front on at high speed or something...what do you football experts think?
Originally posted by Isdogisgood
I don't think he should be made an example of, but the AFL need to do something about this to change the attitudes of players. On the Sunday Footy Show, King said that Birss was 'leading with his head' and basically that if you are going to do that you do so at your own risk. So what you can't bend over to pick up the ball??!!Did anyone see it...i think what Doc Larkins said made a fair bit of sense that there should be a rule to protect players from other players coming at them from front on at high speed or something...what do you football experts think?
Yeah i saw it and i agree with what doc larkins said. Its only going to be a matter of time before a players gets seriously hurt, and most likely end that players career.
Originally posted by The Doctor
Front on hits to the neck and head of this type are dangerous and should be outlawed from the game. Someone will get seriously hurt.
Agree completely. The AFL need to address this properly. Deliberate (and reckless) front on hits should be reportable in all forms. It's almost impossible to do it without hitting high. Australian football is just continuing to roll the dice by not outlawing this.
A related issue is the "ducking the head" rule. It is clearly dangerous for players to do this as a method of playing for frees. And it is important that umpires can determine the difference between a "duck" and a player who's head is down because he is playing for the ball. The umpires should be shown a video of these incidents and unless they can correctly pick 90% of them, they shouldn't be on the field. Not only do they frustrate everyone with their incompetence, but they actually encourage dangerous play by letting go ones that should be penalised and rewarding "ducks" that should be ignored.
With regard to King, I'm a bit undecided. I've seen a replay but it didn't really convince me of his intent. I lean towards guilt. What is clear is that it isn't the worst instance of this sort of thing I've seen this year, but the inconsistency of the application of reports shouldn't be a factor in the tribunal's deliberations (but should be a factor in every clubs gripes to the AFL about pathetic umpiring performance).