Toby Greene boot to Luke Dahlhaus face.

[Frank Bunn]

Not a mark. It was a handball receive.

This is an important criteria to the incident and relates to a quirk of our game. When taking a mark you can smash your opponent in the head with feet, knees or body. Greene was receiving the ball from a handball so his actions will be deemed dangerous.

 

[LFC2010]

To me if Greene gets suspended for that you might as well suspended everyone who sticks a knee in the back of the head when they take a hanger.

 

[The_Ru]

That's just not going to be even a remote chance of happening, thr AFL aren't going to take the screamer out of the game. Every Howe mark he put his studs in his opponent. Pretty much every mark of the year ever has studs in the player.

This. Was. Not. A. Marking. Contest.

The difference is pretty clear. If it was a marking contest then Dahlhaus is not running in to lay a tackle. He's probably not even contesting from where he was. Alternatively, if you're caught under a high ball in a marking contest you can position, brace, whatever to prepare for contact. This was not a normal football action and it should be stamped out.

Do you reckon if he'd punched him in the head "to protect himself" that would've been ok?

 

[Nankervis brothers]

I'm done with footy if he goes for that

Yes, because kicking someone in the head while receiving a handball is such a normal occurrence in football.

 

[maskmcgee]

This. Was. Not. A. Marking. Contest.

The difference is pretty clear. If it was a marking contest then Dahlhaus is not running in to lay a tackle.

How blind can you get? Where was this phantom tackle that everybody trying to get Greene rubbed out is talking about? All I see is Daulhaus standing there like Jake Carsile.

Do you reckon if he'd punched him in the head "to protect himself" that would've been ok?

Yes, as we've seen he would have had no other option and been legitimately going for the ball, and as we've seen countless times before there would be no case to answer for.

 

[Lord Eddard]

To me if Greene gets suspended for that you might as well suspended everyone who sticks a knee in the back of the head when they take a hanger.

I remember a game where Ted Richard wa was running back with the flight of the ball and fevola stuck two knees right in his rib cage . Ted came up coughing up blood. Bad luck it's a physical sport.

 

[The_Ru]

How blind can you get? Where was this phantom tackle that everybody trying to get Greene rubbed out is talking about? All I see is Daulhaus standing there like Jake Carsile.

He was receiving a handball. What do you reckon Dahlhaus's objective was? You can't really be that dim.

 

[maskmcgee]

What do you reckon Dahlhaus's objective was?

Great question, he only had like 1 disposal for the match, did he even know where he was?

 

[JackFlash]

You see that all the time.

The fact he got reported is laughable. The fact Channel 7 tools are saying he's in trouble is no surprise, what a collection of ass clowns they are.

Has our game changed in the last 2 months or are the drugs these people are taking suddenly become stronger?

It's a contact sport FFS!

Boots in the face all the time? What world are we living in here? He's gone for reckless rough conduct. 2 weeks maybe more...

 

[The_Ru]

Yes, as we've seen he would have had no other option and been legitimately going for the ball, and as we've seen countless times before there would be no case to answer for.

Now I know you're just trolling.

 

[JackFlash]

Clearly knew what he was doing and it was clearly reckless conduct. He caused injury and time off the field, this was a front on boot to the face that was avoidable. 2 weeeks

 

[Snoochems]

How was this even a free kick against Toby, let alone a report? What are the Bullflog fans smoking, and why are they only sharing it with the umpires?

 

[maskmcgee]

Now I know you're just trolling.

Except I'm not and I'm correct. In this exact situation, if Greene is watching the ball, attacks the ball, grabs it and then his momentum takes his hand into Daulhaus' head, there'd be nothing in it. What you're saying when you say "What if Green punched him in the head" is you're imagining Greene punching Daulhaus Barry Hall style and then going back and grabbing the ball. You probably haven't seen what happened and imagine that Green stood there, kicked GDaulhaus in the head MMA style then grabbed the ball. You're trying to make people compare a diblerate punch in the head with Daulhaus taking Greene's legs out from under him.

 

[The_Ru]

How was this even a free kick against Toby, let alone a report? What are the Bullflog fans smoking, and why are they only sharing it with the umpires?

Law 15.4.5 (a)

 

[Frank Bunn]

it wasnt a mark it was a hand ball receive

looked ugly but was legal

Wrong way round. If he was taking a mark it would have been legal. Because it was a hand ball receive it was illegal and will be deemed dangerous.

 

[The_Ru]

Except I'm not and I'm correct. In this exact situation, if Greene is watching the ball, attacks the ball, grabs it and then his momentum takes his hand into Daulhaus' head, there'd be nothing in it. What you're saying when you say "What if Green punched him in the head" is you're imagining Greene punching Daulhaus Barry Hall style and then going back and grabbing the ball. You probably haven't seen what happened and imagine that Green stood there, kicked GDaulhaus in the head MMA style then grabbed the ball. You're trying to make people compare a diblerate punch in the head with Daulhaus taking Greene's legs out from under him.

So you've never seen a free against a player for a high fend off? How much footy do you watch?

I saw the incident. He made forceful contact to the head with his studs in the act of receiving a handball. Dahlhaus was standing up.

Your trolling is both obvious and ridiculous. No more bites from me.

 

[maskmcgee]

So you've never seen a free against a player for a high fend off?

A free? Before you said he'd get suspended for doing that. I don't think anyone saying that what Greene did, accidentally kicking a player in the, face isn't a free kick, but as in the Steven King incident its nothing more.

 

[SickQwon]

Dahlhaus ran into his boot

 

[maskmcgee]

He made forceful contact to the head

Daulhaus made forceful contact with his head with Greene's foot, not the other way around. Go and watch the incident "again" (for the first time). Green jumps up and down on the spot. You can tell because of his position relative to the advertising. Daulhaus charges at him and runs into his foot.

 

[sruss]

it's such an unnecessary movement to extend your leg out like that, especially the way he extends it right before he hits Dahlhaus' face. it's really hard to find a way to defend this. it seems pretty obvious why he leaped with his leg stretched at 90 degrees like that

 

[Evo47]

It's footy, blood happens sometimes...

 

[Snarls Barkley]

kick

verb (used with object)
1. to strike with the foot or feet:
to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks.

No strike, no drive, no force.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2017-08-11/greene-reported-as-boot-draws-blood

Angle from 00.57 shows he definitely followed through.

 

[sruss]

if Dahlhaus wasn't close to Greene, there's no way Greene jumps with his leg like that

 

[sloppyjoespizza]

Interestingly the Bulldogs board seems to agree (or did when I was there an hour ago) that Greene shouldn't be suspended.

Geelong fans are deluded.
Every incident from now on should be 2 weeks.
They don't care if Dangerfield's sling tackle caused concussion. They just presume everything is 2 weeks and no questions asked.

 

[maskmcgee]

They don't care if Dangerfield's sling tackle caused concussion. They just presume everything is 2 weeks and no questions asked.

You can point out Bont's arms pinned sling tackle on Ward that sent his head into the ground, but Ward got up so he won't get looked at.