Can someone who has a bit more of an affinity for the history of various rules etc explain this to me.
Why the hell can you:
- sling someone head first into the ground
- tackle them high
- lead with your knees or hip and make contact with an opponent’s head
- punch them in a contest
- dive at their legs
and at the time the biggest penalty you face is a free kick
If you
- don’t quite throw a ball to an opponent on the full
- happen to get too close to someone taking a set kick (even though their teammates can run wherever they want)
you give away a third of the length of the field AND a free kick
it is the most ridiculous method of officiating I’ve seen in any sport
Why the hell can you:
- sling someone head first into the ground
- tackle them high
- lead with your knees or hip and make contact with an opponent’s head
- punch them in a contest
- dive at their legs
and at the time the biggest penalty you face is a free kick
If you
- don’t quite throw a ball to an opponent on the full
- happen to get too close to someone taking a set kick (even though their teammates can run wherever they want)
you give away a third of the length of the field AND a free kick
it is the most ridiculous method of officiating I’ve seen in any sport