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    St Kilda named in another incident

    It takes time to identify root cause. I agree that it sometimes takes a lot of time for the root cause of something to be recognised. For example, the Hawks win a premiership a few years back and then fall out of contention. Some within the Club now recognize that the brilliant decision to...
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    Attempted tripping??

    Re: Tripping not recognised; but why not. Thank you for your well considered response. Technically the rule does not excuse the contact (below the knee) by mentioning intent. But, I can see your point that intent is becoming a grey area for umpires to take into consideration. Head high...
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    Attempted tripping??

    Re: Tripping not recognised; but why not. I did it because I had an issue to raise (dangerous diving at legs causing serious injury) and I thought it would be classed as a trip. Being a newbie here I was unaware of whether I had permissions to start a thread, so I piggybacked on the first...
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    Attempted tripping??

    Re: Tripping not recognised; but why not. Agreed, it is dangerous; and now with the example you have provided we can see two season-ending injuries from this 'diving at legs' practice that is an infringement against the laws. (Tarrant, and Masten). How long before the ALF acts to...
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    Attempted tripping??

    Thanks for the response Jeebs. It caused me to reflect on whether I had in mind the correct infringement in the case where Tarrant had been caused a season-ending injury by the player who dived at his legs and caused the Tarrant injury. A good question you raise. Is it a trip to bowl someone...
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    Attempted tripping??

    Tripping not recognised; but why not. The season ending injury to Chris Tarrant concerned me. (Before you label me as a Freo supporter or a Woods supporter...I barrack for the Bombers). Essentially, Tarrant was tripped (and in the process copped a season ending injury) by a player sliding in...
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    What does 'Have a slash' mean to you?

    It means to kneel on one knee, in the middle of the 3/4 time huddle, wearing a Hawthorn jumper.
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