High contact - burrowing

[gbatman]

I keep seeing it, and it's someting certian teams seem to plan to do and that is when a player gathers the footy at ground level, instead of turning the other way and protecting the ball from the nearest opposition player, they turn into them and initiate the high contact.

Some players are bending down to pick the ball up but they aren't coming back up and deliberatly initiating high contact to get a free kick.

I think if a player has enough time to come up with the ball and an opposition player makes front on contact with them above the shoulders it should be ok. If a player initiates high contact it should be seen as ducking.

 

[Bob_vic]

I keep seeing it, and it's someting certian teams seem to plan to do and that is when a player gathers the footy at ground level, instead of turning the other way and protecting the ball from the nearest opposition player, they turn into them and initiate the high contact.

Some players are bending down to pick the ball up but they aren't coming back up and deliberatly initiating high contact to get a free kick.

I think if a player has enough time to come up with the ball and an opposition player makes front on contact with them above the shoulders it should be ok. If a player initiates high contact it should be seen as ducking.

If the player with the ball totally causes the high contact to occur, then it's meant to be paid as "play on".

Notwithstanding, if the tackler would have made high contact anyway, even if the player did burrow/duck, a free kick will still be paid.

The player with the ball is still entitled to a free kick he would have normally received if he didn't duck/burrow.

 

[Chops_a_must]

I thought the Foley headbutt on Hill was an interesting one...

 

[Spade]

I keep seeing it, and it's someting certian teams seem to plan to do and that is when a player gathers the footy at ground level, instead of turning the other way and protecting the ball from the nearest opposition player, they turn into them and initiate the high contact.

Some players are bending down to pick the ball up but they aren't coming back up and deliberatly initiating high contact to get a free kick.

I think if a player has enough time to come up with the ball and an opposition player makes front on contact with them above the shoulders it should be ok. If a player initiates high contact it should be seen as ducking.

If that player is making that call to stay down and to go full steam ahead they should be charged for CHARGING.