- Jul 27, 2008
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- Perth Demons, Perth Wildcats
Did you outplay us? The stats are:
Disposals WC 287 NM 314
Clearances WC 30 NM 34
Inside 50 WC 50 NM 50
Tackles WC 65 NM 42
Hit outs WC 46 NM 27
Scoring shots WC 30 NM 23
Looking at the number of disposals and hypothesising that because you got more therefore you outplayed us can be misleading. Looking at this weekends game I see that Essendon got 73 more possessions than Brisbane yet lost the game and Bulldogs got 63 more possessions than GC and also lost, quite comprehensively. Our kicking for goals was appalling and if half those extra seven scoring shots had been goals then we would have won by nearly 4 goals.
Your assertion that Selwood is a cheat also needs to be addressed. I have looked at the rules and I can find no mention of a player who is tackled above the shoulders needs to remain in an upright position. In fact it states the onus is on the tackler to tackle a player in a legal manner, which clearly was not done.
15.4 free kIck – PermItted aNd ProhIBIted PhysIcaL coNtact
15.4.1 correct tackle or correctly tackled
(a) For the purposes of these Laws, a Player executes a tackle correctly if:
(i) the Player being held is in possession of the football; and
(ii) that Player is held (either by the body or playing uniform) below the shoulders and above the knees.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, a tackle may be executed correctly by holding a Player from the front, side or behind, provided that a Player held from behind is not pushed in the back.
15.4.3 Permittedcontact
Other than the Prohibited Contact identified under Law 15.4.5, a Player may make contact with another Player:
(c) by executing a Correct Tackle;
So please take your sooking and whinging back to your own board. You lost, get over it and concentrate on the next game North Melbourne play.
