Sloane's tackle on Blicavs

[Frank Bunn]

Blicavs applied a legal shepherd. Sloane wrapped his legs around Blicavs legs and pulled him to the ground. Blicavs had to leave the field and has a suspected broken leg.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/video/2017-07-21/blicav-injury-woes

Tripping is a reportable offence. Should Sloane be facing weeks? Should the AFL be clamping down on this type of dangerous tackle?

 

[StillAtLarge]

Nope. Sorted

 

[Fabes]

End (ridiculous) thread

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

This will go down well...

 

[omit]

no

 

[Pea Nut]

What ?? This thread is ridiculous !! Go watch the incident again. Crazy Geelong fans are filling your head with something that didn't happen.

 

[Milanista28]

Lol Blicavs probably dived like his captain taught him to.

 

[Guido leWhopper]

TAXI!

 

[citizen-erased]

Free kick Selwood?

 

[kirky]

Is this a joke thread.

You want Sloaney reported for this yet a captain actually eye gouges someone in the same game and we hear crickets. * me!

 

[La Vache]

Blicavs applied a legal shepherd. Sloane wrapped his legs around Blicavs legs and pulled him to the ground. Blicavs had to leave the field and has a suspected broken leg.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/video/2017-07-21/blicav-injury-woes

Tripping is a reportable offence. Should Sloane be facing weeks? Should the AFL be clamping down on this type of dangerous tackle?

What do you think? Is this really worthy of weeks in your eyes?

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Lol Blicavs probably dived like his captain taught him to.

Bit rich coming from an Essendon supporter... Lloyd built his career on diving. Oh how simple minds forget so easily.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Looked like a natural reaction from Sloane to grab onto something when falling. Probably sorry that it happened that way but nothing illegal about it.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Lol.
1) Move thread to umpiring and MRP board
2) Delete thread

 

[PowerForGood]

Blicavs applied a legal shepherd. Sloane wrapped his legs around Blicavs legs and pulled him to the ground. Blicavs had to leave the field and has a suspected broken leg.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/video/2017-07-21/blicav-injury-woes

Tripping is a reportable offence. Should Sloane be facing weeks? Should the AFL be clamping down on this type of dangerous tackle?

No. I won't be as dismissive as others and say that I understand your rationale, but not the path you think it leads down.
No different to the Wingard incident, where the Melbourne players dives at his legs in an attempt to smother, but doesn't touch the ball, takes out Wingards legs and causes him to leave the field for the second half with an ankle injury that luckily doesn't look too serious.

Was it diving at the legs? Yes. You could say that it is worse than a player diving after a loose ball. Wingard had the ball and was not protected.
Was it a trip? Yes. Definitely. Accidental notwithstanding.
Should anything have been done about it? Maybe a free kick if you are literal about the rules. But play on is the right call in the "spirit of the game". Maybe if Wingard had torn an ACL or broken a leg, the AFL might introduced a rule interpretation as a knee jerk reaction (pun intended).

 

[HaroLad]

Lol Blicavs probably dived like his captain taught him to.

There's a certain saga I could mention here, but won't.

 

[blue harvest]

I haven't even seen it but still say no.

 

[chazwazza]

We've hit peak stupid

 

[AusTerran]

 

[StonesThrow]

I think Blicavs should get a week for a head high bump.

 

[Bollox]

Someone whip around to his place and give him a big hug and a sweet participation trophy.

Not for Blicavs, coz he's not a soft**** that would whinge about this or even bring it up....talking about the OP.

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

Blicavs applied a legal shepherd. Sloane wrapped his legs around Blicavs legs and pulled him to the ground. Blicavs had to leave the field and has a suspected broken leg.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/video/2017-07-21/blicav-injury-woes

Tripping is a reportable offence. Should Sloane be facing weeks? Should the AFL be clamping down on this type of dangerous tackle?

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[sobrave]

dangerfield should be facing weeks for that ridiculous flop and selwood should be facing weeks for eye gouging

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

dangerfield should be facing weeks for that ridiculous flop and selwood should be facing weeks for eye gouging

Lol your hate for Geelong is funny. I guess 119 would be hard to get over. May take decades... maybe never. Don't blame you champ.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

This tops off a great weekend for new threads.