Tackling to be outlawed next?

[Beckers]

When will tackling be outlawed and the oval ball be replaced by the round one?

Its obvious that the AFL are trying to turn our game into more of a Gaelic style game by outlawing the bump so its only a matter of time.

The things that separated the AFL's appeal from soccer is diminishing every year.

This is not the game we all grew up with and fell in love with

 

[GuzzLG]

Nah, just for Franklin. Also Franklin's goals will only be worth 2 points now.

It's all a conspiracy. The AFL isn't actually following a 4 month old rule.

 

[OneEyedHawk]

Why not? And after that, spoiling must be next on the agenda. We simply cannot afford to risk any incidental contact to the head. God forbid.

 

[Godzke]

SHUT THE **** UP!

YES HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BANNED IN THE INTEREST OF THE GAME, BUT HE WAS UNDER THE RULES AND THEY APPLY FOR EVERYONE!!! ****ing shut up already

TAKING IT TO THE HIGH COURT?
MEDIA PRESS RELEASES OFF A FORUM BOARD?
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
REMOVING HIM FROM ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

YOUR MOB ARE ABSOLUTELY ****ING PATHETIC. NECK UP YOU BUNCH OF PARROTS.

 

[DaSawx]

If Buddy tackled the first time he wouldn't be in this mess

 

[OneEyedHawk]

Nah, just for Franklin. Also Franklin's goals will only be worth 2 points now.

It's all a conspiracy. The AFL isn't actually following a 4 month old rule.

Where exactly did he mention anything about a conspiracy, Guzzler?

Or are you just mumbling to yourself again, you halfwit?

 

[Play by Numbers]

The appeal never had a chance.

Hawthorn were up against the potential crown numbers of a Essendon v Carlton final.

Wonder what the umpiring will be like for the match.

 

[WALL-e]

I hope winging is next to be outlawed.

 

[Adz]

Hawks fan and their alarmist reactions

The appeals board should have chucked on another week for wasting everyones time.

 

[Xtreme]

Yep, AFL players will be running around in netball skirts and will consider touch footy next

 

[Cohzee]

FFS I am so sick of this. What he did was against the rules. That's it. You can't argue with that.

Call for the rule to be changed, sure, but I doubt they will.

 

[Hodgepodge]

If Buddy tackled the first time he wouldn't be in this mess

Why tackle when you're a 198 cm player running to the right while a 184cm player is running across you to your left?

You'd have to stop on a dime and then turn, all in a split second.

The bump was the right way to go. It stops Franklin's momentum, and it stops Cousins from running away with the ball.

Unfortunately it appears to have been banned outright now

 

[Rabbitpig]

Hey Godzke, why dont you **** off to the soccer boards.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

 

[Godzke]

Hey Godzke, why dont you **** off to the soccer boards.

Beats the s**t out of wasting my time writing emails to AndyD

 

[Blues_Man]

When will tackling be outlawed and the oval ball be replaced by the round one?

Its obvious that the AFL are trying to turn our game into more of a Gaelic style game by outlawing the bump so its only a matter of time.

The things that separated the AFL's appeal from soccer is diminishing every year.

This is not the game we all grew up with and fell in love with

Can we please have a sub board ..call it the Hawks wailing and teeth gnashing board.. these whining threads are getting beyond a joke

Buddy did the crime and now he needs to do the time...every team has had players suspended in the past ..and none have wailed and whined like this mob have ...it's embarrassing.

 

[Beckers]

SHUT THE **** UP!

YES HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BANNED IN THE INTEREST OF THE GAME, BUT HE WAS UNDER THE RULES AND THEY APPLY FOR EVERYONE!!! ****ing shut up already

TAKING IT TO THE HIGH COURT?
MEDIA PRESS RELEASES OFF A FORUM BOARD?
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
REMOVING HIM FROM ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

YOUR MOB ARE ABSOLUTELY ****ING PATHETIC. NECK UP YOU BUNCH OF PARROTS.

Someone who is glad the bump has been offically outlawed!

 

[Roos4eva]

Hey Godzke, why dont you **** off to the soccer boards.

So, I suppose it's not possible to like both Soccer and AFL?

Hilarious s**t, all of this.

 

[Tailypo]

So one player gets suspended for an illegal bump and it's the end of the game as we know it?

 

[Hodgepodge]

Buddy did the crime and now he needs to do the time...every team has had players suspended in the past ..and none have wailed and whined like this mob have ...it's embarrassing.

Stop trolling.

Very few suspensions have been as controversial.

Steven Baker, Fraser Gehrig and now Buddy Franklin.

 

[Cohzee]

Matthew Stokes copped 4 weeks for a bump in the preseason last year. The same thing happened all year and players weren't even cited.

I think I might start a thread on it and then write an email to Vlad. Then I'm going to make a banner and go stand outside AFL House in protest.

 

[Roos4eva]

So one player gets suspended for an illegal bump and it's the end of the game as we know it?

Good idea, might go write a song about it.

 

[GuzzLG]

Matthew Stokes copped 4 weeks for a bump in the preseason last year. The same thing happened all year and players weren't even cited.

I think I might start a thread on it and then write an email to Vlad. Then I'm going to make a banner and go stand outside AFL House in protest.

Hawthorn supporters are an incredibly sad lot aren't they?

 

[Hodgepodge]

So one player gets suspended for an illegal bump and it's the end of the game as we know it?

Wasn't illegal five months ago. Hopefully won't be illegal next year.

This suspension just highlighted the extent of the new rule which states that any head contact whether primary or secondary, is the responsibility of the player doing the bumping.

It's an odd rule and should at least be changed to exempt minor trauma like concussion.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

SHUT THE **** UP!

YES HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BANNED IN THE INTEREST OF THE GAME, BUT HE WAS UNDER THE RULES AND THEY APPLY FOR EVERYONE!!! ****ing shut up already

TAKING IT TO THE HIGH COURT?
MEDIA PRESS RELEASES OFF A FORUM BOARD?
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
REMOVING HIM FROM ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

YOUR MOB ARE ABSOLUTELY ****ING PATHETIC. NECK UP YOU BUNCH OF PARROTS.

I'm sick of this "rules apply for everyone" bullshit that people go on about. There are clearly different rules for different players.

Your mate Paddy Ryder got to play the next week on a very similar incident - except for the fact that the bloke he hit didn't even have the ball!

But yeah - rules for everyone - good onya.

Sook.