I think I've brushed through most pages of this thread. Going through most of the responses of those who are backing Greene of his actions, there seems to be 2 false misconceptions:
1. How is his action any different from kicking/kneeing someone when going for a mark?
- main difference is kicking someone at the front is A LOT worse than kicking someone at the back (accidental/intentional)
- back is protected by the skull/spine/muscles
- front eyes/nose/mouth/throat are exposed and likely to cop a serious injury if there is any impact to these regions. Potentially: ruptured eyeballs, broken nose, busted lip, broken teeth, windpipe trauma
- front abdomen more prone to being damaged if kicked here. Potentially bruised/ruptured spleen/liver.
2. No different with his actions using a foot, than an arm to fend off?
- main difference is that with the arm fend-off, it stops the opposition's momentum; with a foot in the air, it also helps to stop the opposition's momentum BUT with a much greater chance of causing bodily damage.
- imagine running towards an outstretched hand (open palm), and imagine running towards an outstretched foot with hard shoes...which would you rather?
If you train in martial arts, and I presume Greene has some awareness of this in some form, you'd know that it can be a lethal weapon once a foot in the air makes contact to exposed body parts. Dirty act, dangerous act, against the AFL's concussion agenda, needs to stop.
1. How is his action any different from kicking/kneeing someone when going for a mark?
- main difference is kicking someone at the front is A LOT worse than kicking someone at the back (accidental/intentional)
- back is protected by the skull/spine/muscles
- front eyes/nose/mouth/throat are exposed and likely to cop a serious injury if there is any impact to these regions. Potentially: ruptured eyeballs, broken nose, busted lip, broken teeth, windpipe trauma
- front abdomen more prone to being damaged if kicked here. Potentially bruised/ruptured spleen/liver.
2. No different with his actions using a foot, than an arm to fend off?
- main difference is that with the arm fend-off, it stops the opposition's momentum; with a foot in the air, it also helps to stop the opposition's momentum BUT with a much greater chance of causing bodily damage.
- imagine running towards an outstretched hand (open palm), and imagine running towards an outstretched foot with hard shoes...which would you rather?
If you train in martial arts, and I presume Greene has some awareness of this in some form, you'd know that it can be a lethal weapon once a foot in the air makes contact to exposed body parts. Dirty act, dangerous act, against the AFL's concussion agenda, needs to stop.
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