How the hell does Ennis who actually came in late, on a man who passed the ball in a vulnerable position, NOT get suspended - while Wighton cops 3 games...if this was Turbo I would be blowing up deluxe.
No mate...seen that also.And I don't know if it was just me ( probably ) but I thought Burgess put a shoulder charge on James Graham while he was being held - yes it was at his hip but there was no attempt from Burgess to wrap his arms around a stationary player, he lined him up so no wonder Graham lashed out at him, I thought it was cheap shot.
Typical NRL, they crap on about player welfare when they make these rule changes but seem to pick on the accidental ones and are blind to the intentional ones, there were quite a few last year that got suspended for just bracing themselves for an impact.
To me the Wighton one was just a high speed collision that happens in contact sports so move on.
They wonder why less of us are watching.....whoops, actually I don't think they have clue.
Agree, how can the nrl say with a straight face that Ennis does not seserve to be cited? Just a joke.The decisions that were made in the weekend show why the fans have no faith in the judicial process. Ennis had to be cited for it being a late tackle at least. The Canberra player deserves a ban. How brainless up by 40 and do something stupid like that.
Agree, how can the nrl say with a straight face that Ennis does not seserve to be cited? Just a joke.
No Idea - YESThey have no idea. No consistency. Its a lottery. Ennis one looked way worse. He looked as though he came out of the line to deliberately hurt green with the shoulder. Wighton was trying to save a try with his whole body
True as far as following the rules goes. But missing an entire finals campaign for that tackle shows how ridiculous the rules are.The decisions that were made in the weekend show why the fans have no faith in the judicial process. Ennis had to be cited for it being a late tackle at least. The Canberra player deserves a ban. How brainless up by 40 and do something stupid like that.
How the hell does Ennis who actually came in late, on a man who passed the ball in a vulnerable position, NOT get suspended - while Wighton cops 3 games...if this was Turbo I would be blowing up
True as far as following the rules goes. But missing an entire finals campaign for that tackle shows how ridiculous the rules are.
Yes shoulder charges are bad and can be dangerous, but why does if have to be such a hefty punishment for such a minor collision where no one was even close to being injured?
A tackle like that one should be less than 1 week suspension worth of points so that the next time you do something you are suspended.
I get the call as far as rules being rules....thing is Wighton hit him with a shot with the ball....Ennis - watched the bloke pass the ball, continued to track him...then make a late hit ....both shoulder charges - yes....if anything, due to the circumstances, I think Ennis was a fair bit more in the dog shot mould on an unsuspecting player & even if not worse by the textbook - definately the Grub award...Hate the rule with a passion, but as it stands, both deserve to be suspended...
Been having this argument with my mate all day (die hard raiders fan), just because they got the ennis one wrong, doesn't mean they should turn a blind eye to everyone else's illegal hits... Wighton lined him up and knocked the snot out of him with an illegal shot... Deserves what he gets
Problem with that is potential for litigation towards the NRL.If a player gets long term damage from a shoulder charge,there is a chance they can sue the NRL for not outlawing the tackle.Ask the Ackerman family from the Sunshine Coast whether they think the shoulder charge should be banned.I was supportive of the shoulder charge until I heard the details of that tackleYep, I've always thought it should like the slide tackle in soccer.
It's a part of the game, do it right and it's beautiful and effective but get it wrong and pay massive consequences.
Risk v reward.
Yea i get that, but wighton also cleaned old mates clock with a head clash and that clash was a direct result of an illegal tackle... If i was in charge ide scrap this idiotic shoulder charge rule and let them go back to actually playing a contact sport again...I get the call as far as rules being rules....thing is Wighton hit him with a shot with the ball....Ennis - watched the bloke pass the ball, continued to track him...then make a late hit ....both shoulder charges - yes....if anything, due to the circumstances, I think Ennis was a fair bit more in the dog shot mould on an unsuspecting player & even if not worse by the textbook - definately the Grub award...
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