Cross-Forum-Discussion Round 23 2023 Cross Forum Chat

[BroncosHQ.com]

....... There has to be some common sense.

 

[BroncosHQ.com]

Sure but if a player IS falling at a rate of knots and if he hadn't, he would have been hit in the chest / stomach, a defending player cannot break the laws of physics. I have been saying this for a while now, the NRL is penalising / sinbinning / suspending players who literally could not have done anything different because physically, they cannot react quick enough to change. There has to be an understanding of reality with these decisions. It is a contact sport, players will get hit in the head from time to time. If you want to disobey the laws of physics, then league cannot be played. There has to be some common sense.

Forceful hits to the head that can be avoided should absolutely be banned and cracked down on. Incidental ones that are totally unintentional need to be adjudicated on their merits.

It might take a fundamental adjustment to how the defensive side of the game is played, but that is preferable to either (a) no League, or (b) enough injuries to end up with a class action which again = no League.

 

[BroncosHQ.com]

If you want to get them to hit lower you have to reward the low tackle which they don't so it will be coached to have more guys catching and wrestling.

 

[BroncosHQ.com]

If you want to get them to hit lower you have to reward the low tackle which they don't so it will be coached to have more guys catching and wrestling.

Nailed it ... All leg tackling does these days is ensure a quick play the ball ... Wrestling usually prevents that

 

[BroncosHQ.com]

It might take a fundamental adjustment to how the defensive side of the game is played, but that is preferable to either (a) no League, or (b) enough injuries to end up with a class action which again = no League.

Well you can thank Melbourne for all the wrestling / slow down tactics but I think we are talking about two different things here.

1. Intentional / Preventable high shots - absolutely, go to town on that - you can also take into account players' history with this too
2. Incidental / Unpreventable high shots - this just cannot be stopped, for example player is almost on his knees and himself slides into a defenders arm / shoulder - this just cannot be prevented due to the laws of physics - this just should not be penalised / suspended as a result

An example of the first point is JWH / NAS who have history with head shots / going high in very avoidable situations but not getting suspended for it - this is where class action is absolutely a concern and this is totally on the NRL for allowing these grubs to keep getting away with bad / dangerous head shots.

An example of the second point is Kobe Hetherington last year getting binned and penalised for hitting a guy who was slipping and was like 30cm off the ground - this is not preventable due to, you guessed it, the laws of physics. Note, he is also not a cheap shot merchant / grub.

 

[The Who]

Talk about hubris: This is Brent Tate talking about the Broncos:
“So I was happy to stay and play for less and earn less because I knew that long term I’d be established… I knew if I made it at the Broncos I’d been an Origin player and could quite possibly be a Test player and I’d get my money down the track.
“And that was the advice I got from Wayne and my manager at the time, let’s just stay here, back yourself and if you can make it here you’re going to make it anywhere."

Perhaps he can explain why it's been 17 years since the Broncos (with a team full of "players who could make it anywhere") have won a premiership?