NRL 2018
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kiwiinmelb said:
I dont think anyone thinks the slater tackle is malicous , but under the letter of the law he may find himself in trouble ,
here in AFL land melbourne , locals are scratching their heads saying ,
are you kidding , he may miss a GF for that , isnt Rugby ( both codes are rugby here ) supposed to be a tough mans game .
That is classed as a fair bump in AFL .
Yeah. But class tackling around the legs as the most incredibly dangerous thing in the world.
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Blimey, just watched the last 3 minutes of the NSW Cup GF. Bulldogs beat the Jets 18-12.
Don’t know how anyone could watch the whole thing though. It would have played too much havoc on my eyes with both having the same shade of blue with white for their playing kit. -
Struggled with last nights game even as a roosters supporter
They derserved the win out of the two teams on the field but not much to like about it other than the defensive effort.
Surely Cronk is doubtful for the GF but at least Mitchell will be back so will have a capable kicker back in the team. Napa back too.
Wow bunnies....not a lot to brain cells between a lot of those guys. Not sure if they had a plan b because plan a really wasn’t working for them last night
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and Luke will need an injury-free barnstorming season to convince anyone to sign him for a bigger or longer term deal. Which isn't a bad thing! Wonder if he is reflecting on how his first two seasons went now...
Hope Lino has success with Newcastle, but not the knock the Warriors out of the 8 in 2019 kind of success!!
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First time I've seen the Billy Slater "shoulder charge".
I'm not a league fan or a Slater fan but fuck that for any ban. That's not a shoulder charge. Seriously.
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The definition of a shoulder charge is “where a defender does not use, or attempt to use, his arms (including his hands) to tackle or otherwise take hold of the opposing player and the contact is forceful. It will be considered misconduct, if any player affects a tackle in the manner as defined.”
Reckon there might be enough evidence in this photo to suggest there was an attempt to use the arm
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Billy Slater has been found not guilty of a shoulder charge and is free to play in the Grand Final and win the Clive Churchill Medal.
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Sneakdefreak said:
Billy Slater has been found not guilty of a shoulder charge and is free to play in the Grand Final and win the Clive Churchill Medal.
Boooooooo
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Sneakdefreak said:
Billy Slater has been found not guilty of a shoulder charge and is free to play in the Grand Final and win the Clive Churchill Medal.
This was entirely predictable. The worst part was the theater making him attend a hearing.
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antipodean said:
Sneakdefreak said:
Billy Slater has been found not guilty of a shoulder charge and is free to play in the Grand Final and win the Clive Churchill Medal.
This was entirely predictable., The worst part was the theater making him attend a hearing.
I’ve just been watching El Chapo on Netflix.
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So shoulder charges are ok again as long as you use the flailing arm away from the shoulder impact...guess the Billy Slater defence could be a go now?
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taniwharugby said:
So shoulder charges are ok again as long as you use the flailing arm away from the shoulder impact...guess the Billy Slater defence could be a go now?
looks a long way away from the front on shoulder charges they used to have - braced shoulders, and the trailing arm nowhere near. If you are at least getting your other arm nearby, you can't put nearly as much energy into it.
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He's not using his right arm in an attempt to tackle or push, it's raised because of the combined action of sprinting over and bracing for impact.
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Bullshit decision but totally expected. I did laugh at the fact the NRL 'prosecutor' was meant to come up with ways that Billy should have effected the tackle. I guess that was part of the lawyers strategy, put the onus on the NRL to provide a 'viable' alternative so they could poke holes in it.
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