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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
Modern game you need to tackle around the chest to stop plays.
That's not necessarily true though and it's this attitude that needs to be addressed I reckon, it's simply just not ok to do something dangerous/careless/reckless to stop play - if you can't do it safely, then don't do it. Then the game opens up and/or teams find other ways to safely get around foul play.
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
Modern game you need to tackle around the chest to stop plays.
That's not necessarily true though and it's this attitude that needs to be addressed I reckon, it's simply just not ok to do something dangerous/careless/reckless to stop play - if you can't do it safely, then don't do it. Then the game opens up and/or teams find other ways to safely get around foul play.
It's true if you tack on the word effectively to it.
I'm not condoning people shoulder charging to head/neck. Far from it. But the way the game is being played at the moment, it IS going to happen. Either we are happy with a huge increase in the cards, or we aren't. The number of cards is only going to go up, unless the real problem is addressed.
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
unless the real problem is addressed
Which is the players and coaches not taking responsibility and effectively training on technique to be safer. And the casual fans moaning that there's nothing the players can do about it....
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Just to add - most of the complaints I'm seeing are people saying that there's no way players have time to adjust and/or couldn't make the tackle (etc) any other way. I sure hope they're not the same people that complain about defences being too tight and hard to unlock...
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
unless the real problem is addressed
Which is the players and coaches not taking responsibility and effectively training on technique to be safer. And the casual fans moaning that there's nothing the players can do about it....
We are just going around in circles. You aren't wrong, and I'm just saying people aren't perfect and no matter how much you train, mistakes are going to be made.
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
unless the real problem is addressed
Which is the players and coaches not taking responsibility and effectively training on technique to be safer. And the casual fans moaning that there's nothing the players can do about it....
We are just going around in circles. You aren't wrong, and I'm just saying people aren't perfect and no matter how much you train, mistakes are going to be made.
Oh not arguing mistakes are going to be made. I'm in no doubt less can be made though. Carter kicks waaaay better than most and Smith passes waaaay better than most - I'm not convinced that it's the laws and officiating that make this so.
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
unless the real problem is addressed
Which is the players and coaches not taking responsibility and effectively training on technique to be safer. And the casual fans moaning that there's nothing the players can do about it....
We are just going around in circles. You aren't wrong, and I'm just saying people aren't perfect and no matter how much you train, mistakes are going to be made.
Oh not arguing mistakes are going to be made. I'm in no doubt less can be made though.
Yeah, so that's where we differ. I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
Can you expand on why? What doesn't make sense to me is why people think players can't tackle lower, or not tuck the arm and lead with the shoulder, or not pretend to only have eyes for the ball and run straight through a jumping player's legs?
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
Can you expand on why? What doesn't make sense to me is why people think players can't tackle lower, or not tuck the arm and lead with the shoulder, or not pretend to only have eyes for the ball and run straight through a jumping player's legs?
Goes back to what I said earlier. Mistakes happen.
You can coach coach coach, but in the heat of the moment, the first instinct may put people at risk. I'm not condoning, or suggesting at all, but reality is that unless the following rule changes are made, these things are always going to happen:
- Tackling around the legs only
- No running clean outs
- Cannot jump to catch a ball
As long as players can do these things, it doesn't matter how much you coach, suspend, red card, these sort of accidents will continue to happen, because for the most part, they are what they are. Accidents.
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@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
Can you expand on why? What doesn't make sense to me is why people think players can't tackle lower, or not tuck the arm and lead with the shoulder, or not pretend to only have eyes for the ball and run straight through a jumping player's legs?
I don't think it's so much that they can't, it's more that they won't with the current approach. Why would a team or player voluntarily put themselves at a disadvantage compared to everyone else? Would you accept your team losing (or by) more just to prevent any of the players getting red carded? With teams so focused on winning the collisions, it's a hard sell to just concede them all (or a lot of them) to the opposition.
There either needs to be a concerted effort to change by all teams, or it has to be forced onto them. And the first option is unlikely to happen.
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@Anonymous said in Red Cards:
@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
Can you expand on why? What doesn't make sense to me is why people think players can't tackle lower, or not tuck the arm and lead with the shoulder, or not pretend to only have eyes for the ball and run straight through a jumping player's legs?
I don't think it's so much that they can't, it's more that they won't with the current approach. Why would a team or player voluntarily put themselves at a disadvantage compared to everyone else? Would you accept your team losing (or by) more just to prevent any of the players getting red carded? With teams so focused on winning the collisions, it's a hard sell to just concede them all (or a lot of them) to the opposition.
There either needs to be a concerted effort to change by all teams, or it has to be forced onto them. And the first option is unlikely to happen.
So you're better off on the sidelines than conceding a couple of metres and/or an offload?
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@MajorRage you don't think tackling around the legs only would lead to a gazillion cards?
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@MajorRage you don't think tackling around the legs only would lead to a gazillion cards?
Depends on how tackles are sanctioned. If it remains yellow/red for neck/head but penalty for chest then no.
Don't think it would be much of a game though.
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@MajorRage would certainly open up the defence more though eh...
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@Anonymous said in Red Cards:
@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
Can you expand on why? What doesn't make sense to me is why people think players can't tackle lower, or not tuck the arm and lead with the shoulder, or not pretend to only have eyes for the ball and run straight through a jumping player's legs?
I don't think it's so much that they can't, it's more that they won't with the current approach. Why would a team or player voluntarily put themselves at a disadvantage compared to everyone else? Would you accept your team losing (or by) more just to prevent any of the players getting red carded? With teams so focused on winning the collisions, it's a hard sell to just concede them all (or a lot of them) to the opposition.
There either needs to be a concerted effort to change by all teams, or it has to be forced onto them. And the first option is unlikely to happen.
So you're better off on the sidelines than conceding a couple of metres and/or an offload?
A couple of metres and/or an offload every third tackle vs getting a red card every 500 tackles. Numbers pulled from my arse, but yeah. In the majority of games you'd be better off taking the risk of a red card.
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Another factor is it's surprising how many attacking players lower their centre of gravity and almost lead with the head.
I'm also curious how many players had intent when receiving their reds or was it purely poor technique and reactionary.
I noticed someone in the weekend (Gallagher? One of the new locks I think) basically bent at the waist and torpedoed ahead everytime he got the ball - accident waiting to happen and coaches should be identifying shit like that and ironing it out.
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@Anonymous said in Red Cards:
@Anonymous said in Red Cards:
@MajorRage said in Red Cards:
I think under current laws, the number can't go down.
Can you expand on why? What doesn't make sense to me is why people think players can't tackle lower, or not tuck the arm and lead with the shoulder, or not pretend to only have eyes for the ball and run straight through a jumping player's legs?
I don't think it's so much that they can't, it's more that they won't with the current approach. Why would a team or player voluntarily put themselves at a disadvantage compared to everyone else? Would you accept your team losing (or by) more just to prevent any of the players getting red carded? With teams so focused on winning the collisions, it's a hard sell to just concede them all (or a lot of them) to the opposition.
There either needs to be a concerted effort to change by all teams, or it has to be forced onto them. And the first option is unlikely to happen.
So you're better off on the sidelines than conceding a couple of metres and/or an offload?
A couple of metres and/or an offload every third tackle vs getting a red card every 500 tackles. Numbers pulled from my arse, but yeah. In the majority of games you'd be better off taking the risk of a red card.
If you have the SH get back to 15 men after 20 mins
Down to 14 and it changes the risk / reward significantly.
