Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:25 am  

I'm with Haggerty on this , when I see Rob Burrows ducking under tackles, just what can a 6 ft + forward actually do to avoid a high tackle?

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:07 am  

Starbug wrote:

I'm with Haggerty on this , when I see Rob Burrows ducking under tackles, just what can a 6 ft + forward actually do to avoid a high tackle?

If he's ducking then that's fine IMO. It's his fault and he's gonna get clobbered on head.

Robinson wasn't ducking though and it was clear contact with head

[Durham Giant]

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:20 am  

I have a lot of sympathy for Walmsley. Nowhere near as bad as Moons and he was attempting a legit tackle and got int wrong.

A bit late and reckless ( because it hit full in the head)but was trying to tackle.
1 match ban for me would be fair taking into account the Sending off.

And as for the OP get your head out of your arris and smell the coffee.

Read these forums, read the papers look at issues to do with concussion in AFL, NRL, RU and even football where there is talk of banning heading the ball.

The RFL have to show that they take head injuries and concussion seriously.

The first step is to show that any attacks to the head deliberate or accidental are not acceptable and that there are consequences.

When the first SL players start suing the RFL for lack of care re concussion and head injuries there first argument will be that the RFL did not punish players or protect players from injuries in the first place.

so to the OP Attacks to the head now will be punished so get over it.

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:56 am  

Walmsley's was much worse. Percival ran into moon and head butted his shoulder. Walmsley saw the stricken little halfback in prime position to be clobbered, he lined him up, waited for him to release the ball and then pounced. With devastating force.

Robinson was lucky not to die.

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:03 pm  

It's all a bit of an overreaction when you watch the 1981 battle of fartown on YouTube

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:13 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

It's all a bit of an overreaction when you watch the 1981 battle of fartown on YouTube

Thankfully, the game has moved on since the dark days of the 80's.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:17 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Walmsley's was much worse. Percival ran into moon and head butted his shoulder. Walmsley saw the stricken little halfback in prime position to be clobbered, he lined him up, waited for him to release the ball and then pounced. With devastating force.

Robinson was lucky not to die.

Leeds fans funnier than Peter Kay, Monty Python and Les Dawson.

Keep them coming

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:24 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

:lol:

Leeds fans funnier than Peter Kay, Monty Python and Les Dawson.

Keep them coming

Whoosh.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:33 pm  

roversmad wrote:

Whoosh.

Not when they have spent two weeks claiming that Moons was an accident And that Percivals face banged Moons shoulder

Double Whoosh

Re: Super league gone soft : Sat Sep 13, 2014 1:08 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

Not when they have spent two weeks claiming that Moons was an accident And that Percivals face banged Moons shoulder

Double Whoosh

I feel it needs to be said again. Whoosh.