MrDravid
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It's become they adjudicate based on consequences... a bloke gets injured? Suspend someone. Do something illegal but no one gets injured? Slap on the wrist.
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andrew's_sharks
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I guess the difference is both players heads are ****ed.
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There's been pretty clear direction that contact to the head via arm or shoulder is going to get penalised (accidental or not) and it is up to the defender to manage the contact. Up until this week, head clashes have just been treated as accidents, a by product of playing a collision sport.
Ironically, you can punch someone in the head and not get suspended, but an accidental head clash gets hit with a grade 3?
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Cleary (pretty reasonably for a ********) said:
Panthers coach Ivan Cleary said it was "weird" referee Ashley Klein chose not to penalise Finucane on the field.
"I guess historically a head clash has been a head clash," Cleary said on Saturday night.
"I just kind of think that for how easy it is to give a high-tackle penalty away now for contact with the head, it just looked bad.
"I am not exactly sure of interpretations but that is clearly contact with the head. It knocks him out. It is just weird that that is OK but the mildest of taps, sometimes, is not OK."
Panthers coach Ivan Cleary said it was "weird" referee Ashley Klein chose not to penalise Finucane on the field.
"I guess historically a head clash has been a head clash," Cleary said on Saturday night.
"I just kind of think that for how easy it is to give a high-tackle penalty away now for contact with the head, it just looked bad.
"I am not exactly sure of interpretations but that is clearly contact with the head. It knocks him out. It is just weird that that is OK but the mildest of taps, sometimes, is not OK."
Sir Chadley
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Has Dale taken the early plea? It looks like to me we only have Puma's word for this, reports I see are still stating he is facing a 2-3 week ban.
The fact that head clashes to date have been treated as accidents, I dont think all of a sudden just charging a player is fair and reasonable.
The fact no action was taken on the field further emphasises the fact that the NRL did not consider it illegal.
They should of used this week's NRL Ref briefing to change and clarify their position on head clashes moving forward.
The fact no action was taken on the field further emphasises the fact that the NRL did not consider it illegal.
They should of used this week's NRL Ref briefing to change and clarify their position on head clashes moving forward.
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Not that the NRL didn't, more than this particular referee didn't think it was at that time. And depending on the week or if it was a representative fixture, he had a 50/50 chance of being right.
I think if it wasn't for Dale's dramatic swining arm and Tyson-esque ear injury infliction it would have all gone away.
andrew's_sharks
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It did look like he ate it for lunch. Gross injury
snowman
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Fighting the charge.
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With the quality of Dale's defence he he'll not only get off scott-free, but be issued with a public apology and receive the shred of Critchon's ear in a presentation gift box as a gesture of good will by the NRL
HaroldBishop
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Thank **** for that, we do have some balls!
sharkstragic
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This could be a horrible week for the NRL, with this and the Tigers game they could have real problems.
However it ends up they will look like imbeciles.
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Finucane to challenge match review charge
Dale Finucane will head to a judiciary hearing and plead not guilty to the dangerous contact charge levelled against him by the match review committee
Tiger Shark
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Great news, was going to be pissed if they just took the 2 weeks.
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The whole bloody thing is ridiculous , as bad as the All Black one a couple of weeks back . Last time i looked i thought we played a contact sport , accidents do happen . But it's the way of the world now , somebody has to be at fault for every little thing that goes wrong and got to be seen doing something about it .
Sir Chadley
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Wasn't just the ref mate. The bunker had a good couple of minutes reviewing the footage. At any other time they have no problems placing a tackle and report and a simple penalty.
The absence of any of this and the fact I can't recall any other accidental head clash being penalised means there is no precedent in this matter.
I guess we will find out tomorrow night. So glad we are challenging.
He had a 50/50 chance of being the Scoop in all this. Maybe next time Puma!
snowman
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No one knows mate
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I thought he got knocked out because he hit his head on the ground.