IMHO Cotchin should've gone and was only let off because it was a GF.
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I’m a bit the same. The lack of enforcement of the rules is just giving me the *smile*. The game has not changed for the better this year IMO.
In the footage I have seen, Merrett cops a pretty significant whack from Finlayson, and it is to the back of the neck/head area. And clearly intentional.
That has to be worth a holiday for mine.
Either that or it has been a bad few weeks for blood sugar levels in NSW.
Normally its a free as a minimum, how many times have we seen a player get hit in the legs by another getting the ball and giving away a high free. Nankervis in round 1 or 2, stood up as he was going to make high contact gets hit by the opponent and still gives a free against.
For the ump to not even pay a free is another demonstration that the Tigers are not afforded the same adjudication as other teams.
Regardless of all the intricacies and BS of the new interpretations RFC is always on the wrong side of the adjudication and umpiring choices.
BUMPS OR MAKES FORCEFUL CONTACT TO AN OPPOSITION PLAYER FROM FRONT-ON WHEN THAT PLAYER HAS THEIR HEAD DOWN OVER THE FOOTBALL
This is exactly what the commentators need to understand. They influence the MRP beyond belief in my opinion.
The umps must get a reminder to.
Time for the *smile* chant from those of us who can attend the games.
This is exactly what the commentators need to understand. They influence the MRP beyond belief in my opinion.
The umps must get a reminder to.
Time for the *smile* chant from those of us who can attend the games.
But Christian suspended Fritz, it was the tribunal that over turned the suspension.
I disagree they were the same.
Cotchin comes in from the side when the ball was in dispute. Cotchin collected Shiel’s shoulder.
Selwood come from front on. He had to make contact with Mansell’s head. And he knew it.
Why wasn’t it even paid a free kick. No matter what your intention you can not hit a player in the head. There are three umpires on the ground. How is it possible that n one of them saw fit to pay a free kick for high contact?
Vlastuin (twice), Grimes and Mansell have all been taken high in the past nine games and not one was paid a free kick. Two of the incidents have resulted in concussions that forced players from the field or forced them to miss the next game.
In the PF of 2019 a Geelong player was moving forward with his head down to pick up the ball. Soldo came from the opposite direction but stopped as the Geelong player kept charging forward with his head down. He ran into Soldo’s leg with his head; free kick Geelong. What Cheatwood did the other night was worse than that yet no free kick. He had a duty of care to not hit Mansell in the head but ignored it.
It does seem our players are umpired to a different set of rules.
Agree. Selwood went in the right way and was also attempting to pick up the ball. If anything Mansell endangered himself by leading with his head. May as well give up if players are going to get suspended for incidents in that circumstance.
You are wrong about the umpires not paying a free kick when a Richmond player gets belted in the head. Remember when KMac got hit in the head and was concussed against the swans? The umpires paid a free kick then........................... to the swans
And Baker on Friday night. Duncan should be cited but I bet it's not even mentioned.
There was also a lot of angst over Shiel going off and not being able to play after getting collected by DTLD as well.
