Tackling with the intent to inflict pain — the sort of tackles that saw Shane Mumford and Justin Koschitzke given short holidays this week — is brutal and unnecessary.
All that is required is to grab an opponent firmly to force them to have to make an attempt to dispose of the ball. At most, dragging them to the ground could be condoned, but these two instances clearly and obviously involve players trying to hurt and disable — perhaps only temporarily — their opponents.
It’s generally accepted — at least AussieRulesBlog thinks it is — that spear tackles and tunneling have been specifically outlawed due to the danger posed. How are the tackles administered by Mumford and Koschitzke materially different? They’re not!
If players want to slam other people’s bodies, let them take up professional wrestling! If they want to be AFL footballers, a higher standard of behaviour is required.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Time to tackle intent to hurt
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Tackling with the intent to inflict pain — the sort of tackles that saw Shane Mumford and Justin Koschitzke given short holidays this week — is brutal and unnecessary.All that is required is to grab an opponent firmly to force them to have to make an attempt to dispose of the ball. At most, dragging them to the ground could be condoned, but these two instances clearly and obviously involve players trying to hurt and disable — perhaps only temporarily — their opponents.
It’s generally accepted — at least AussieRulesBlog thinks it is — that spear tackles and tunneling have been specifically outlawed due to the danger posed. How are the tackles administered by Mumford and Koschitzke materially different? They’re not!
If players want to slam other people’s bodies, let them take up professional wrestling! If they want to be AFL footballers, a higher standard of behaviour is required.
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