Dita's Slot Meter wrote:I tend to agree. I've watched it numerous times and I'm struggling to see any malice in the tackle. Looks like Cooper turning at an odd angle while being 2 man tackled, Lussick then makes it a 3 man tackle, which, by doing so, leaves Knowles with nowhere to go but on the back of Cooper as he falls.
What I do find pretty bemusing with these disciplinary charges, is that the RFL appear to be turning a blind eye now to cheap head shots (see Singleton in the same game), while going after players for what could easily be argued are accidental injuries which are inevitable to happen in a contact sport where you can have upto 3 players carrying out a challenge.
Maybe players would be advised to just take out a player with a straight arm to the head, rather than involve themselves in a multiple player tackle?
A couple of Warrington lads have been suggesting that Cooper will drop out of the game for the last couple of weeks.
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ratticusfinch wrote:Pretty drastic of Michael to tear all his knee ligaments and probably end his career just to avoid playing us.
He didn't tear them. Scummy Knowles did. Regardless of our views on Cooper's contributions last season, I'm sure we all agree no player deserves this. Will Knowles be banned? It's a shame the perpetrator can't be banned as long as the victim.
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As an aside, what's with the prevalence of arms round necks as players go to ground. Seem to be overlooked all the time. Grunt is one thing, but wrenching on necks another.
Genuine request here. Could someone please explain the hip drop tackle technique and what the player is doing deliberately amd illegally when carrying one out?
Don't want to get too much 'the game's gome soft', but RL has always been a game played on the edge, where injuries can be picked up, so I'm just curious about that fine line between a tackle being deliberately carried out with intent to injure.
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Dita's Slot Meter wrote:Genuine request here. Could someone please explain the hip drop tackle technique and what the player is doing deliberately amd illegally when carrying one out?
Don't want to get too much 'the game's gome soft', but RL has always been a game played on the edge, where injuries can be picked up, so I'm just curious about that fine line between a tackle being deliberately carried out with intent to injure.
The defender swings round the back of the player being tackled and uses his lower half weight (hence the hip 'drop') to force the attacking players legs to buckle due to weight behind them. The problem is that the attacking players leg/s can get trapped as they buckle. It's useful for bringing a player to the floor quickly, since they clamped down on cannonball tackles a while back. They can still result in nasty injuries though.
EDIT: I'm not sure of the 'illegality' issue as I haven't seen the exact guidance on what's acceptable and what is not.
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