Carlton

[Killa]

SUNSHINE Coast prop James Ackerman has passed away this afternoon, two days after being felled in a tackle in Brisbane.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/sunshin ... 7409583572

How much did this affect the decision on Gibbs tackle?

[bennymacca]

I just saw the tackle then for the first time, and I think the penalty is about right. There was absolutely no need for him to go with that second movement, and once you do that you wear the consequences i think.

[RustyCage]

If Gibbs brought Gray to the ground in the one tackling motion he would have been fine, but it was the second part of the tackle where he accelerated him to the ground is where he went wrong

[kneedeepinthehoopla]

I'm not sure the umpire had blown his whistle before Gibbs and Gray hit the ground?
Happy to be corrected

[Lightning McQueen]

SUNSHINE Coast prop James Ackerman has passed away this afternoon, two days after being felled in a tackle in Brisbane.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/sunshin ... 7409583572

How much did this affect the decision on Gibbs tackle?

Zero I'd imagine.

[Dogwatcher]

There are loads of tackles like this in every round - where the tackler brings a player to ground with force.
Did this one only come up for suspension as the tackled player was injured?

[Lightning McQueen]

There are loads of tackles like this in every round - where the tackler brings a player to ground with force.
Did this one only come up for suspension as the tackled player was injured?

Yes.

[Lightning McQueen]

There are loads of tackles like this in every round - where the tackler brings a player to ground with force.
Did this one only come up for suspension as the tackled player was injured?

Yes.

It's the nature of the beast now, if you inflict injury on an opponent through a tackle or bump, expect to be suspended.

[Spargo]

Being suspended for the result rather than action is just plain wrong.

[Lightning McQueen]

Being suspended for the result rather than action is just plain wrong.

Sure is.

[bennymacca]

Being suspended for the result rather than action is just plain wrong.

Sure is.

So let's take striking then - should a glancing punch that hardly even touches the guy should be penalised the same as Barry hall's punch against staker?

[Lightning McQueen]

Being suspended for the result rather than action is just plain wrong.

Sure is.

So let's take striking then - should a glancing punch that hardly even touches the guy should be penalised the same as Barry hall's punch against staker?

No.

[bennymacca]

So then the consequences of an action do matter.

[Jim05]

Being suspended for the result rather than action is just plain wrong.

Sure is.

So let's take striking then - should a glancing punch that hardly even touches the guy should be penalised the same as Barry hall's punch against staker?

Didnt Yarran get 3 or 4 for grazing Chappy with a punch?

[marbles]

Rowes tackle on that kid over the boundary was just as bad, double pumped him

but no knockout, so no suspension, total bs match review panel

gibbs wont win the brownlow now

[Spargo]

So then the consequences of an action do matter.

If there ARE consequences then sure- if there aren't any however, the action seems irrelevant.

[Lightning McQueen]

So then the consequences of an action do matter.

Apparently so.

It comes down to intent, where the contact was made, impact and did it cause the player to require medical attention.

I'm not sure what you are getting at?

It is of my opinion that if a player suffers a head injury from a tackle or bump, he is most likely going to receive a penalty.

[Lightning McQueen]

So then the consequences of an action do matter.

If there ARE consequences then sure- if there aren't any however, the action seems irrelevant.

Something like that, there's no play on words.

[bennymacca]

So then the consequences of an action do matter.

Apparently so.

It comes down to intent, where the contact was made, impact and did it cause the player to require medical attention.

I'm not sure what you are getting at?

It is of my opinion that if a player suffers a head injury from a tackle or bump, he is most likely going to receive a penalty.

I agree but some others, including Jonathan brown, have been saying that if the player didn't get hurt there wouldn't have been a case to answer so therefore suspending him is wrong, but I disagree with that. If you do something risky and that player gets hurt then you wear it.

[Lightning McQueen]

I agree but some others, including Jonathan brown, have been saying that if the player didn't get hurt there wouldn't have been a case to answer so therefore suspending him is wrong, but I disagree with that. If you do something risky and that player gets hurt then you wear it.

I thought that's what I had said.

I'm the same, I don't agree with it, it is quite obvious though.