He has everything possible to get off. Which he should..
Feet planted.
Arm that makes contact is down by his side.
No injury or hia for other player.
Video appears to show initial point of contact is chest and then slides up.
Tigers players was falling.
Plus im sure they will spend all day today and tomorrow looking for same incidents or worse from last year graded less.
Anyone know if Ivan visits this site?
Ivan covers all these points in his presentation to the MRC.
Quotes from this
article on the NRL website.
"Nathan’s feet are planted on the ground."
"What I want to discuss is that the initial contact was right shoulder to right shoulder. There was then indirect contact."
Cleary said there was no HIA from the trainer or independent doctor. “If there was moderate force you would expect there would be a HIA."
"What I want to discuss is that the initial contact was right shoulder to right shoulder. There was then indirect contact."
"We feel the player did have an opportunity to protect himself and also he dropped his body height."
Or is Girds89 really Ivan?