2021 Rabbitohs Injuries And Suspensions

[southsport]

Apologies, the article has already been posted.
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[Babyface O'reilly]

II think everyone is quite raw TBH. All my family and mates are just completely WTF.
Ive always liked Manu. To see him so distressed was horrendous. I know family and friends that are in junior pipelines and we’re all ‘what if that was y/our kid hit?’
It might be unpopular as a Souths member but Latrell was plain wrong. And it needs to be addressed ASAP.

I just hope Manu is ok and getting the best care he can.

Joey had three metal plates inserted with no damage to his eye. Good to go next year.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Joey had three metal plates inserted with no damage to his eye. Good to go next year.

Good to hear.

 

[callmack1]

Disappointed to hear we're not fighting this to be honest. Now, before anyone bites my head off, let me explain because it hasn't been explained on this forum yet.

This has come from a number of guys on another forum so I can't take any credit for the thinking behind this but I'll write it in my own words to describe it as best I can.

So Latrell has been charged with a RECKLESS high tackle. Not a shoulder charge, not dangerous high contact; A RECKLESS high tackle. This is considered worse than a careless high tackle so it's my belief that this is a seperate charge.

NRL rules state that for a tackle to be deemed reckless, contact with the head has to be foreseen by the defending player but they go through with it anyway, hence the term 'reckless.'

Pay close attention to the following two images. I'm hoping that those of you who think it was a dog shot, this will change your thinking because there is no way Latrell could have foreseen contact with Manu's head.


Image 1: Latrell is going into the tackle and Manu is at a similar height. Latrell has lined it up correctly and a shoulder to shoulder contact is imminent.

Image 2: Manu loses his feet because he is dragged down by Gagai in a split second, it's so quick. Latrell's arms are pretty low, his knees are bent which indicates he had already committed. Manu is collected in the face. Brutal yes, unfortunate, yes.

But reckless? Did Latrell foresee this occuring? The facts are there in plain sight, hell no he didn't. Latrell's arm in the second image, compared to the position of Manu's body in the first (and where he was clearly supposed to be a split-second later), clearly show that Latrell foresaw and lined up a textbook collision/Rugby League tackle, nothing more.

Therefore, in my opinion, he has been given the wrong charge, he's been over-charged. It should have been a careless high tackle charge, not reckless.

Based on this evidence, I think we would have had a good shot at proving this so if we fought the charge of a reckless high tackle, we could prove it wasn't reckless at all, just careless.

It's claimed that the Judiciary cannot downgrade it to a careless high tackle because that is a seperate charge and in this case, the reckless charge would have to be dropped.

I hope this makes sense to everyone.

Now, I'm not saying Latrell hasn't done anything wrong, he's clearly made a mistake. He's come in way too fast so hasn't given himself time to react, that's his error. It's not a dog shot, there's no way he did it on purpose.

I'm just stating that his actions were careless, not reckless and he has been over-charged. I think this has been a trial by media for Latrell yet again, the outcry from everyone has contributed to it no doubt. Yes, it looked bad and caused a serious injury, but when you look at the facts, it's just an unfortunate Rugby League incident.

So really disappointed we've just rolled over and accepted this. His Season is now done. I'm just shattered. It's devastating.

 

[Jim Rockford]

I totally agree with all that Callmack. Trell was careless YES but not reckless. Normally I think they would stand a good chance of getting a downgrade but when you have scum like Robinson overstepping the mark and trying to influence the judiciary, it makes sense to just take our lumps and move on. I really hope they slap a very hefty fine on Robinson, his conduct is disgraceful.

 

[callmack1]

Paul Crawley

Latrell Mitchell’s season is officially done and dusted, with the South Sydney superstar copping the six-game ban for his horror hit on rival Joey Manu.

Latrell Mitchell is said to have has reached out to his good mate Joey Manu via a text message.

It is understood Latrell wants to meet up with Manu to check on his wellbeing but at this stage Manu has not responded.

This comes as South Sydney prepare to accept the early guilty plea and cop the six match ban for Mitchell’s shocking tackle that left the Sydney Roosters strike centre with a fractured cheekbone.

 

[Jim Rockford]

So much for all that crap that Trell has shown no remorse or doesn't care about Manu.

 

[southsport]

So much for all that crap that Trell has shown no remorse or doesn't care about Manu.

I think Trell needs to come out and show remorse publicly.
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[Jim Rockford]

So is JWH he ruined Liam Knight career the other year when Knight was heavily concussed and blood was flying every from the swinging arm and JWH fully got off. Funny how you haven’t mentioned that. Knight hasn’t been the same player since.

But,but according to our Chicken Pluckin' visitors, JWH has never injured anyone with his grubbiness. I guess they (conveniently)forgot about this incident.

 

[Rabbits20]

Tempers flare in Mitchell-Waerea-Hargreaves post-game tunnel showdown

Latrell Mitchell was walking from the field when he appeared to be the target of abuse from the Roosters’ tunnel at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.

www.smh.com.au

See he immediately wanted to apologise after the game and via text once he cooled down.

JWH shouldn’t talk.

 

[callmack1]

Tempers flare in Mitchell-Waerea-Hargreaves post-game tunnel showdown

Latrell Mitchell was walking from the field when he appeared to be the target of abuse from the Roosters’ tunnel at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.

www.smh.com.au

See he immediately wanted to apologise after the game and via text once he cooled down.

JWH shouldn’t talk.

What a disgrace. The Roosters have handled this really badly.

Latrell knows he did the wrong thing and we wants to go aplogise to his mate. No need for these self-entitled Roosters wankers to carry on like that.

Sure, be angry but at least let him go apologise to his make and don't carry on like a dickhead.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Tempers flare in Mitchell-Waerea-Hargreaves post-game tunnel showdown

Latrell Mitchell was walking from the field when he appeared to be the target of abuse from the Roosters’ tunnel at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.

www.smh.com.au

See he immediately wanted to apologise after the game and via text once he cooled down.

JWH shouldn’t talk.

But,but once again our Chicken Pluckin' visitors would have us believe JWH is an angel. Surely this report can't be right.

 

[callmack1]

'Learn the lesson' - Teddy calls on Mitchell to cut out high shots: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/08/29/learn-the-lesson-teddy-calls-on-mitchell-to-cut-out-high-shots/

Brad Fittler questions if injuries should be factored into punishments after Latrell Mitchell, Brandon Smith charges: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/brando...y-charge/0ecf7afd-4085-4d4c-8b2e-3aa949722310

 

[Jim Rockford]

'Learn the lesson' - Teddy calls on Mitchell to cut out high shots: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/08/29/learn-the-lesson-teddy-calls-on-mitchell-to-cut-out-high-shots/

Brad Fittler questions if injuries should be factored into punishments after Latrell Mitchell, Brandon Smith charges: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/brando...y-charge/0ecf7afd-4085-4d4c-8b2e-3aa949722310

Hey Turdesco. Why don't you call on your buddy JWH to stop raising his forearm into the throats of defenders? K Thanx Bye

 

[BotanyBorn&Bred]

I think Trell needs to come out and show remorse publicly.
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Why?

 

[Rabbits20]

What a disgrace. The Roosters have handled this really badly.

Latrell knows he did the wrong thing and we wants to go aplogise to his mate. No need for these self-entitled Roosters wankers to carry on like that.

Sure, be angry but at least let him go apologise to his make and don't carry on like a dickhead.

It’s the Roosters mate I’m not surprised at all.

 

[southsport]

Why?

I think it would be the right thing to do.
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[handyman2190]

What a disgrace. The Roosters have handled this really badly.

Latrell knows he did the wrong thing and we wants to go aplogise to his mate. No need for these self-entitled Roosters wankers to carry on like that.

Sure, be angry but at least let him go apologise to his make and don't carry on like a dickhead.

No they havent handled it badly,for themselves and to f**k us up, their coach airing his anger on tv all the carry on has influenced not only public opinion but the judiciary, it wasnt reckless it was careless the lesser charge but trell copped the lot,gould summed it up,it was a split second and manu starting to go down didnt help,we dont have a record of downgrading or getting of so we just accept,and its wrong

 

[Jim Rockford]

I think it would be the right thing to do.
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If it's to try and placate all the Souths haters, I say f*ck ém. No matter what we do those losers are going to say we did the wrong thing.

 

[Runrabbit14]

What a disgrace. The Roosters have handled this really badly.

Latrell knows he did the wrong thing and we wants to go aplogise to his mate. No need for these self-entitled Roosters wankers to carry on like that.

Sure, be angry but at least let him go apologise to his make and don't carry on like a dickhead.

Just checked the latest news on the nine.com website and Latrell is the top story with a photo of Manu in his hospital bed ! Really ?