Completely disagree.
As long as there is tackling around the legs & driving, there's will be tackles that go wrong. It's got nothing to do with these wrestling techniques.
You can make as a big a suspension as you want - they are still going to happen.
Dean, when a player is held by 2 defenders, and the 3rd lifts (intentional or not ), is that not illegal?
Tackles will go wrong I agree.
A shoulder charge to the head could lead to serious damage. But we must do all we can to avoid putting people in wheelchairs. I remember this like it was yesterday. Unfortunately.
Link below
http://andrewrlp.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/tragedy-at-321pm-2010.html
Tragedy At 3.21pm (2010)
On Sunday, May 28, 1978, the most tragic incident in Australian first grade Rugby League history took place, when twenty-one minutes into the first half of the bottom of the table clash, between last placed Newtown and third last Penrith at Henson Park, a scrum collapsed.
The collapse lead to a severe injury to the 21 year-old Gilgandra prop forward, playing just his sixth first grade game for Penrith. Sadly it was also his last.
John Farragher had packed into the scrum at prop on the right-hand side. The loosely packed scrum, which had long been the scourge of commentators and fans alike, began to twist to his left.
Farragher?s neck was twisted hard against his right shoulder and his left arm was still over the neck of his hooker George Longhurst. As he began to lose his balance, the scrum also began to collapse. With his neck in a horrible position, he fell to the ground underneath his Newtown opponent in the scrum. The Newtown player was unable to prevent himself from falling and he fell on top of Farragher.
As the players collected themselves and started to clear the area, Farragher lay motionless on the ground, unable to move any of his limbs.
Dr Bill Monaghan, the Henson Park official medic, was quick to the scene and immediately knew that this injury was very severe indeed. He instantly called for a neck brace and stretcher and had Farragher rushed off the ground and into an ambulance.
Dr Monaghan was very concerned and requested that the ambulance have a police escort to ensure Farragher got to hospital unimpeded and as quickly as possible.
While his team-mates played on, oblivious to the extent of his injury, recording just their third victory of the year, Farragher was in intensive care having his injuries inspected.
It was found he had dislocated his neck and damaged his spinal cord. Doctors were able to successfully correct his neck, but they weren?t going to know how bad the spinal damage was for a few days.
The next day, he had some feeling in his right arm. Doctors were hopeful that he would avoid any severe disabilities but knew that such a prospect was unlikely.
An article about Farragher?s injury appeared on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald along with an image of him being stretchered off the field. His condition was reported as stable.
On Tuesday, July 30, two days after the injury, Penrith announced they would be setting up a trust fund later that week for Farragher. The appeal fund would be designed to provide Farragher with enough money for the rest of his life. Setting up this fund was first priority for Penrith, whose officials hadn?t even looked at the match footage until the fund had been created.
