Ben Teo Facing 3-4 weeks

[juanfarkall]

Teo did himself no favours by appearing to jump up into Groat's head area

 

[gronkathon]

Teo did himself no favours by appearing to jump up into Groat's head area

This is where the source of the grading comes from IMHO. They grade the reckless nature of the tackle higher because of the mechanics of Teos movement

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Rugby league is soft, let's bring back elbows to make shit tough

http://youtu.be/53QyIl1N1G8

 

[eozsmiles]

Just saw Tallis say it was no worse than Pritchard's. That just confirms my opinion that it was. Teo was rising and moving forward quicker.

 

[drago brelli]

BS call...this game has gone soft.

Teo blindsided Groat as he was about to get the ball. I think those sort of 'hits' are gutless.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Teo blindsided Groat as he was about to get the ball. I think those sort of 'hits' are gutless.

Watch the video again.......Groat clearly has already caught the ball and was eyeing off Teo as they were about to hit

Nothing "gutless" about it at all.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I played 10 years of footy, I never once tackled someone above the shoulders. Because a) I'm not unco and b) I didn't want to potentially injure someone very very badly.

Bunniesliar strikes again.

 

[derp]

Teo blindsided Groat as he was about to get the ball. I think those sort of 'hits' are gutless.

blindsided my arse
you do know what blindsided means don't you?

 

[BunniesMan]

Bunniesliar strikes again.

Like usual AG you're wrong.

 

[StormHi]

The game's getting soft - bring back the spear tackle!

This

 

[derp]

the game needs more les boyd

 

[drago brelli]

blindsided my arse
you do know what blindsided means don't you?

Fitzy at Easts used to do it, JWH does it sometimes as well.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

This.

People just aren't grasping the seriousness of knocks to the head.

I do. If you cop knocks to the head you'll end up like Bunniesliar.


The game isn't going soft by cracking down on head hits and mothers will continue to let their kids play the game as they have since 1908. Teo got his hit fractionally wrong and deserves a week off.

I'll also offer some advice for Groat - if he wants to survive in the game then he needs a sidestep or a swerve in his run. Players with running styles like he and Martin Lang tend to get belted in the head a lot.

 

[derp]

Fitzy at Easts used to do it, JWH does it sometimes as well.

cool story
explain to me what blindsiding someone means

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Like usual AG you're wrong.

As usual I'm right about exposing you as a liar.No one as lacking in football knowledge as you can have played football for ten years.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

He hit him flush on the chin. Look at the front on replay and the level of Teo's shoulder is dead in line with Groat's chin as he approaches the tackle. He flies in and smashes him exactly where he's aiming. I don't see how the "shoulder charge issue" even comes into it. It's just a high shot, and a bad one at that.

 

[WayneBennett]

Absolute Bullshit by Judiciary. Diluting the game so much it barely resembles the game i grew up with. Dangerous Territory ...

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Fitzy at Easts used to do it, JWH does it sometimes as well.

How can you blindside somebody by facing them ffs

 

[derp]

He hit him flush on the chin. Look at the front on replay and the level of Teo's shoulder is dead in line with Groat's chin as he approaches the tackle. He flies in and smashes him exactly where he's aiming. I don't see how the "shoulder charge issue" even comes into it. It's just a high shot, and a bad one at that.

Totally agree
he lined him up and smashed him

 

[drago brelli]

If a player is going to recieve the ball to his right off the dummy half his eyes are focussed on the dummy half. The defender lines the player up at an angle to the ball recievers left so the defender is not in the attackers peripheral vision. The player recieving the ball gets a shock when the defender is all of a sudden on him. It is completely unexpected but it doesn't happen many times in a match. The taclke has to be planned a few plays ahead and timing is everything for max impact.