Commission to outlaw 'shoulder charge'

[I Bleed Maroon]

I believe it will go but with modification with heavy penalties for shoulder contact to the head the same way they discouraged a spear tackle.

They will make a massive example of any head contact with a shoulder charge to avoid litigation further down the track.

This is what it should've been from the start. Shoulder contact with the head = instant send off.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

So there will be a rule against contact with the head. Brilliant. Why didn't they think of that 100 years ago.....

 

[BunniesMan]

You only have to look at the calliber of mongs who support the rule to prove it is a f**king shocker.

I don't support the rule because I like it, I support the rule because I live in reality, the people against it live in some kind of naive fantasy land where noone sues if they pinky swear not to.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I don't support the rule because I like it, I support the rule because I live in reality, the people against it live in some kind of naive fantasy land where noone sues if they pinky swear not to.

WHEN, in 100 years of football has a player sued for injuries or conditions earned post career? f**king never.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Exactly. This is a purely imagined threat. The dopey merkins who run the game copy everything from the NFL and just because there is supposedly a threat over there they apply the same idea to our sport here. geniuss.

 

[Wizardman]

f**k no. It'll be gone by the beginning of the finals series at the latest. Now that I've seen it in practice on George Rose, I have no doubts left that it's a disgrace. G.I got away with one so there's the inconsistency.

I hopy you are right on it disappearing by then. You are spot on with your other comments.

 

[BunniesMan]

And again with another stupid argument. THE ISSUE ISN'T JUST CONTACT TO THE HEAD FFS. You people have been told this a million times.

LEGAL shoulder charges are dangerous by themselves. The increase in g forces affects your head similar to whiplash from a serious car accident.

Doctors have advised that there is a link between shoulder charges and brain damage. Lawyers have advised that this would expose the NRL to million dollar lawsuits in the future if it did not act on this advice.

Nothing the mouthbreathing heroes against the ban can say changes the above paragraph. That is the end of the issue.

The ban isn't there by choice, it is there by necessity.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

And again with another stupid argument. THE ISSUE ISN'T JUST CONTACT TO THE HEAD FFS. You people have been told this a million times.

LEGAL shoulder charges are dangerous by themselves. The increase in g forces affects your head similar to whiplash from a serious car accident.

Doctors have advised that there is a link between shoulder charges and brain damage. Lawyers have advised that this would expose the NRL to million dollar lawsuits in the future if it did not act on this advice.

Nothing the mouthbreathing heroes against the ban can say changes the above paragraph. That is the end of the issue.

The ban isn't there by choice, it is there by necessity.

It isn't there by necessity Bunniesmong, it's there by cowardice and you are doing nothing but reinforcing that cowardice and willingness to submit to the naysayers, most of whom are down south in the region with the most agenda to discredit our sport.

 

[BunniesMan]

WHEN, in 100 years of football has a player sued for injuries or conditions earned post career? f**king never.

Short memory? Maybe you've taken a few shoulder charges. Jarrod Mccracken?

And you're arguing that the law is static and never changes. The NRL became at risk to potential lawsuits recently and those same risks did not exist years ago.

Once every single club doctor unanimously brought this to public attention it was a gamechanger. The NRL didn't have to do anything the day before that happened. But from that day the NRL was at risk if it did not change things.

This ban came to exist on the back of doctors advice and lawyers advice. The NRL did not do this lightly, it did not do it for fun, it did it because it was forced to.

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

Bunniesman is right. Although I'd say the ban was a good decision even without any potential lawsuits.

 

[CrazyTiger]

It isn't there by necessity Bunniesmong, it's there by cowardice and you are doing nothing but reinforcing that cowardice and willingness to submit to the naysayers, most of whom are down south in the region with the most agenda to discredit our sport.

Queensland must be a very special place. They produce a lot of special people.

 

[CrazyTiger]

Exactly. This is a purely imagined threat. The dopey merkins who run the game copy everything from the NFL and just because there is supposedly a threat over there they apply the same idea to our sport here. geniuss.

In your world the NRL would be able to ban a player who supported banning the shoulder charge on the grounds that he was not of good character.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

In your world the NRL would be able to ban a player who supported banning the shoulder charge on the grounds that he was not of good character.

What bullshit are you spewing from your gob? Where did he say anything of the sort?

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Like i said, you only have to look at the mongfactor of the ban supporters to prove how stupid it is. When Bunniestard and CrazyTiger are singing from the same hymn sheet, it's time to get a new hymn sheet.

 

[CrazyTiger]

What bullshit are you spewing from your gob? Where did he say anything of the sort?

The Dugan thread.

 

[BunniesMan]

It isn't there by necessity Bunniesmong, it's there by cowardice and you are doing nothing but reinforcing that cowardice and willingness to submit to the naysayers, most of whom are down south in the region with the most agenda to discredit our sport.

That is a geniused conspiracy theory. The AFL is not against shoulder charges. The AFL allows them! I actually think the AFL needs to wake up to itself and follow the NRLs lead on this issue and get rid of them aswell.

I'm not reinforcing any cowardice, I'm simply focused on reality and the facts of the situation.

The opinions of Doctors and Lawyers, advisors to the NRL that are much smarter than you and I and much less ignorant than you and I have led to this ban.

If Doctors advise there is a link and Lawyers advise that this puts the NRL at risk, that is the end of the matter as far as I am concerned.

Rugby League is the greatest game of all, and it is so much bigger than some stupid low % tackle, not seeing it anymore does not make me love the game any less. And if getting rid of it means the NRL is not at risk of being financially crippled in the future, I won't miss the shoulder charge.

 

[magpie4ever]

You only have to look at the calliber of mongs who support the rule to prove it is a f**king shocker.

A classic from a flea, who believes the investigation into drugs and match fixing in sport is a ALP beat up. FFS, close that door on the way out.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

And more bullshit from a mong who is still trying to bend what people are saying to suggest they are talking in conspiracy theories. You and Bunniestard and CrazyTiger really are all on the same wavelength. For that you shouldn't be heading out the door, you should be locked inside it.

 

[magpie4ever]

I hopy you are right on it disappearing by then. You are spot on with your other comments.

Sorry dude, but I need to ask this question: "Do you suck penile matter?"

 

[East Coast Tiger]

You're the one on Bunniesman's side. And we all know what side he is on.