m0j0 said:Just because Smith threw some girly bitch slaps instead of actual punches, doesn't mean he wasn't the instigator.
It's not as cut and dried as saying whoever throws a punch should get suspended for x weeks. You have to take each incident on its own merit. I mean, Danny Williams only threw one punch - when it all comes down to it, it was a punch but does that mean that every punch thrown should be dealt with the same as Danny Williams?
Dkos said:Does that mean that because Anasta was involved in a grapple tackle on Fa'alogo in order to make him throw the punch that Anasta was infact the instigator? :lol:
melon.... said:What are they thinking...we know The Laughs are stupid...but fair dinkum, they are going to nail this guy...why bother? I guess they dont need him for 6 rounds next year....when your dead last by the length of the Fleminton Straight, it doesnt matter.
Dragonsforthewin said:It's a fight, if anasta is too much of a pussy not to throw one back, Fa'alongo shouldn't have to be suspended for 5 weeks..
This will make players scared to fight now knowing they will face similar charges if they fight and throw a good punch..
It's making the game a cat game like afl and only slaps are allowed. It's ruining the game.
If anasta didn't start him by CHOKING him in the first place then you can say it was unprovoked.
Dragonsforthewin said:It's a fight, if anasta is too much of a pussy not to throw one back, Fa'alongo shouldn't have to be suspended for 5 weeks..
This will make players scared to fight now knowing they will face similar charges if they fight and throw a good punch..
It's making the game a cat game like afl and only slaps are allowed. It's ruining the game.
If anasta didn't start him by CHOKING him in the first place then you can say it was unprovoked.
Dragonsforthewin said:This will make players scared to fight now...
Natalie's Daddy said:Good. That is what we want. Fighting is so moronic, football is a physical game but you can be aggressive and legal, there is no need to turn the game into a bareknuckle boxing match.
The Preacher said:DFTW, a king-hit does not constitute a fight, it constitutes a dog act.
The Preacher said:DFTW, a king-hit does not constitute a fight, it constitutes a dog act.
Dkos said:It is completely different to the Danny Williams incident, anyone who suggests they are similar has rocks in their head and I question their mental stability.
Danny Williams chased Mark O'Neill over eight metres, and then hit him in the back of the head. David Fa'alogo hit Braith Anasta in the chin after Anasta was standing over him after an illegal tackle (yes an illegal tackle, he would not have been penalised if it was legal).
m0j0 said:The similarity I'm referring to is the fact that Williams was on the receiving end of an illegal tackle and claims that was the provocation for his attack on O'Neill. Fa'alogo was on the receiving end of an illegal tackle and claims that was the provocation for his attack on Anasta.
As for "standing over him," nice dramatisation. However, as you said, Anasta was penalised for an illegal tackle. Are you seriously suggesting that after receiving a penalty for an illegal tackle that it's open slather to dish out a little of your own punishment on the side - without retribution? Or, do you agree that the game should be controlled by the referee?
Dkos said:If you watch the game again you will note that Souths did not receive the penalty until after Fa'alogo whacked Anasta in the melon. The referee had a poor game, he didn't control either side properly, and he won't see first grade again this season because of it.
If Fa'alogo had not hit Anasta there would have been no penalty forthcoming.
Dkos said:If you watch the game again you will note that Souths did not receive the penalty until after Fa'alogo whacked Anasta in the melon. The referee had a poor game, he didn't control either side properly, and he won't see first grade again this season because of it.
If Fa'alogo had not hit Anasta there would have been no penalty forthcoming.