Head butt precedent...

[gUt]

I think from now on when players fight they should only use headbutts. Players running in to help their mates should charge in with their heads like rhinos. All in brawls become all in headbutt fests. It would be good for the game and bring the fans back and no one will get cited.

 

[kmav23]

I think from now on when players fight they should only use headbutts. Players running in to help their mates should charge in with their heads like rhinos. All in brawls become all in headbutt fests. It would be good for the game and bring the fans back and no one will get cited.

that would be funny all in brawl with headbutts hehehe :lol::lol:

Petro would knock the whole blues team out as his head is like cement...:crazy:

 

[SilentAssassin]

LOD didn't even connect with the so called 'headbutt'. Besides can you blame him? He was surrounded by QLDers throwing punches from all directions.

And for everyone complaining he wasn't sent off. Why wasn't Thaiday sent off for running in and throwing punches? Waterhouse got sent off last year for running in and tackling Price.

 

[Meth]

LOD didn't even connect with the so called 'headbutt'. Besides can you blame him? He was surrounded by QLDers throwing punches from all directions.

Yeah, you can. Easily. You don't use your head.

And that's the danger of the precedent that has been set

 

[bulldog]

that would be funny all in brawl with headbutts hehehe :lol::lol:

Petro would knock the whole blues team out as his head is like cement...:crazy:

Myles vs Ennis would be epic

 

[Gippsy]

To be fair, they were both pretty tame "headbutts". Right decision.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Jarryd Hayne is a champion headbutter

 

[gUt]

Jarryd Hayne is a champion headbutter

No mate he was trying to take a dive but slater got in the way.

 

[Perth Red]

If there is intent then there should be punishment, as I said after the Hayne let off this will open a can of worms and low and behold very next game here we go again.

Lets not have any penalties and turn the game into fight night!

 

[Doomednow]

I think we need some perspective. Is a head butt really that much worse than repeatedly punching someone in the head? Is it worse than punching someone in the side or back of the head? Why? Because its illegal in boxing? Where you are only allowed to use your hands? Because its against "the noble art of fisticuffs"?

If you want to draw the line somewhere, draw it at any player striking another in any way. Don't tip toe around based on your own subjective personal standards of what constitutes "ok" in a fight and what is "not on, mate, thats dirty fighting." If a player has intent to physically hurt or maul another player it doesn't really matter how he does it.

Luke O'Donnell deserved to get put on report and probably sent off for his dangerous tackle, and is a dickhead for it. But if you're not going to gvie the same crap to punch happy Thaiday for being third man in at least twice and and striking in the side of the head repeatedly than what's the point.

You wanted consistency, you got it. No players sent off for fighting.