How many weeks for Jeremy Smith?

[POPEYE]

There was nothing wrong with it. The fact Robinson left the field in a neck brace is the only reason he was charged.

You could be right, and since the only reason for a neckbrace was the head slam players should be penalised for milking, this is not soccer.

Then again, if the injury was genuine your statement reads as though coming from an idiot and you should stick to your desk job

 

[Noname36]

How anyone can try & tell me that's not a headslam is mind boggling.

It's the cliche, the epitome, the classical example, the definitive, the ultimate.

I think you're giving Smith a bit too much credit saying that's a classic example of a headslam. Was it careless? Absolutely. Should he have gotten a week for it? Yeah, probably. But should he have gotten a month for it? f**k no.

 

[dangerousdave]

4 weeks is about right. Forearm contact with the head is always gunna get you in trouble whether leading with it or slamming the head

 

[POPEYE]

Anyone arguing for Smith should not show that video

 

[Frederick]

2 - 3 was what I was expecting tbh.

His arm does break contack with the player at one point and that is why I believe it to be deemed a second effort

Looking at the gif posted, where does his arm break contact with the player?

 

[Rod]

Yeah it doesn't.

For me a textbook or traditional headslam would include a clear slamming action that can be separated from the motion of Mullen's tackle, or alternatively a second effort after a player is already tackled. For mine that isn't present here. Unfortunate placement of his arms sure and worthy of perhaps 1 or 2 weeks, but for mine not a traditional or classic head slam, which would suggest intent and/or a slamming action that wouldn't be present in a traditional tackle.

 

[gronkathon]

Looking at the gif posted, where does his arm break contact with the player?

From what I saw in the close up on Fox I am sure there was. Hard to tell from a gif

 

[Tic]

Yeah it doesn't.

For me a textbook or traditional headslam would include a clear slamming action that can be separated from the motion of Mullen's tackle, or alternatively a second effort after a player is already tackled. For mine that isn't present here. Unfortunate placement of his arms sure and worthy of perhaps 1 or 2 weeks, but for mine not a traditional or classic head slam, which would suggest intent and/or a slamming action that wouldn't be present in a traditional tackle.

I'd have to agree, he didn't reef the head onto the ground, he more went with the momentum of the tackle. It is made to look worse than what it is. A couple of weeks should suffice.

 

[Frederick]

From what I saw in the close up on Fox I am sure there was. Hard to tell from a gif

Yeah, cause you can't clearly see any of the body parts in question in the gif posted :roll:

He starts off around the top of the chest, then with the momentum of Mullen driving in the tackle his arm slips up onto the head of Robinson. Smith isn't even looking at him ffs so dunno how it can be called deliberate. Most of the damage will have been done when Robinson hit his head on the ground

 

[POPEYE]

Yeah, cause you can't clearly see any of the body parts in question in the gif posted :roll:

He starts off around the top of the chest, then with the momentum of Mullen driving in the tackle his arm slips up onto the head of Robinson. Smith isn't even looking at him ffs so dunno how it can be called deliberate. Most of the damage will have been done when Robinson hit his head on the ground

Dearie me

 

[Rod]

Well we're challenging the grading so this will be interesting....

 

[Jobdog]

Dearie me

In short, there is no way it's worthy of a four-week suspension.

Two games would be about right.

 

[POPEYE]

There's no bigger fan of Smith than me, he should be still with Melbourne where he belongs, but the damage he could have prevented is worth setting a precedent for

 

[de$$ie]

He slammed the blokes head into the ground. I'm certainly not for the pussyfication of league, but fuark Smith is an aggressive player and it doesn't seem that unlikely he saw this as an opportunity to get a cheap shot in, the blokes a f**king merkin.

Take off the red and white glasses.

 

[Jobdog]

Still doesn't look like your "traditional" head slam to me.

More a case of him going with the momentum of the tackle.

 

[Rod]

Apparently been found guilty, six weeks for that :lol:. What a farce.

He should have just dropped the guy on the point of his head or maybe karate kicked him in the face, apparently those things will get you less of or even no suspension....

 

[eozsmiles]

Still doesn't look like your "traditional" head slam to me.

More a case of him going with the momentum of the tackle.

Yep, that's the reason this "tradition" of players getting the stuffing knocked from their brains is being cut out of the game. Year by year, bit by bit, play by play. Because at the moment we have a game when defenceless blokes are knocked stupid and people say "that's nothing...it's part of the game.....it's tradition".

No offence to the old schoolers out there, I am one. But if this only gets 2 weeks it won't be good for the game.

Why did he go with "the momentum of the tackle" instead of pulling out of it or negating it? He knows damn well that if a ball runner lands on their head someone is likely to get some time. Especially when you're the bloke with their arm is around their neck.

 

[BunniesMan]

https://twitter.com/TripleM_NRL

@TripleM_NRL 41m Jeremy Smith GUILTY. 6 weeks #nrl #triplemnrl

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Fn bullshit, deadset joke, but oh well thats how the Cookie Crumbles

 

[mozza91]

Diabolical decision. 1 week less than Inu? These pricks are f**king joking.