Nah not defending it. I even said it was a mongrel tactic. If you read my posts you'd see that. Just posting a different view... granted it's maybe not on the same lines as "Dirty merkin" or "grub act 15 weeks". :sarcasm:
See this is the problem. People expect these guys to hold to some kind of ethic when some guy is punching them in the face, all because they're a "professional sportsman"? As if it's some "holier than thou" position? F**k that!
The amount of cash you're paid has nothing to do with how you handle yourself in a situation that's ultimately not part of your job description anyway.
Also, there's a slight difference between UFC and rugby league - namely, that one is a fighting sport where it's their job to fight within the allowed guidelines, and the other isn't. :lol:
Nice to see you looking for the alternative point of view.
It is a strange offence, almost an acquired taste, but not in the league of eye gouging
as people like MadUnit have said. You would really need to get a fair bit of his ear
off (which Tyson managed) for it to actually affect your hearing, and even then it
hardly compares with losing the sight in one's eye.
Fighting isn't part of a footballers job description, but a fight/brawl is an inevitable
hazard. Every NRL player would know that at some stage they are going to be involved in
a brawl and/or fight, and would have a preconceived idea of what they are prepared to
do. I would suggest this is the reason why biting is very rare, and furthermore I doubt
it is a coincidence that the bloke is English. I doubt he understood what is considered
acceptable behaviour on the football field on our shores. He is about to learn the
hard way.
