Misi Taulapapa - the biggest grub of them all

[skeepe]

What a disgraceful act. One of the worst I have ever seen on a football field. There was no other reason to hit Tongue other than having intent to cause injury. As a result, Alan Tongue will now be out for roughly 3-4 weeks with rib cartilage damage, or possibly a broken rib.

This is where we see what the media is really all about. After round 1, when Craig Wing did his shoulder, Riley Brown didn't have a friend in the world when it came to the Sydney media. He was lambasted from pillar to post when he had every right to do what he did. This time, the Sharks player had absolutely no right. He hit a player without the ball, who wasn't expecting it. In my books, this is as bad as a king hit and should be graded accordingly.

Taulapapa deserves to sit the rest of the season out. Anything less will be proof positive that the NRL favours Sydney teams.

 

[BWNB]

What a disgraceful act. One of the worst I have ever seen on a football field. There was no other reason to hit Tongue other than having intent to cause injury. As a result, Alan Tongue will now be out for roughly 3-4 weeks with rib cartilage damage, or possibly a broken rib.

This is where we see what the media is really all about. After round 1, when Craig Wing did his shoulder, Riley Brown didn't have a friend in the world when it came to the Sydney media. He was lambasted from pillar to post when he had every right to do what he did. This time, the Sharks player had absolutely no right. He hit a player without the ball, who wasn't expecting it. In my books, this is as bad as a king hit and should be graded accordingly.

Taulapapa deserves to sit the rest of the season out. Anything less will be proof positive that the NRL favours Sydney teams.

One of the worst I have ever seen on a football field.
Hmmmm how long have you been watching footy for?

Taulapapa deserves to sit the rest of the season out. Anything less will be proof positive that the NRL favours Sydney teams.
:lol: no...

In conclusion it was bad but you have gone way overboard.

 

[Dutchy]

He always does.

This guy is on his neverending period.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

poor stuff from the Miss.

probably get a couple of weeks. Kearney back. Brown to the wing.

 

[Bazal]

He always does.

This guy is on his neverending period.

Not to mention he's really, really stupid...Mick Weyman has done far worse than what Taulapapa did...

 

[Frailty]

Seriously, I'm convinced that the Raiders honestly believe they are always the Victim of everything. Referees are biased against them, so are video refs, commentators, the NRL, God...

 

[Dutchy]

Seriously, I'm convinced that the Raiders honestly believe they are always the Victim of everything. Referees are biased against them, so are video refs, commentators, the NRL, God...

But they are correct about the God hate thing...look at the area he gave them!

 

[skeepe]

Weyman? Bazal you have no idea. Even your fellow Eels fans think you're an idiot. The worst Weyman has done is hit a nancy boy who was shaping up to hit him. What Taulapapa did was a blatant assault. He had no intention other than to go in there and hurt Alan Tongue

 

[Dutchy]

Assault?

Then report him to the pigs.

 

[Slippers]

it was bad and a cheap shot but rest of the season i dont think so.

 

[Bazal]

Weyman? Bazal you have no idea. Even your fellow Eels fans think you're an idiot. The worst Weyman has done is hit a nancy boy who was shaping up to hit him. What Taulapapa did was a blatant assault. He had no intention other than to go in there and hurt Alan Tongue

:lol: The irony....

Blatant assault? No...that's standing and throwing a haymaker at the marker, or dropping the elbow into a prone, tackled players head.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

it was an odd piece of play thats for sure.

who gives a penalty away when you have the ball? idiot!

 

[skeepe]

it was bad and a cheap shot but rest of the season i dont think so.

Surely a few extra weeks for stupidity wouldn't go astray? He did give away a penalty whilst in posession after all.

 

[Bazal]

Seriously, I'm convinced that the Raiders honestly believe they are always the Victim of everything. Referees are biased against them, so are video refs, commentators, the NRL, God...

It's a disability...Sure, what Taulapapa did was stupid and cheap...but worst ever? Rest of the season? I reckon being a Raiders fan has driven them to insanity

 

[Dutchy]

 

[Pete Cash]

The problem with the incident was that it could only have been an attempt to land a cheap shot on Alan Tongue. There was no other reason to go in like that besides to attempt to hurt the opposition.

It wasn't like a high tackle or something that was a bit lazy, it was a full on hit on a player who wouldnt have been expecting one, because he was in defence.

I mean rest of the season is a bit much, but its certainly an incident that does deserve a decent suspension.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

worst ever cheap shot.

please. 2 minutes of the '73 decider has that beat 1000 times over.

 

[Jobdog]

:lol:

 

[tiger_nick]

dont u know, islanders hate rangas

'they're everywhere sir!'

 

[Pete Cash]

I really don't see the point about Weyman either. Even if he was a cheap shot merchant does that mean that its fair game for other sides to cheap shot someone like Alan Tongue and no raider fan is allowed to complain. If that was the case Shark supporters wouldn't ever be allowed to complain about foul play considering the amount of cheap shot merchants that play in that side.

It was a pretty blatant cheap shot, one of the worst this year at least. People were complaining about the Wing incident, but at least Craig Wing was attacking with the ball, you could make an argument that Riley Brown was just going in to complete a tackle, but I can't think of a single justification for Taulapapa going in like that.

Things like that is what the send off rule should be used for, if that isn't an attempt to deliberately injure an unaware player, what is?