Napa sin bin

[Canard]

So headclashes will be 10 in the bin from now on

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Correct call. If the send off wasn't extinct, he would've gone. I would have exactly the same opinion as a third party. I hope the grub misses Origin.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

So headclashes will be 10 in the bin from now on

Only if someone is attempting a tackle.....

 

[East Coast Tiger]

The big question is, if he goes to the bin because it’s a reportable offence, does every player on report now go to the bin?

If so we’ll see it regularly now, surely. If not they have created an extra level of punishment of foul play above on report that has not previously existed. Either way, it sets a precedent.

 

[Front-Rower]

Only Dylan Napa or Sam Burgess would go for that. But it was Napa, and wasn't Burgess, so correct decision

Sam probably would have been okay if it was him being tackled. Napa would have been knocked out by Sam’s elbow and I would have no objection to it either in self defence.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Start calling this stuff when my team are playing and I’ll be happy

Deadset I can’t remember Napa ever doing anything both legal and useful on a footy field, but he’s certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons with entire games of concerted unchecked heading and shouldering

 

[Front-Rower]

I thought it should have been a straight send off personally.

Agree. Napa charged at him head down like a bull.

 

[The Vaulting Violinist]

Bullshit call, accidental

f**k off sutton

 

[Saxon]

Brave call by the refs.
You just know that Gould and the other untouchables at Nine will scream and cry about the decision and demand that there be an 'inquiry'.


(Personally, I thought it was similar to the Villasanti shot on Freddy - if it wasn't deliberate, it was at least reckless)

 

[hellteam]

SECTION 15
PLAYERS MISCONDUCT

1. A player is guilty of misconduct if he:
...
(b) when effecting or attempting to effect a tackle makes contact with the head or neck of an opponent intentionally, recklessly or carelessly.
...



Discuss...

Can't see how anyone can argue it shouldn't have been a penalty when they're the rules

 

[blaza88z]

Robinson "it should've been a scrum to us"

hahahaha

 

[myrrh ken]

Brave call by the refs.
You just know that Gould and the other untouchables at Nine will scream and cry about the decision and demand that there be an 'inquiry'.


(Personally, I thought it was similar to the Villasanti shot on Freddy - if it wasn't deliberate, it was at least reckless)

I immediately thought vilisanti on webcke

 

[The Vaulting Violinist]

Robinson "it should've been a scrum to us"

hahahaha

What’s funny. He is right

 

[Slackboy72]

So head butts should be allowed now?

 

[Willie Ray]

Correct call. Reckless contact with the head.

this...he made contact with the head,penalty,on report...no f**king sinbin though.

 

[The Vaulting Violinist]

So head butts should be allowed now?

It was an acci-dent

 

[skeepe]

It was an acci-dent

So are all high tackles. They’re still penalties.

 

[Life's Good]

this...he made contact with the head,penalty,on report...no f**king sinbin though.

Agree. I think its 2 things
1)is the reckless/careless/intentional part which is a penalty because of the contact with the head. I get that & have no issue
2)sin binning that clash sets a precedent. Are they now going to do that as standard? The sin bin will increase by plenty if they do.

 

[Apey]

I thought it okay live but on replay it looked pretty reckless and dangerous to me. Don't need intent for it to be dangerous.

 

[2010Dragons]

Napa has a reputation of being a dirty player hence why he was put on report on suspicion by referee Sutton.
If I was referee this game he would have been sent off.
The dirty thug always looks to deliberately hurt other players.