Pritchard hit on Graham - Should be be outed?

[Pig Champion]

Great shot if his shoulder connected with Graham below shoulder level. I think some of these hits have some degree of intent. There was one in the Warriors/Knights game too and plenty of others I've seen.

There is a reason kids are told to use their shoulder to tackle. It hits, it hurts, it doesn't get bounced off like an arm. Some of these big blokes are barely dropping their shoulder knowing that a high hit with a shoulder will often be perceived exactly how many in this thread see it.

 

[ironhorse]

Soft . Just a good hit ,i mean so much worse has been let go over the years ....Slater and Haynes cheap shots especially on try scorers ,thurston kicking in the head etc etc . NRL judiciary done nothing in all those cases,how could they bother buggerising around with pritchards hit ? I suppose thats the inconsistency everyone here knows though so he'll probably get 2 weeks.

 

[[FKN-SIK]]

Successfully downgraded. Common sense prevails!

 

[Matt23]

Successfully downgraded. Common sense prevails!

Agreed

 

[ironhorse]

Idris ,however, should have been charged for attacking the arse of Nathan gardner .

 

[Mr Fourex]

If Gallen did it you would be calling it a grub hit.

Hypocrite.

It's not like Pritchard was stomping on the guy......moron.

It was a good shot. As I said earlier, all shoulder

If Gallen had of done it

there would have been forearm

or elbow.

 

[Mr Fourex]

yeah .. to the head & as as reult theres plenty wrong with it

its illegal .. a suspension every day of the year :?
seriously what the hell is wrong with people :roll:

Yes.......so just what is wrong with you?

It might have hit him high, but it wasn't a high shot .....per se

Frankly if the MRC suspended him after letting Gallen off for stomping, it would have been an outrage.

 

[Spot On]

XXXX,

You were going so well mate.

Don't get drawn into a slanging match

that will require you to defend

the Great Gal.

Let it go, let it go.

 

[Doga]

I don't think you can say he attacked his head.

Poor Roosters. So hardly done by. Maria Hagreaves ht high, but then allowed to dive through a scrum to get the ball back.

Oh, the injustice.

I lol'd

 

[attila_the_gorilla]

Since a few years ago, it is totally irrelevant whether it's shoulder, elbow, fist, knee or foot. He recklessly hit the bloke's head. It may not have been malicious, hard to tell, but it was definitely reckless.

Controlled aggression means you try not to injure or hurt your opponent, you just want to stop him and possibly dislodge the ball.

 

[Red Bear]

Joke, might've been all shoulder but it was straight in the f**king nose.

A shoulder doesnt excuse a shit challenge, in fact by it's very nature it's a 'reckless' play. If it comes off it's a good hit, but when you arent looking at the play as you charge your shoulder at the opposition players body and smash into his face, well you deserve any consequences that come your way.

 

[ironhorse]

???... the tackle was still charged as a grade 2 reckless which fair and exactly what your saying it was ? Why is it a joke if he has been charged for exactly what it was by your own definition ?

I would have given him nothing for it btw .

 

[Red Bear]

Because it was worthy of weeks off IMO, Shouldn't have been downgraded.

 

[MatthewA]

Yes, big hits are definitely worthy of weeks off........ God.

Everone keeps calling it a tackle...isn't that when you actually are trying to tackle with your arms? call it like it is, it was a shoulder charge ...imo, he wasn't trying to tackle at all & that in itself is reckless with little regard for the player on the receiving end. I think it's not about being soft - it was a deliberate act to hurt, not hard play

So are you saying that big hits/shoulder charges should be outlawed? That's pretty much what you're saying.

 

[dogslife]

it was actually a grade 2 careless, and since frank has no carry over points he's free to play this weekend. Fair result considering gallen was exonerated from booting a bloke in the face

 

[Doga]

Because it was worthy of weeks off IMO, Shouldn't have been downgraded.

suck it up princess

 

[Red Bear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UyomR0NuKw
That's a big hit, and absolutely fine.

Going straight into a blokes nose with your shoulder is f**king dangerous, however, a risk taken when going in for a shoulder charge but worthy of a week or two off. NRL has a fairly disgraceful record with head injuries and concussions as it is, and Pritchard getting downgraded for a horrendous tackle just adds to that.

 

[Didgi]

Yes, big hits are definitely worthy of weeks off........ God.


So are you saying that big hits/shoulder charges should be outlawed? That's pretty much what you're saying.

You're asking him what he's saying then telling him what he's saying? :crazy:

 

[Didgi]

Spastic quality, apologies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMyhIIf750

 

[Doga]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UyomR0NuKw
That's a big hit, and absolutely fine.

Going straight into a blokes nose with your shoulder is f**king dangerous, however, a risk taken when going in for a shoulder charge but worthy of a week or two off. NRL has a fairly disgraceful record with head injuries and concussions as it is, and Pritchard getting downgraded for a horrendous tackle just adds to that.

You mean like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ILh-w5LPYo