I can understand the OP's frustration, even if he/she was a wee bit blunt. FWIW i'm not ashamed of LT but his occasional antics can make me shake my head in dissapproval.
At the risk of being hounded down, i think LT absolutely played up the contact from McKenzie. An elbow was definitely thrown out and the arm brushed under LT's jaw but please, don't tell me he was flushed anywhere near as hard as he made out.
LT is one of our most courageous players but he ain't immune from acting up contact. Being majestically skillful, gusty or a even little theatrical aren't mutually exclusive. I get equally frustrated when i see any AFL player carrying on trying to milk free kicks - Scooter is one of the worst - constantly throwing his head back to catch the umpires eye. If the umpires didn't fall for that shite it'd happen far less but as it stands feigning contact has become more commonplace in our sport & often benefits the team, so plenty of players do it, but I still don't like it.
Give me the NRL attitude to contact / injury any day thanks. If a League player looks like he's been knocked out....he's been knocked out.
At the risk of being hounded down, i think LT absolutely played up the contact from McKenzie. An elbow was definitely thrown out and the arm brushed under LT's jaw but please, don't tell me he was flushed anywhere near as hard as he made out.
LT is one of our most courageous players but he ain't immune from acting up contact. Being majestically skillful, gusty or a even little theatrical aren't mutually exclusive. I get equally frustrated when i see any AFL player carrying on trying to milk free kicks - Scooter is one of the worst - constantly throwing his head back to catch the umpires eye. If the umpires didn't fall for that shite it'd happen far less but as it stands feigning contact has become more commonplace in our sport & often benefits the team, so plenty of players do it, but I still don't like it.
Give me the NRL attitude to contact / injury any day thanks. If a League player looks like he's been knocked out....he's been knocked out.