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Of course, Archer had alternatives and had plenty of opportunity to pull out. Sheezel was initially much closer to Cleary and somehow easily avoided crashing into him and knocking him unconscious.Archer ran at Cleary in a manner that led to a serious injury causing collision, ultimately kneeing him in the head. He needs to get suspended for the good on the game and help reduce the probability of similar such incidents occurring at all levels of football.It is that simple, and I hope the tribunal get it right for once.The forceful contact below the knees rule also needs to be thrown out or at the very least re-written. It has caused nothing but problems and confusion especially regarding incidents like this which would not have been at all contentious before its recent introduction.As it currently stands, a player could supposedly run in and knee or kick an opponent in the head and somehow blame the guy on the receiving end for forceful contact below the knees, possibly even expect a free kick as a bonus!Cleary was in the process of gathering the ball, and therefore vulnerable. The rules are supposed to be designed to protect players in that position. The game can't allow opposing players to run in from front on and collide with their head at high force regardless of which part of their body is making the contact.
Of course, Archer had alternatives and had plenty of opportunity to pull out. Sheezel was initially much closer to Cleary and somehow easily avoided crashing into him and knocking him unconscious.
Archer ran at Cleary in a manner that led to a serious injury causing collision, ultimately kneeing him in the head. He needs to get suspended for the good on the game and help reduce the probability of similar such incidents occurring at all levels of football.
It is that simple, and I hope the tribunal get it right for once.
The forceful contact below the knees rule also needs to be thrown out or at the very least re-written. It has caused nothing but problems and confusion especially regarding incidents like this which would not have been at all contentious before its recent introduction.
As it currently stands, a player could supposedly run in and knee or kick an opponent in the head and somehow blame the guy on the receiving end for forceful contact below the knees, possibly even expect a free kick as a bonus!
Cleary was in the process of gathering the ball, and therefore vulnerable. The rules are supposed to be designed to protect players in that position. The game can't allow opposing players to run in from front on and collide with their head at high force regardless of which part of their body is making the contact.
