Double Standards

[MickG88]

In the game of Collingwood Vs. Carlton, there was a marking situation where a Carlton player (Boyd, I think) kneed Beau McCreery right in the back of the head and McCreery had to be subbed out of the game. I pose the question why that is a perfect fine action to do and accidently tackling someone in a sling motion is worth three weeks. I just need some clarity on this, as I believe that the two actions should be adjudicated the same.

I don't know if McCreery was subbed with concussion and if he plays next week.

 

[Captivating]

Is that you Hamish?

 

[DapperDon]

In the game of Collingwood Vs. Carlton, there was a marking situation where a Carlton player (Boyd, I think) kneed Beau McCreery right in the back of the head and McCreery had to be subbed out of the game. I pose the question why that is a perfect fine action to do and accidently tackling someone in a sling motion is worth three weeks. I just need some clarity on this, as I believe that the two actions should be adjudicated the same.

I don't know if McCreery was subbed with concussion and if he plays next week.

Your problem is it the tackle wasn't an accident.

 

[MickG88]

Your problem is it the tackle wasn't an accident.

either was the knee to the back of the head. the Blues player lifted his knee inline with the Collingwood player's head. That's not an accident, it's a choice.

 

[HTPunter]

I don’t agree with the particular case chosen out but yes I largely don’t understand why tackles are so heavily penalised, despite being an integral part of the game and a good hard tackle being just as impressive as any other aspect of the game, but a knee to the head in a mark isn’t.

Springing yourself into a player is surely careless. We see heaps of KO’s from marking contests. But a tackle where a player goes limp to try draw a free and gets hurt, 3 weeks!!

 

[VicBased]

I doubt very much that the AFL will interfere with the "SPECCY". Footy would be dead without it

 

[MickG88]

I don’t agree with the particular case chosen out but yes I largely don’t understand why tackles are so heavily penalised, despite being an integral part of the game and a good hard tackle being just as impressive as any other aspect of the game, but a knee to the head in a mark isn’t.

Springing yourself into a player is surely careless. We see heaps of KO’s from marking contests. But a tackle where a player goes limp to try draw a free and gets hurt, 3 weeks!!

I only used that example because it happen recently and resulted in a player being taken from the ground