How many weeks for cotchin's dangerous tackle?

[HairyO]

Goes to show his actions aren't dangerous, just borderline aggression mixed in with some stupidity

You will always get those few players in every sport who stand out in one way or another...

Funny thing is in the 70s, 80s these type of colourful players were a dime a dozen who flouted with the laws of the game, colourful characters

nowadays we have key board warriors who are a dime a dozen... posters who have done no wrong in their lives, and become judge and jury...

Nowadays we know how much damage concussions cause and the tough guy is the one going for the ball not the guy going for the bump.

 

[Sterge]

Nowadays we know how much damage concussions cause and the tough guy is the one going for the ball not the guy going for the bump.

Yet cotchin Is still vilified as some kind of thug for going for the ball in the 2017 prelim...

 

[jezza1435]

I don't reckon he should be suspended, I just hate that in that circumstance it is essentially a free hit.. The umpire didn't have the guts to pay a 50 and the saints can't remonstrate or it will be over turned... there is something wrong with that equation.

 

[Strahany]

I’d love to know why it wasn’t a 50m penalty, let alone sent to the MRP. Play was stopped after a Saints free kick and he clotheslined a player. Textbook 50m penalty.

Weak umpires kowtowing to Hardwick after his sook.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Here's an article by Jai Bedwetter that expresses the buttthurt of the defeated. Poor Jai still has nightmares about the 2017 GF.

AFL ‘can’t ignore’ dangerous and dirty Tigers any longer

 

[HairyO]

I’d love to know why it wasn’t a 50m penalty, let alone sent to the MRP. Play was stopped after a Saints free kick and he clotheslined a player. Textbook 50m penalty.

Weak umpires kowtowing to Hardwick after his sook.

We got 20 free kicks for the rest of the season after Clarko called out the terrible umpiring.

 

[Sttew]

Since its Cotchin he'll get off, a player for a non Melbourne based club would be looking at 2 weeks.

EFA

 

[Gazza Greatness]

The umpire needs a holiday as well. Free kick awarded to Billing’s then Cotchin runs in and wrench’s Jones head off. Why wasn’t it 50?

Not sure about a weeks holiday for the ump but it sure should have been 50 metres as a lot worse than kicking the ball away after the whistle has been blown for a free.

 

[EasternTiger]

Ray Dunn, Vice-President, Lawyer: "That was a good bump Jack!"

Jack Dyer: "I think I killed him Ray"

Ray Dunn: "It's only manslaughter. I'll get you orf that very easily"


We don't **** around at Tigerland. Be wary.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Even if he did see it, I'm not sure what people are expecting him to do. Pay another free kick 2m further from goal?

It would be a 50m penalty.

 

[telsor]

It would be a 50m penalty.

Probably, yes.

Although if the ump had been looking at way, he might say that advantage was being taken (and called it) in which case it would 'only' be a free kick.

Ultimately, if the ump had seen all, and reacted quickly enough to everything that happened, that would have been the technically 'correct' call.

 

[BF Tiger]

The correct answer was zero.

 

[Underarm]

EFA

Already forgetting Abletts addiction to clotheslining people last year?

 

[Sttew]

Already forgetting Abletts addiction to clotheslining people last year?

Hardly, but hadn't forgotten Danger copping a week, and Hawkins' countless suspensions for things that the likes of Cotchin barely copped a reprimand over

As for Ablett he admitted that he was over zealous, but you could hardly call him dirty. Watching Lynch's actions (e.g., deliberate knee to head) it is clear that he is treading an extremely fine deliberate line

 

[tropicaltiger]

any footage anywhere?

similar to this by camel cotch

 

[Wazza69]

Held my finger on the slider to slow it down and it looks like old mate tries to play on/take advantage so Cotchin tries to tackle him then old mate does the Selwood/Shuey arm lift instantly n makes the tackle go high.Brought it on himself IMO.


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[Tigers_fan24]

Fine for lynch.. was dumb, but a feather tickle could do more damage than that slow knee drop to the Saints players shoulder.

Cotchin’s one is either a fine for rough conduct or nothing at all..
Would like to see a bit more footage of it from a couple more camera angles though..

Seems to be some very anti-richmond posters letting their hate get the better of them when adding their comments on this thread.. plus some desperate port supporters that are praying for cotchin and lynch to miss next week because they watched that game last night and know, if the tigers bring that same game next week, they will absolutely tear the power a new one..

Respect

 

[Tigers_fan24]

Are you not aware that Hawkins missed the prelim against Richmond last year because of suspension?

Because he punched someone and knocked him out? Lol

 

[Tigers_fan24]

id rather cotchin plays to be honest.. hes a liability, you'd be a better side without him

Boy this didn’t age well. Tougher and harder than all your mids tonight!

 

[Tigers_fan24]

Take the black and yellow sunglasses off.

Still not a sling tackle

 

[Tigers_fan24]

Alex Neal-Bullen got four weeks for what he did, Trent Cotchin nothing too see here. People talk about concussion and the potential to cause serious injury and then totally ignore a tilt the world back breaker not performed in a wrestling ring, sad look for football going forward.

No. Just....no.

 

[BF Tiger]

id rather cotchin plays to be honest.. hes a liability, you'd be a better side without him

Third most disposals for the Tigers, fourth most tackles. 250th game. Inspirational.

Well done you.

 

[telsor]

Still not a sling tackle

Ironically, one of the reasons it doesn't qualify as a sling tackle made it worse....

It's not a sling tackle if the offending player 'cushions' the fall with his own body (it's a quick and dirty measure, but shows that at least some effort towards a 'duty of care' was taken).

In this case, landing on top of Cotchin probably did more damage than the high tackle. (after all, when he got up, he was holding his back, not his neck/head).

 

[Bulldog1954]

That's why I am mixed. He should get 2-3 weeks for it but with the finals/ good bloke discount he will get 0-1. He makes them better by not being in the side and gives them a 'do it for cotch' motivation to get into a GF.

Not surprisingly, your Richmond are a better side without Cotchin theory was clearly wrong.

 

[Yojimbo]

No. Just....no.

Up and About are we how surprising, good win and good luck next week at least Trent did not try to reverse any frees this week ! (Get It)