Joel Selwood ducking his head

[BornPort]

It's not like Geelong need the frees. They are a great team but I have zero respect for their Captain. If he wants to make the tackle high but dropping his knees, lifting his arm and putting his neck in the tackle then he shouldn't get a free for it.

 

[RedLegs#5]

The fact his name is now associated with the word 'ducking', speaks volumes.

 

[Gydafud]

If the rule is so easy to manipulate without repercussion, why doesn't every player do it?

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

Geez another week, another Whinging Selwood thread... Everyone knows it's not like your discussing a new topic...

 

[JHF1870]

If lots of players are doing why pick out Selwood.

+16 free kicks up on 2nd place.

Joel Selwood is the king of milking free kicks, and its about time the umps stop rewarding shit free kicks. The push in the back was another classic example of Selwood diving to the ground, when Ebert wasn't even lying on him. The game was being played better earlier in the season when the umps put the whistle away, somewhere between rounds 7 and 14. Less free kicks = better game.

 

[BornPort]

Meh, players need to adapt to him and tackle him lower as ridiculous as that sounds.

How can you keep you feet and tackle some low who is dropping their knees?

 

[CF]

Selwood is brilliant at it. So all I can say to those who don't like it is...... suck it.

 

[Duskfire]

If its any easier, players could stop tackling him and let him do his thing. I wouldn't mind that.

 

[PoidaCat]

The fact his name is now associated with the word 'ducking', speaks volumes.

Agreed 100%

It shows how easily people can be manipulated by the media and unable to form their own opinion. Like sheep. If the media keep saying ducking then eventually those that are easily manipulated will start to be conditioned.

I haven't seen any instance of ducking in this game.

I've seen once instance if a player tackling too high and another instance if Selwood using his strength to shrug off a weak tackler.

Why is its Selwoods fault players choose not to tackler lower or build their strength in the gym?

Happy as always for someone to provide evidence if Selwood ducking in this game.

 

[Tas]

I am just worried he will get hurt one day because of it.

 

[Olden_Polynice]

Truly terrible display of it today. He's not technically breaking a rule, but certainly taking advantage of one in a manner which is against the fairness and sportsmanship associated with our great sport. The umpires association needs to address it. Really bad look for the game.

What's your opinion of rushed behinds? What about walking over the boundary line with the footy in hand? Or even holding someone up after taking a mark? Throwing the ball back to someone who has won a free kick with a little extra flight on the ball? Not picking the ball up and throwing it back to an opposition player who has won a free kick? Shepharding the man on the mark?

Or, dare I say it, TANKING?!

 

[PAFC_1870]

If the rule is so easy to manipulate without repercussion, why doesn't every player do it?

Because most players have ethics?

He clearly doesn't.

 

[PAFC_1870]

I am just worried he will get hurt one day because of it.

Why worry? if he caused it, he deserves it.

 

[PoidaCat]

I am just worried he will get hurt one day because of it.

Well he doesn't do that head butting charge like Lindsay Thomas/Luke hodge and Lewis from Hawthorn. That can cause severe compression of the neck/spine.

Selwood usually just gets a swinging arm from a high tackle.

 

[RedLegs#5]

Geelong supporters need to stop be so one eyed, and look at pretty much what every other supporter of the game is saying. Don't lay sh*t on Essendon supporters for being one eyed in regards to ASADA, then turn around and do exactly the same thing.

 

[Tas]

Why worry? if he caused it, he deserves it.

Because someone breaking their neck is bad?

 

[PAFC_1870]

I haven't seen any instance of ducking in this game.

Happy as always for someone to provide evidence if Selwood ducking in this game.

Go to an optometrist...

 

[El_Scorcho]

Agreed 100%

It shows how easily people can be manipulated by the media and unable to form their own opinion. Like sheep. If the media keep saying ducking then eventually those that are easily manipulated will start to be conditioned.

I haven't seen any instance of ducking in this game.

I've seen once instance if a player tackling too high and another instance if Selwood using his strength to shrug off a weak tackler.

Why is its Selwoods fault players choose not to tackler lower or build their strength in the gym?

Happy as always for someone to provide evidence if Selwood ducking in this game.

His free kick 15m out straight in front he unquestionably dropped to his knees as the contact came.

As I've said in other threads, the shrugging technique is fine in my book, it's just Selwood using his strength.

The dropping to his knees is going to get him knocked out pretty sickeningly before long and it's going to be really hard to feel sorry for him when he does it deliberately.

 

[PoidaCat]

Geelong supporters need to stop be so one eyed, and look at pretty much what every other supporter of the game is saying. Don't lay sh*t on Essendon supporters for being one eyed in regards to ASADA, then turn around and do exactly the same thing.

Essendon supporters. ASADA. Wtf are you talking about?

This thread is about people being blind sheep to the media regarding Selwood being tackled high.

Post your evidence of Selwood "ducking".

 

[PAFC_1870]

Because someone breaking their neck is bad?

If someone willingly gets behind the wheel of a car drunk and kills himself, should I care? Nope.

No difference, self inflicted.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Cheat.

 

[PoidaCat]

His free kick 15m out straight in front he unquestionably dropped to his knees as the contact came.

As I've said in other threads, the shrugging technique is fine in my book, it's just Selwood using his strength.

The dropping to his knees is going to get him knocked out pretty sickeningly before long and it's going to be really hard to feel sorry for him when he does it deliberately.

As soon as a I read "dropped his knees" I'd read enough. A term like that is only used by those who are sucked in by the commentators and media.

It's physically impossible to "drop the knees".

 

[Olden_Polynice]

+16 free kicks up on 2nd place.

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/free-throws/sort/avgFreeThrowsAttempted

Harden, James, Durant, Bryant, Anthony...the top free throw shooters in NBA. Two explanations for this:
1) they are better than the rest and others foul them to stop them.
2) IT'S A CONSPIRACY!

Same applies in AFL. If you look at the stats you will find that the top players all receive more free kicks than the average to poor players.

 

[Tas]

Well he doesn't do that head butting charge like Lindsay Thomas/Luke hodge and Lewis from Hawthorn. That can cause severe compression of the neck/spine.

Selwood usually just gets a swinging arm from a high tackle.

LT went to put a block on, not sure he can intentionally head butt someone who is a foot taller than him with a shepard.

LT puts his body on the line, sadly in a few cases injuries happen. He also does silly things like plays for free kicks. It would be sad if him or any player got hurt playing the game.

 

[Tas]

If someone willingly gets behind the wheel of a car drunk and kills himself, should I care? Nope.

No difference, self inflicted.

If that negligent person was a family member you would not care?