RJKTiger
Team Captain
- Apr 4, 2021
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- #601
The main aim of a send off rule is for oppos to play a man down. You sub for your injured player, they play with 17. It’s not about ability or skill of particular players - it’s about numerical disadvantage which is huge. Pretty well every contact sport does it.
I think i would be in favour of a sendoff rule for reportable offences. Wouldn;t have changed much tonight though as the umpires didn't make a report on the spot, call a free kick, or even stop play as the player & the medical staff attending to his very unsettling behaviour were in the vicinity
I thought the incident would have sat well in the 1989 Grand Final. It was a half chance to get a cheap shot to help impact "winning"