Player Watch Rookie Pick #45 (2015) - Dan Houston

[PowerBaz]

Well the gradings says 2 to 3 if it’s careless,severe and to the body. Port need to threaten court action, we are sick of being the whipping boys. Imagine the plaintiff (afl) admitting the defendant did nothing wrong by the rules but would still like them to pay damages. They would laugh you out of court.

Rucci explained it in SEN, hitting someone front on like he did isn’t in the rules, it’s been banned for a long time - something to that accord. Graham Cornes and most in socials are wrong with their thinking.

Choco was a big instigator of it.

 

[philthy05]

High contact is anything above the shoulder, hence why the collarbone is important..

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If your collarbone is “above” your shoulder you should see a doctor immediately.




In all seriousness, your collarbone is below the top of your shoulders and below your neck.

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

Maybe not Carlton, but Carlton Crew? Mick Gatto is a pretty fair mediator. See if he'll take it on.

Get Tony Soprano, Danny boi will be playing this week

 

[JimmyBC]

If my collar bone is above my shoulder where are my nipples?

 

[Pat07350]

Rucci explained it in SEN, hitting someone front on like he did isn’t in the rules, it’s been banned for a long time - something to that accord. Graham Cornes and most in socials are wrong with their thinking.

Choco was a big instigator of it.

No one knows about it. Eddie McGuire and Bartel don’t know about it either. Even if true, is that the case if running in to contest a ball. We are not talking about an off the ball shepherd here.

 

[chachi11]

If my collar bone is above my shoulder where are my nipples?

On your nutsack

 

[The Hobo]

So the tribunal didn't accept that the bump was to the body and not high. I never really thought they would but that was our only hope of avoiding this outcome. Once it's concluded that the contact was high you just don't have a leg to stand on.

Which is frustrating really, as the "High contact" that they accepted was to the neck/shoulder area. Which is high by definition yes, but not what caused the concussion outcome.

 

[The Hobo]

In what way?

Outcome - Rankine lying on the ground with fencing response and eventually stretchered off vs Starcevich who walked off looking a bit dazed.

 

[MALTSY]

If my collar bone is above my shoulder where are my nipples?

Where’d you leave em?

 

[PAFC66]

It's a bit like the reason speed camera fines are such a cancer these days. Because people didn't fight them in court early on, the Government has become emboldened to use them more and more fraudulently and protect the system with bullshit legislation making it not cost effective to challenge it. Sooner or later, someone needs to stand up and be counted, and kick the AFL hard in the arse before it gets completely out of control.

They also don't prevent accidents just like this won't.

 

[PAFC66]

“I don’t believe I made any contact at all with Izak’s head, neck or top of his shoulders, but I accept that my bump caused his head to hit the ground, and because of that, this is classified as high contact."

Makes zero sense ... So if anyone hits the ground that's classified as high contact even if he bumped him in the balls?

 

[PAFC66]

Outcome - Rankine lying on the ground with fencing response and eventually stretchered off vs Starcevich who walked off looking a bit dazed.

I'm talking about the actions of both players not the outcome.

 

[Lightning_Rod]

Rucci explained it in SEN, hitting someone front on like he did isn’t in the rules, it’s been banned for a long time - something to that accord. Graham Cornes and most in socials are wrong with their thinking.

Choco was a big instigator of it.

Actually the rule is head above the ball, this rule was made to stop players while bending down to get the ball having their necks crunched. Rucci tried to explain it away that technically his head is above the ball. But that would mean any bump of any kind would fall under that category unless the players arms are holding the ball in the air above their heads.

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[dirty2]

Sigh.. was hoping he would be available for the big dance.... If we made it.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Outcome - Rankine lying on the ground with fencing response and eventually stretchered off vs Starcevich who walked off looking a bit dazed.

Rankine got up and walked to the stretcher. He could've walked off just as much as Starcevich did.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Rucci explained it in SEN, hitting someone front on like he did isn’t in the rules, it’s been banned for a long time - something to that accord. Graham Cornes and most in socials are wrong with their thinking.

Choco was a big instigator of it.

This is a rule for protecting players who are bent down over the ball on the ground.

The fact that the club's mouth piece is pushing that ridiculous stretch should be really concerning for us, because the Club is trying to get everyone to accept this shit decision.

 

[Malibu#27]

Actually the rule is head above the ball, this rule was made to stop players while bending down to get the ball having their necks crunched. Rucci tried to explain it away that technically his head is above the ball. But that would mean any bump of any kind would fall under that category unless the players arms are holding the ball in the air above their heads.

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Rucci is a pretty dumb journo generally. He shouldn’t ever be taken as correct by default.

 

[PowerBaz]

No one knows about it. Eddie McGuire and Bartel don’t know about it either. Even if true, is that the case if running in to contest a ball. We are not talking about an off the ball shepherd here.

Dis he contest the ball? If he had made an attempt to spoil or tackle he probably gets less.

 

[dirty2]

If rucci told me the sky was blue I would go outside and double check.

I wonder if he is embarrassed by who he has become prob not.

 

[pstew2dstew]

F###...!!!!

 

[PowerBaz]

This is a rule for protecting players who are bent down over the ball on the ground.

The fact that the club's mouth piece is pushing that ridiculous stretch should be really concerning for us, because the Club is trying to get everyone to accept this shit decision.

Yeah was just reading that in the rule book. It’s all semantics anyway, they want concussion gone.

It was a very split second opportunistic thing that happened unfortunately.

The defender double fisting an easy mark for starters caused the whole thing.

 

[FishingRick04]

20 years it will be tag ball not football.

People say the atmosphere is getting quiet, what are we cheering? Goals and that’s it?

 

[Schulzenfest]

I love this part:

"We do not consider the consequence of missing finals and potentially a grand final impacts the sanction that should be imposed, particularly for such a serious breach and such a significant injury."

**** directly off. Like that's mattered in the past 10 years.

"We do not consider the consequence of a non-Victorian player missing finals and potentially a grand final impacts the sanction that should be imposed, particularly for such a serious breach and such a significant injury."

Fixed it for them.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

“I don’t believe I made any contact at all with Izak’s head, neck or top of his shoulders, but I accept that my bump caused his head to hit the ground, and because of that, this is classified as high contact."

The first half is fine. The second half is conciliatory bullshit that gave them rope to hang him.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

The first half is fine. The second half is conciliatory bullshit that gave them rope to hang him.

They tried the good bloke and pity me argument.

Should of said what he said first and left it.

"I saw the ball being punched out and ran towards where it was heading. In the process the ball was taken by Izak and in that split second of momentum I made a football act to bump with my shoulder to their body not hitting high or above the neck to get the ball. After seeing the ball go out and continued on to get the ball and do my job. Unfortunately, Izak was injured when hitting the ground. I never intended to injure Izak or any player for that matter. I do, however play the sport as it is intended physical and within the rules of which my bump was intended."

No apologising etc.. just that and leave it.