Play Nice Toby Greene and "protecting the space"

[Gydafud]

Is he protecting the space or kicking players coming at him? Has done it twice in the Sydney final and also kicked the Bulldogs player in the head.

Should more be done to stamp it out or play on?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Seems strange that it’s legal. Is it? Is there no rule against it?

 

[Jack Bradley]

**** off Cameron Ling

 

[Jimmybob]

Wouldn’t mind seeing a defender try kicking him in the head for a change

 

[100action]

 

[Shane Heard]

Is he protecting the space or kicking players coming at him? Has done it twice in the Sydney final and also kicked the Bulldogs player in the head.

Should more be done to stamp it out or play on?

Just put the phone down, watch the game and keep your ponderings to yourself is the best answer.

 

[Footy 1st]

To me it's kicking. Bringing a knee up to brace is reasonable but extending the foot out to 90° is dangerous

 

[Gydafud]

To me it's kicking. Bringing a knee up to brace is reasonable but extending the foot out to 90° is dangerous

It does seem like there is a second action to it. As a repeat offender, it seems fairly conscious.

 

[Gydafud]

Just put the phone down, watch the game and keep your ponderings to yourself is the best answer.

Wanting to discus football on a football discussion forum. What a crime.

 

[BF Tiger]

Runs the risk of causing serious injury, particularly to an eye. If that happens there should be consequences.

 

[sawgrass_17th]

anyone else see Greene drop his Knee to the back of Heeney's head during the 3rd Quarter - 3 minutes to go on the clock (near the 50 meter boundary line)? Or just me going crazy?

 

[Anja_Nees]

Raising a leg to protect one’s body is understandable but some, obviously including Greene, effectively kick. When he got Dahlhaus he was receiving a handball and somehow hoofed him in the face.

He’s not alone and it needs to be reigned in. Bad look.

 

[Footy 1st]

It does seem like there is a second action to it. As a repeat offender, it seems fairly conscious.

2nd action, thats another good way to describe it. I don't think he does it to hurt people more to 'scare off intruders' either way though it's a dangerous action

 

[Buzzasto DaSilva]

I don't like it to be honest. It's bending the rules to his advantage but I really wish he wouldn't do it.

 

[Power Raid]

Seems strange that it’s legal. Is it? Is there no rule against it?

kicking in danger

 

[Power Raid]

Is he protecting the space or kicking players coming at him? Has done it twice in the Sydney final and also kicked the Bulldogs player in the head.

Should more be done to stamp it out or play on?

kicking in danger whether contact made or not

reportable if contact is made with sufficient force or to the head

 

[Power Raid]

the AFL made a huge mistake by not suspending him after the doggies incident

 

[Gydafud]

Would a blanket rule of "you cannot fend off with the foot" be added or is that overkill?

 

[Anja_Nees]

Ok he’s read this thread from the bench.

 

[mike123]

Now he's just kicked someone in the gut.

 

[Footy 1st]

That one was worse....

 

[Jimmybob]

Oh shit - that one was something special!! Who has a gif/video of that??? Will definitely be in the media all week

 

[Zgope1]

Should be pretty simple to officiate. If the studs are out pay a free kick in the future.

Sadly the umps can’t invent that rule on the fly

 

[SterlingArcher]

I don't like it but how can people be in such an uproar over it but not care about knees into temples and so on with a speccy? End of the day they are both a dangerous act during a marking contest...

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Obviously it shouldn’t be allowed. It’s nothing against Toby Greene, or Jarrad Waite who did it for years as well. They’re playing to the rules. But it is dangerous with the studs up and shouldn’t be legal.