Play Nice Toby Greene and "protecting the space"

[Cdog71]

If they let this happen kids are going to do it.

 

[4n20Blaze]

Its an easy one to fix - protect with a knee, shin or foot if the leg is bent. Straight leg foot is a free against.

 

[ChickenSalt]

If I hold my leg out and you run into me, did I kick you?

 

[Struggle]

Did it in the 2016 prelim too, was too focused on the kick that he dropped a sitter. Rules need to be changed at the end of the season.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

I used to do that as a teenager 25 years ago!

Everyone did!


It's hardly a new thing.

 

[Orange Agent]

Players have been doing this for a long time, its within the rules and he is executing it to perfection. People claiming intent to injure are being stupid. If they change the rules then so be it but when they allow defenders to fly back with the flight, scrag and hold all day long a mid sized marking fwd is up against it. Hasn't played for a month and is bog in a final first game back. I smell fear and envy.

I find tackling a players arm Cyril style to be a bigger blight on the game.

 

[DogsAreBarking]

It's pretty clear that his leg is partly bent and just prior to contact he braces his lower body and straightens his leg with force. That's not protecting space, it's a kick.

 

[Footy 1st]

Players have been doing this for a long time, its within the rules and he is executing it to perfection. People claiming intent to injure are being stupid. If they change the rules then so be it but when they allow defenders to fly back with the flight, scrag and hold all day long a mid sized marking fwd is up against it. Hasn't played for a month and is bog in a final first game back. I smell fear and envy.

I find tackling a players arm Cyril style to be a bigger blight on the game.

This is a troll post? Grabbing an arm is a worse action than kicking someone? And remember I stated I don't think his intentions wete to hurt opponents so no fear or envy here.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

He's been fined for it before, it's clearly outside of the rules. Suspension time

 

[Ron The Bear]

Michael Long used to do it with impunity. Bit rough to start handing out sanctions now.

 

[Jugada]

****ing bellends calling it a kick need to stop. Do you have a go at ruckmen or people attempting a pack mark for kneeing their opponents?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

So much outrage....

He’s playing within the rules.

 

[Gydafud]

Michael Long used to do it with impunity. Bit rough to start handing out sanctions now.

Rules can't change over time? Pretty sure hits to the head were fine, once upon a time.

 

[Caveman68]

Dirty act from a serial offender. I have seen this 3 times in the past 20 plus years. All from the same guy. As weak as the rules that protect this action. The sycophantic media has already given him the all clear.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Rules can't change over time? Pretty sure hits to the head were fine, once upon a time.

Unless there’s an injury I’m not sure there are grounds for a charge these days.

Should get a reprimand and be told to cut it out.

 

[Footy 1st]

******* bellends calling it a kick need to stop. Do you have a go at ruckmen or people attempting a pack mark for kneeing their opponents?

Emotional posters referring to name calling need to stop...make your point without the ***** and you may appear like part of the discussion

 

[Mayestro]

If he isn’t suspended this week I would have no problem if every opposition player target him with the same behaviour in every marking contest next week. See how long the cheating campaigner continues doing it from then on.

 

[Jugada]

Emotional posters referring to name calling need to stop...make your point without the ***** and you may appear like part of the discussion

Yeah thanks mum ill take that advice on board

 

[Marc_Remillard]

So much outrage....

He’s playing within the rules.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...s/news-story/57abf9d45d1eb7c7e4a1bf4d20cf95c2

 

[Footy 1st]

Yeah thanks mum ill take that advice on board

Will you though? You often say you'll change but I'm yet to see it....anyhow, the last part of your post was quite relevant, post that bit again without the 'muscles'

 

[MC Bad Genius]

Grub.

 

[base615]

And rightly so.

In this day and age, when we know all we know about the long term effects of even minor head injuries?

 

[base615]

And so you should have been ripped into pieces.

Anyone who doesn't believe there is a duty of care to protect people from knees to the head is frankly a campaigner. We have free kicks for the slightest tap above the shoulders yet people are allowed to put people's lives at risk because everyone loves the spectacle.

 

[PowerForGood]

Has anyone found all the times that Wayne Carey did this in his career and was lauded for it?
Or is this all because we dont like Toby Greene?

 

[Banyo Bloods]

Anyone who doesn't believe there is a duty of care to protect people from knees to the head is frankly a campaigner. We have free kicks for the slightest tap above the shoulders yet people are allowed to put people's lives at risk because everyone loves the spectacle.

Here we go with the lives at risk crap. Keep banging on about knees in the back should be outlawed and duty of care if you feel you have to. I don't really care how outraged you are by this terrible feature of our game.


It's a contact sport ..sport