Jerome Kaino rocks the suit better that Ma'a Nonu, but I wouldn't tell Nonu that!
Nice to see.
Kurtley Beale was picked up by three Blues players and piledriven into the ground right in front of the referee. The commentators were beside themselves about how good a tackle it was. I think that if Slipper gets cited he could do worse than give the judiciary a video of the Beale tackle. Agree Slipper lifted him slightly higher than the Beale tackle, about 5 degrees more, but the angle of contact with the ground was about the same.
But then that requires consistency from the judiciary process and the Sanzar judicial process, from referees to citings, is not noted for its consistency.
Official things?Very surprised to see Ma'a in a suit. He's more a hoody and shorts guy, well that's what he wore at official things at the Canes...
Do you read all the citing commission reports and findings? How do you know it's inconsistent?
Jerome Kaino rocks the suit better that Ma'a Nonu, but I wouldn't tell Nonu that!
Nice to see.
I would expect 6 weeks seems to be about right, it's not what the guy lands on, it's the lifting and not putting down is problem!! He looked like he was driving down on him, not sure if he was or not, but we will know in a couple of days! Didn't realise he had even been cited before, makes you think he would be a tad more careful.
Hawko, I think you will find the fact that 3 players were involved with Beale is exactly why it was not a tip tackle, he had someone rightly or wrongly making sure he didn't go headfirst into ground where as perhaps with Slipper it was the tackled player himself that managed to stop it?? not sure ,but that is how I see it.Yes I have read the findings before and I stand by my claim that the only consistent thing about the Sanzar process is their inconsistency.
Ash I agree angle is the only thing taken into account, the law is I think if you take him his legs above the 90 degree you were in trouble, I was saying I didn't think it made difference if player lands on back or neck. I agree his back was straight, but his legs were certainly still in air.
To make it clear , I didn't think Slipper wastrying to hurt him, just no matter how I look at it , was atip tackle!
As for going back to BOD incident, not sure what it's got to do with Slipper, but perhaps you can enlighten me!!
If you think that tackle deserves 6 weeks, then going back to "BOD I could have died", Umaga should have been out for 6 months.
Surely dey don't do dat torta ting?