Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
Imagine what some people would be saying if Bakkies Botha was in the EOD role.
Imagine what some people would be saying if Bakkies Botha was in the EOD role.
Ed should have been hung out to dry for his actions. It is a no brainer in my view.
Imagine if it had been Hannibal Lecter in the EOD role.Imagine what some people would be saying if Bakkies Botha was in the EOD role.
But you guys aren't arguing on severity of penalty, in which case prior form does come into it. You guys are saying that nothing happened requiring even a penalty and that all EOD did was put his hand on the face. So prior form doesn't come into guilt or innocence. Do you think that what EOD did was wrong and should be punished? Or are you guys happy with that sort of stuff?
Maybe the QRU could put it on their 2015 junior rugby poster. I bet the mums will be lining up to get their sons playing rugby.
But you guys aren't arguing on severity of penalty, in which case prior form does come into it. You guys are saying that nothing happened requiring even a penalty and that all EOD did was put his hand on the face. So prior form doesn't come into guilt or innocence. Do you think that what EOD did was wrong and should be punished? Or are you guys happy with that sort of stuff?
Maybe the QRU could put it on their 2015 junior rugby poster. I bet the mums will be lining up to get their sons playing rugby.
I am arguing that the way it was handled was fucked. I'm saying that a number of things happened that warranted a penalty. The on field ref was watching the whole thing, he made a decision and play had moved on. Then it was called back 50m, we sat through minutes of replays, we watched two officials arguing about what had happened and then the game was handed on a platter to one of the teams.
It's interesting that you use the angle of marketing the game to younger players because if that's how you are happy for games to play out then I don't reckon many young players will be even asking their mums if they can play.
What Ed did is always going to land him in hot water. There were other very similar infractions in that melee that also should land a player in hot water, yet the officials decided not to look at them at all.
The fact that Ed was cleared, the red card removed form his record, and the TMO stood down for one week would indicate that the way it was handled was in fact fucked. If an incident like that is missed, there is a citing process to make sure they don't go unpunished. Now the Rebels could have made a complaint, but given that both their medical staff and Higgers testified for Ed, I'd say they weren't that worried about it. The Citing commissioner or whoever reviews the matches also could've cited Ed which they did, and he was cleared.
Disagree, the video ref appears to have been proven wrong, but he is obligated to advise the ref of foul play the ref may have missed. I fail to see how that is a negative
So to me, the process was correct and I think a great improvement, and watching the video, you can see the concern that needed to be highlighted.
(Personally, I still don't understand how EOD actions appear to be allowed, just leave the face alone, end of conversation, have a few weeks to consider it would have been the fairest outcome, it is just a terrible precedent)
Except the video ref didn't advise, he insisted. When Walsh challenged him he said he was sure.
The process in theory is a good one, but the opportunity for the video ref to intervene had passed. There will always be stuff that is missed and there are other processes in place for that.
The circus that was the end of that game should be avoided at all costs. At a time when the game is struggling and they are looking at ways to attract new viewers, that was a debacle.
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But both players had their hands over each other's faces, they both showed restraint to avoid any penalty offences against each other.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...-eyegouge-claims/story-e6frg7o6-1226924573214SANZAR has asked Reds captain James Horwill to explain his post-match comment that the team was “robbed by another stupid refereeing decision”.
Horwill must defend the tone and language he used.
Horwill has until late this afternoon to respond to SANZAR and faces a potential suspension and/or fine.
semantics, he believed there was a problem, the video ref's advise had to be relied on by Walsh.