Melbourne Storm unhappy at NRL inaction over tackles
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Melbourne Storm officials have written to the NRL seeking clarification on why St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin and Gold Coast hooker Beau Falloon received lighter punishment than that dished out to their emerging forward Jordan McLean as controversy over lifting tackles continues.
A day after NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said the competition committee would consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, Falloon escaped a charge altogether for an ugly tackle on Storm centre Will Chambers, while de Belin was hit with a grade-one dangerous throw charge in relation to a hit that upended South Sydney’s Sam Burgess at the SCG on Saturday night.
Bemused Melbourne officials are seeking answers given a belief that both tackles were of a more serious nature than the one for which McLean copped a seven-match ban at the NRL judiciary last week. The 21-year-old was referred directly to the panel over the tragic three-man tackle that left Newcastle’s Alex McKinnon with spinal damage last month. He had an extra four-match ban applied to take into account the extent of the injury on top of three weeks for a grade-two dangerous throw, a charge that was in an unprecedented episode determined by the three members of the judiciary.
There were concerns when McLean’s punishment was metered out that the scale of the suspension had established a dangerous precedent, and the Storm have been left confused by the more moderate action taken against Falloon and de Belin. Fairfax Media understands that privately some at the club are seething over what they perceive to be double standards but are reticent to inflame the situation given that McKinnon remains in hospital – he was transferred from Melbourne to Sydney on Monday – and Wednesday’s deadline for them to make a decision on whether to appeal McLean’s suspension.
‘‘Melbourne Storm today confirmed the club will be seeking clarification from the NRL regarding this afternoon’s Match Review Committee charges,’’ the Storm said in a statement on Monday afternoon. It is understood the Storm’s gripe in terms of the Chambers tackle is not with the Titans or with Falloon but with the NRL match review committee and how they have adjudicated the respective incidents. Chambers was fortunate to fall on his shoulders rather than land head-first into the AAMI Park turf while a day earlier Burgess also escaped unharmed.
In a further incident in the Souths-Dragons clash, St George Illawarra’s Joel Thompson was also spared a charge despite lifting Greg Inglis into a precarious position that prompted the superstar Rabbitohs fullback to appeal to the touch judge. While the NRL competition committee will consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, match review chief Michael Buettner said players could only be charged if their head or neck was likely to make contact with the ground. Although Falloon had lifted Chambers, the Storm centre came down on his forearm and shoulder before rolling to the side. ‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
‘‘With the Joel Thompson tackle, we did not believe a charge was appropriate as while there is a lifting action Inglis retains one leg on the ground for much of the tackle and he clearly lands on his forearms. He doesn’t reach a dangerous position. With the Beau Falloon tackle, we do not feel he is put in a position where it is likely his head or neck will make first contact with the ground.’’
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Can you believe this shit??????
‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
Seriously, are they for real????? They can bring in a rule mid season stopping the biff and enforcing that with vigour, yet they are not prepared to exercise the same vigour to enforce spear tackles or those above the horizontal with the potential for much greater injury .
They have just had a major shot over their bow which they're not heeding!!! Perhaps another player needs to be put in hospital before they get their heads out of their ass and stop hiding behind "we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’.
Storm member or not, I'm so over the inconsistency of this Mickey Mouse game that I've lost just about all interest in reading, hearing and watching anything to do with RL. If I didn't care for the MS I wouldn't have renewed my membership!!
Melbourne Storm officials have written to the NRL seeking clarification on why St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin and Gold Coast hooker Beau Falloon received lighter punishment than that dished out to their emerging forward Jordan McLean as controversy over lifting tackles continues.
A day after NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said the competition committee would consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, Falloon escaped a charge altogether for an ugly tackle on Storm centre Will Chambers, while de Belin was hit with a grade-one dangerous throw charge in relation to a hit that upended South Sydney’s Sam Burgess at the SCG on Saturday night.
Bemused Melbourne officials are seeking answers given a belief that both tackles were of a more serious nature than the one for which McLean copped a seven-match ban at the NRL judiciary last week. The 21-year-old was referred directly to the panel over the tragic three-man tackle that left Newcastle’s Alex McKinnon with spinal damage last month. He had an extra four-match ban applied to take into account the extent of the injury on top of three weeks for a grade-two dangerous throw, a charge that was in an unprecedented episode determined by the three members of the judiciary.
There were concerns when McLean’s punishment was metered out that the scale of the suspension had established a dangerous precedent, and the Storm have been left confused by the more moderate action taken against Falloon and de Belin. Fairfax Media understands that privately some at the club are seething over what they perceive to be double standards but are reticent to inflame the situation given that McKinnon remains in hospital – he was transferred from Melbourne to Sydney on Monday – and Wednesday’s deadline for them to make a decision on whether to appeal McLean’s suspension.
‘‘Melbourne Storm today confirmed the club will be seeking clarification from the NRL regarding this afternoon’s Match Review Committee charges,’’ the Storm said in a statement on Monday afternoon. It is understood the Storm’s gripe in terms of the Chambers tackle is not with the Titans or with Falloon but with the NRL match review committee and how they have adjudicated the respective incidents. Chambers was fortunate to fall on his shoulders rather than land head-first into the AAMI Park turf while a day earlier Burgess also escaped unharmed.
In a further incident in the Souths-Dragons clash, St George Illawarra’s Joel Thompson was also spared a charge despite lifting Greg Inglis into a precarious position that prompted the superstar Rabbitohs fullback to appeal to the touch judge. While the NRL competition committee will consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, match review chief Michael Buettner said players could only be charged if their head or neck was likely to make contact with the ground. Although Falloon had lifted Chambers, the Storm centre came down on his forearm and shoulder before rolling to the side. ‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
‘‘With the Joel Thompson tackle, we did not believe a charge was appropriate as while there is a lifting action Inglis retains one leg on the ground for much of the tackle and he clearly lands on his forearms. He doesn’t reach a dangerous position. With the Beau Falloon tackle, we do not feel he is put in a position where it is likely his head or neck will make first contact with the ground.’’
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Can you believe this shit??????
‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
Seriously, are they for real????? They can bring in a rule mid season stopping the biff and enforcing that with vigour, yet they are not prepared to exercise the same vigour to enforce spear tackles or those above the horizontal with the potential for much greater injury .
They have just had a major shot over their bow which they're not heeding!!! Perhaps another player needs to be put in hospital before they get their heads out of their ass and stop hiding behind "we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’.
Storm member or not, I'm so over the inconsistency of this Mickey Mouse game that I've lost just about all interest in reading, hearing and watching anything to do with RL. If I didn't care for the MS I wouldn't have renewed my membership!!
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Melbourne Storm officials have written to the NRL seeking clarification on why St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin and Gold Coast hooker Beau Falloon received lighter punishment than that dished out to their emerging forward Jordan McLean as controversy over lifting tackles continues.
A day after NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said the competition committee would consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, Falloon escaped a charge altogether for an ugly tackle on Storm centre Will Chambers, while de Belin was hit with a grade-one dangerous throw charge in relation to a hit that upended South Sydney’s Sam Burgess at the SCG on Saturday night.
Bemused Melbourne officials are seeking answers given a belief that both tackles were of a more serious nature than the one for which McLean copped a seven-match ban at the NRL judiciary last week. The 21-year-old was referred directly to the panel over the tragic three-man tackle that left Newcastle’s Alex McKinnon with spinal damage last month. He had an extra four-match ban applied to take into account the extent of the injury on top of three weeks for a grade-two dangerous throw, a charge that was in an unprecedented episode determined by the three members of the judiciary.
There were concerns when McLean’s punishment was metered out that the scale of the suspension had established a dangerous precedent, and the Storm have been left confused by the more moderate action taken against Falloon and de Belin. Fairfax Media understands that privately some at the club are seething over what they perceive to be double standards but are reticent to inflame the situation given that McKinnon remains in hospital – he was transferred from Melbourne to Sydney on Monday – and Wednesday’s deadline for them to make a decision on whether to appeal McLean’s suspension.
‘‘Melbourne Storm today confirmed the club will be seeking clarification from the NRL regarding this afternoon’s Match Review Committee charges,’’ the Storm said in a statement on Monday afternoon. It is understood the Storm’s gripe in terms of the Chambers tackle is not with the Titans or with Falloon but with the NRL match review committee and how they have adjudicated the respective incidents. Chambers was fortunate to fall on his shoulders rather than land head-first into the AAMI Park turf while a day earlier Burgess also escaped unharmed.
In a further incident in the Souths-Dragons clash, St George Illawarra’s Joel Thompson was also spared a charge despite lifting Greg Inglis into a precarious position that prompted the superstar Rabbitohs fullback to appeal to the touch judge. While the NRL competition committee will consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, match review chief Michael Buettner said players could only be charged if their head or neck was likely to make contact with the ground. Although Falloon had lifted Chambers, the Storm centre came down on his forearm and shoulder before rolling to the side. ‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
‘‘With the Joel Thompson tackle, we did not believe a charge was appropriate as while there is a lifting action Inglis retains one leg on the ground for much of the tackle and he clearly lands on his forearms. He doesn’t reach a dangerous position. With the Beau Falloon tackle, we do not feel he is put in a position where it is likely his head or neck will make first contact with the ground.’’
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Can you believe this shit??????
‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
If anything, this shows that the McKinnon result did have a lot to do with how he tucked his head in. At no time were Alex McKinnons arms held (contrary to what some say it's there to see).
To say "fortunately' Will landed on his forearm etc. give us a break, they rely on fortune to make decisions? In that case they have to say that 'unfortunately' Alex made a bad decision. Jordan is paying for their incompetence...
Melbourne Storm officials have written to the NRL seeking clarification on why St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin and Gold Coast hooker Beau Falloon received lighter punishment than that dished out to their emerging forward Jordan McLean as controversy over lifting tackles continues.
A day after NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said the competition committee would consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, Falloon escaped a charge altogether for an ugly tackle on Storm centre Will Chambers, while de Belin was hit with a grade-one dangerous throw charge in relation to a hit that upended South Sydney’s Sam Burgess at the SCG on Saturday night.
Bemused Melbourne officials are seeking answers given a belief that both tackles were of a more serious nature than the one for which McLean copped a seven-match ban at the NRL judiciary last week. The 21-year-old was referred directly to the panel over the tragic three-man tackle that left Newcastle’s Alex McKinnon with spinal damage last month. He had an extra four-match ban applied to take into account the extent of the injury on top of three weeks for a grade-two dangerous throw, a charge that was in an unprecedented episode determined by the three members of the judiciary.
There were concerns when McLean’s punishment was metered out that the scale of the suspension had established a dangerous precedent, and the Storm have been left confused by the more moderate action taken against Falloon and de Belin. Fairfax Media understands that privately some at the club are seething over what they perceive to be double standards but are reticent to inflame the situation given that McKinnon remains in hospital – he was transferred from Melbourne to Sydney on Monday – and Wednesday’s deadline for them to make a decision on whether to appeal McLean’s suspension.
‘‘Melbourne Storm today confirmed the club will be seeking clarification from the NRL regarding this afternoon’s Match Review Committee charges,’’ the Storm said in a statement on Monday afternoon. It is understood the Storm’s gripe in terms of the Chambers tackle is not with the Titans or with Falloon but with the NRL match review committee and how they have adjudicated the respective incidents. Chambers was fortunate to fall on his shoulders rather than land head-first into the AAMI Park turf while a day earlier Burgess also escaped unharmed.
In a further incident in the Souths-Dragons clash, St George Illawarra’s Joel Thompson was also spared a charge despite lifting Greg Inglis into a precarious position that prompted the superstar Rabbitohs fullback to appeal to the touch judge. While the NRL competition committee will consider a ban on lifting tackles at the end of the season, match review chief Michael Buettner said players could only be charged if their head or neck was likely to make contact with the ground. Although Falloon had lifted Chambers, the Storm centre came down on his forearm and shoulder before rolling to the side. ‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
‘‘With the Joel Thompson tackle, we did not believe a charge was appropriate as while there is a lifting action Inglis retains one leg on the ground for much of the tackle and he clearly lands on his forearms. He doesn’t reach a dangerous position. With the Beau Falloon tackle, we do not feel he is put in a position where it is likely his head or neck will make first contact with the ground.’’
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Can you believe this shit??????
‘‘Under the rules, for a player to be charged with a dangerous throw we have to be satisfied that a player has been lifted into a position where it is likely that the first part of his body that will make contact with the ground will be his head or neck,’’ Buettner said.
If anything, this shows that the McKinnon result did have a lot to do with how he tucked his head in. At no time were Alex McKinnons arms held (contrary to what some say it's there to see).
To say "fortunately' Will landed on his forearm etc. give us a break, they rely on fortune to make decisions? In that case they have to say that 'unfortunately' Alex made a bad decision. Jordan is paying for their incompetence...
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Absolutely horse shit. Look at the pressure Myles is putting on Will's neck. Who cares he landed on the point on his elbow. With enough pressure on the neck it could end up worse than it did.
Mckinnon had his hand on the ground and he tucked his head under.he was closer to the ground than Chambers or inglis ....NRL are a bunch of clowns.
someone needs to get those 3 pics into the publics eye. that is a joke! is the nrl leaving themselves open for a lawsuit if someone else gets seriously hurt, from not acting upon a safety issue in the game straight away? in normal business it happens all the time. they change rules mid year often, no punching was brought in after origin, and no one was seriously injured in that case.