Goodes a protected species, says Matthews / The Moose to Blame?

[ShockOfHair]

Just as I was wondering about Brisbane as our official "rival", up steps Leigh Matthews.

Goodes is a protected species and as a Swan he gets the "double whammy", says the bald one.


Goodes a protected species: Matthews - Real Footy - Breaking News

[NMWBloods]

Does anyone here really believe that Goodes made no contact to Thomas and it was the contact with the ground that knocked him silly? Imagine the uproar if we were fed that story if the roles were reversed! I think Goodes was as lucky as Hall (against Chris Grant) a few years ago.

[Claret]

I must say some surprising comments from him.

I'm not sure if he is trying to promote the game or to give the Swans more motivation but he's probably done both successfully.

[goswannie14]

Matthews is jealous, he was the greatest thug to play our game. He was the only player to be deregistered because of an on-field incident when he knocked out Neville Bruns behind play.

I once played cricket against Stephen Giles who was knocked out behind play with a cheap shot by Matthews. Gilesy would have loved to have bumped into Leigh in a dark alley to even the score.

Pot Kettle Black.

[Plugger46]

Does anyone here really believe that Goodes made no contact to Thomas and it was the contact with the ground that knocked him silly? Imagine the uproar if we were fed that story if the roles were reversed! I think Goodes was as lucky as Hall (against Chris Grant) a few years ago.

Agree entirely.

Very lucky.

[TheGrimReaper]

Does anyone here really believe that Goodes made no contact to Thomas and it was the contact with the ground that knocked him silly? Imagine the uproar if we were fed that story if the roles were reversed! I think Goodes was as lucky as Hall (against Chris Grant) a few years ago.

Don't you mean Matthew Maguire?

Oh wait.....you're never wrong.

[Plugger46]

Don't you mean Matthew Maguire?

Oh wait.....you're never wrong.

No he doesn't.

Grant went down behind the play after a scuffle with Hall in a game in '06.

[2005]

Cant believe Barney has said that.

Not denying he was one of the best to play the game , and as Ive said Goodsey is lucky not to of been nailed, though he was a dirty sniping little @@@@ especially behind play during most of career.
Lucky he didnt have the scrutiny the players have now , Im sure then Lethal would of hardly played a game !!

[liz]

Does anyone here really believe that Goodes made no contact to Thomas and it was the contact with the ground that knocked him silly? Imagine the uproar if we were fed that story if the roles were reversed! I think Goodes was as lucky as Hall (against Chris Grant) a few years ago.

I have no idea whether Goodes made contact with Thomas. He has said himself he doesn't know. Interestingly, either the tribunal didn't think it worth asking Thomas or any of the umpires, or the press didn't think it worth reporting their responses. Maybe none of them knows either.

But the video evidence does not suggest that it was contact from Goodes that "knocked Thomas silly".

If Goodes had made forceful contact sufficient to "knock Thomas silly", one would expect to see Thomas body recoil backwards from the impact. Even just a touch. A smigeon. The video does not show that. It shows Thomas sliding down Goodes' body and continuing to slide, forwards, not backwards.

You can chose to interpret the facts as you see them. But there is no need to express disbelief that some of us see what the tribunal saw - that there is no video evidence that Goodes made contact.

The possibility that he was knocked out by his head hitting the ground is not implausible - given that two of our own players hit their heads hard on the ground (one of them twice) and had to leave the ground.

A question to you - do you think that Matthews is correct, that Goodes is somehow a "protected species". If so, why do you think that might be?

[NMWBloods]

No - I don't think for a moment that Goodes is a "protected species". I just think he was lucky, and if the situation was reversed then this site would be as up in arms as BF has been.

[AnnieH]

Leigh Matthews is @@@@-scared.
He was certain Goodesy would be rubbed out for a week so he wouldn't have to worry about him.
Now that Goodesy beat the tribunal, he should (read: hope) be up and firing this weekend.
Matthews has a problem ... who's he gunna put on Goodesy!
(Or still, how many of his team are available to have a go ... I give him a minimum of four match-ups.)

[undy]

I have no idea whether Goodes made contact with Thomas. He has said himself he doesn't know. Interestingly, either the tribunal didn't think it worth asking Thomas or any of the umpires, or the press didn't think it worth reporting their responses. Maybe none of them knows either.

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A question to you - do you think that Matthews is correct, that Goodes is somehow a "protected species". If so, why do you think that might be?

No, I think Goodes was treated OK, although I haven't watched the video more than once. At the game I didn't see the contact, I just saw the player on the ground, but it would have taken a big or very skilful hit to lay him out, which just didn't happen on the video. Matthews is just @@@@ stirring IMHO, something that he does from time to time. I'd guess that he is hoping to turn the crowd against Goodsey.

What have we heard from Port about the incident ? SFA as far as I know.

Matthews was reportedly at the game - he would have seen Jack getting concussed and Jack getting concussed.... he's just stirring.

[573v30]

Oh dear, that "protected species" line again...

[bedford]

No - I don't think for a moment that Goodes is a "protected species". I just think he was lucky, and if the situation was reversed then this site would be as up in arms as BF has been.

i don't know how he was lucky,he didn't do anything but shrug him off,what are we all going soft

[liz]

I think you're probably right about Matthew's motives Undy. It is certainly unusual to hear another coach comment about a tribunal incident once it's been dealt with, other than sometimes to comment on relative penalties.

It's a strange tactic though because it does make him sound "scared". That is not something I'd normally associate with Matthews. I'd expect him to trust which ever opponent(s) he assigns to Goodes to go out there and do the job.