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He isnt risking further suspension. It's 1week whether he challenges or not.
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Izzy Folaus half spear tackle in the NAB cup was potentially dangerous, but wasnt actually dangerous in the end and casued no injury, therefore he got off. Should the same logic not apply to this case?Comment
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I think the Folau decision was the correct one. I dont think anyone would have got suspended for that.Comment
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Can you clarify something for me viz; can or can't you slide in. You stated that Surjan can slide in then you stated that the AFL can't slide in. So if you can't slide in shouldn't Sujan also have been charged? Can you elaborate? Also can you tell me how much time Goodes had to stop himself in his slide (in normal time not slow motion or frame by frame)?Comment
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I think the answer is in the first sentence (the part you didn't bold).Comment
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Therefore upon your reasoning any player who contests the ball and slides in before his opponent is o.k. but if the other player is second to the contest he can't slide in should he continue with the sliding motion he should be charged with rough play. If this is the case can you give an example of how much actual time does the second player have to get to the contest before he can't slide.Comment
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If you slide with your knees / feet into a player who is on the ground at speed you get reported for rough conduct. If there is a risk you might do this, and you don't want to get reported / injure someone, don't do it - go headfirst or keep your feet. As others have noted it's a question of technique. You can always run the risk if you want, but you have to accept responsibility if you muck it up.Comment
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I hope he gets off, but personally can't see how. I gather he has to prove he had no alternative - and the AFL won't want to agree with that when it's sliding in with your knees.
My reaction (even at the time on Sat) is more of frustration, mainly because:
1) He keeps putting himself in these situations unneccesarily, they are minor/harmless, but even more reason to avoid them completely
2) He generally doesn't welcome body contact anyway (which is fine, he's a certain type of player, always has been and we have plenty of others to do the bash and crash) - so he'd be better off avoiding the collision altogether than these half-measures which end up being minimal contact (and usually a free kick against at a minimum) anyway.Comment
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I agree with a lot of what you have said, however, in this instance he was going for the ball just as Surjan was. If you look at the footage of the incident look at where Goodes is looking. He has eyes for the ball and he goes down on his knees to attempt to get the ball,then at the last moment he sees Surjan. So in my opinion he did the correct thing in going for the ball. He had no intention to purposely sliding into Surjan, as many posters here are inferring. Given the time he had to re-act, when he saw Surgan, I can't possibly see that he could have done to avoid contact. This incident was totally different to the one in the pre-season, where he deserved to suspension he received. If Goodes had arrived at the ball first would Surjan have been charged by the MRP. I don't think so.Comment
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In the end you have to take into account how soft the game is these days.
May as well accept it - it's not going to change.
Players will be suspended because of accidental contact which results in an injury.
It will be "soccer with hands".
Goodsey needs to change this facet of his game or he'll go again.The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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