Another Tino special. Were we lucky not to have lost our captain to a Brocken jaw?

[Dogzof95]

Just when you think this administration couldn’t get any worse…. BOOOOM…. What an absolute disgrace! Soon players will be running out with helmets. There’s no doubt if this was one of our players he would be out for at least 6 weeks, but some players are protected and it’s becoming more and more apparent the nrLOL only cares about their revenue!

 

[GoTheDoggies]

If it was Jack Hetherington in blue and white he’d be sent to prison.

 

[boggie23]

It makes no sense does it,

So frustrating
This is the reason so many people have turned away from the game.

I get and accept injuries from accidents. Even a high tackle that bounces off the ball or chest can be an accident and can knock someone out and is not necessarily malicious.

Coming in with a raised elbow on the other hand.... from a known grub...... And he gets off in back to back games almost with a $3500 fine.... one hit resulted in a HIA and the other in a badly broken jaw.... Yet someone that comes in contacts someone in the chest and it bounces up and hits them in the jaw and that gets 3+ weeks. I know which one needs to be stamped out..... and its not an accidental hit.

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Tina & Nelson are the worst offenders, both ex Storm = grubs

 

[D- voice]

Does the nrl need to look into this more closely.

They did, as a mater of fact The NRL were very upset with Tino for failing to break Mahoney's jaw as well

 

[JayBee]

It wasn't the head, it was the jaw of both players.

Last I checked - I’m not a doctor though - the jaw is part of the head

 

[D- voice]

Tina & Nelson are the worst offenders, both ex Storm = grubs

How could you forget Kaufusi LOL

 

[sgodllubsti]

if its good enough for tino to do it, then its good enough for everyone else to lead with the forearm elbow square into tinos face, bloke is getting grubbier every week

 

[Dogs4eva13]

Wow just shows Origin is sacrosanct. Having him available for origin more important than the rules of the game. They couldn't even charge him as loading would have meant he missed a game. They also came out straight away as pressure would have built over the weekend to ban him, just ant people to forget it. All tall players just need to lead with their forearms now. If it wasn't for origin surely he gets 1-2 weeks minimum. Surely Haas and co have got the message they can do anything this weekend and it wont matter.

 

[Interestingg]

Reed Mahoney one was worse than this. You actually see the raised forearm

 

[RookieDog]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Slater and his kung-fu bomb catching technique was also deemed "nothing to see here" although he was studding defenders in the throat.

Favoured player.

No question that sh*t from Slater 100% illegal but they let him get away with it

 

[RookieDog]

Just when you think this administration couldn’t get any worse…. BOOOOM…. What an absolute disgrace! Soon players will be running out with helmets. There’s no doubt if this was one of our players he would be out for at least 6 weeks, but some players are protected and it’s becoming more and more apparent the nrLOL only cares about their revenue!

Yep the administration of "the greatest game of all" continue to surprise ... but not in a good way

 

[Gene Krupa]

Damn, I didn’t know the jaw wasn’t part of your head. Thanks for that

Last I checked - I’m not a doctor though - the jaw is part of the head

The upper jaw, but not the lower, is part of the skull

Skull | Definition, Anatomy, & Function

Skull, skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain and some sense organs. The skull includes the upper jaw and the cranium. Learn more about the anatomy and function of the skull in humans and other vertebrates.

www.britannica.com

 

[Kung fu man]

This has always been illegal. JWH has been done for this exact same move in the past. Tina is a grub.

Hargraves does it all the time

 

[BELMORE]

The upper jaw, but not the lower, is part of the skull

Skull | Definition, Anatomy, & Function

Skull, skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain and some sense organs. The skull includes the upper jaw and the cranium. Learn more about the anatomy and function of the skull in humans and other vertebrates.

www.britannica.com

Damn man you should write to the NRL and tell them contact to the lower jaw shouldn’t be deemed high contact.

 

[gibbo2]

Gonna see more of this type of contact. They have banned shoulder charges and players are afraid to go around the legs and waist for fear of accidentally being rubbed out for a hip drop. End result is that the defenders head ends up in the wrong place as the defenders are aiming around the ball carrying region.

 

[BELMORE]

TPJ should start running the ball back with his arm cocked just aiming for blokes heads

 

[Nate DAWG]

I never knew forearming intentionally into the face of a player is legal. This is fkn crazy

 

[MichaelM]

You need to be able to raise your forearm, where is needs a closer look is when the attacker extends it into the defender's head with any amount of force. Where it used to get even uglier is when players use to also lead more with an elbow, which is an absolute weapon.

League is a dangerous body contact sport, so there will always be injuries especially when a guy 6ft 5in changes into much shorter players - I'm amazed Mahoney doesn't get concussed more often the way he puts his body on the line with his legs tackles.

 

[SPEARTAKVIDREFS]

Hargraves does it all the time

So does Nelson