True Blue
old dog
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- Apr 7, 2015
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I cannot help but feel that if the shoe was on the other foot and a bulldog hit McInnes in the head while making a tackle, that player would have at least been sent to the bin.
There is such a thing as "Duty of Care" and a defender has an obligation to exercise reasonable care in making a tackle. McInnes was 3rd man into a tackle (which had already slowed Poasa down significantly. He came in for a tackle in an "upright" position and met Poasa's head on with his head collecting Poasa and resulting in him leaving the game after only 2 minutes.
Surely there is a case to be answered here. Was it necessary for McInnes to complete the tackle.....perhaps. But was it necessary for him to do so in a dangerous upright position? I strongly believe that there is a case for the MRC at the very least in charging him with a dangerous tackle and I have seen this done in other matches, but this was simply blatant and unnecessary.
Any views out there?
There is such a thing as "Duty of Care" and a defender has an obligation to exercise reasonable care in making a tackle. McInnes was 3rd man into a tackle (which had already slowed Poasa down significantly. He came in for a tackle in an "upright" position and met Poasa's head on with his head collecting Poasa and resulting in him leaving the game after only 2 minutes.
Surely there is a case to be answered here. Was it necessary for McInnes to complete the tackle.....perhaps. But was it necessary for him to do so in a dangerous upright position? I strongly believe that there is a case for the MRC at the very least in charging him with a dangerous tackle and I have seen this done in other matches, but this was simply blatant and unnecessary.
Any views out there?