Opinion Hetherington and Thompson vs Latrell…

[D.O.W.]

Latrell is the new Inglis... Can kill a young family whilst drink driving and would get a slap on the wrist whilst admitting mental health issues.

Personally, the mental health card is being used super loosely in this day and age, especially by NRL players... I feel for those genuinely impacted, but it’s becoming increasingly used to get out of contracts or attempts to downgrade a misdemeanour.

 

[gbrussell]

Hetherington was sent off this season for a high shot. The player stayed down then got up and laughed. Mitchell went out to hurt a player last night and was not sent off. The damage he did to the player was for all to see. Its now become obvious players are targeted by refs like Hetherington and Thompson and their record is only there because they are not treated like other players. Other players have got away with what both these players have done so they have no record. A rule means nothing in this game unless all are treated the same. This game is a disgrace .

Common denominator. Same ref. Ashley Klein.

 

[Jarrad El Hickey]

I haven’t seen many defend him. Even Bennett didn’t defend him.

South’s fans and channel 9 saying there was no intent

 

[Roger the alien]

Latrell plays for South's so he'll probably just get a 1 week suspension so that he's well rested for the play-offs.

 

[D- voice]

Hetherington was sent off this season for a high shot. The player stayed down then got up and laughed. Mitchell went out to hurt a player last night and was not sent off. The damage he did to the player was for all to see. Its now become obvious players are targeted by refs like Hetherington and Thompson and their record is only there because they are not treated like other players. Other players have got away with what both these players have done so they have no record. A rule means nothing in this game unless all are treated the same. This game is a disgrace .

You are spot on Bull Terrier !
No matter what the distances were we where there for our team...
Now I struggle to watch the game on TV

 

[D- voice]

Latrell plays for South's so he'll probably just get a 1 week suspension so that he's well rested for the play-offs.

No, he will get more...
Shot of the year award !

 

[CrittaMagic69]

No, he will get more...
Shot of the year award !

He's facing 6-9 weeks, grade 2 reckless high tackle.

 

[TAS]

"Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell is facing a suspension of between six and nine matches after being charged with a grade two reckless tackle on Roosters centre Joey Manu.

Mitchell was sin-binned for the hit that left former teammate Manu with a suspected fractured cheekbone. With four prior offences in the past two years, he faces a six-match ban if he enters an early guilty plea and would risk a nine-match suspension if he unsuccessfully fights the charge at the judiciary."

 

[D.O.W.]

Hetherington back in the squad this week, the bloke is probably a nervous wreck…

Kind of like how in soccer the defenders defend in the box with their hands behind their back to avoid a penalty, I can see big Hetho doing the same! He’s going to have try and tackle with his stomach, that should avoid certain scrutiny!!

 

[Psycho Doggie]

It was a top shelf rant, but have to say, Bennett’s response was also quality, called for Robinson to take a look at his own backyard since guys like Victor Radley have inflicted similar on others

Dunno about anyone else, but I can see a few differences between most of the stuff from Radley, JWH, Thommo, Hetho, etc, and what Mitchell did on Manu. From the point of view of actually playing the game.

 

[TOTTO]

Latrell tackle compared to others this year should of been classed as man slaughter lol

 

[Psycho Doggie]

"Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell is facing a suspension of between six and nine matches after being charged with a grade two reckless tackle on Roosters centre Joey Manu.

Mitchell was sin-binned for the hit that left former teammate Manu with a suspected fractured cheekbone. With four prior offences in the past two years, he faces a six-match ban if he enters an early guilty plea and would risk a nine-match suspension if he unsuccessfully fights the charge at the judiciary."

Did he also get a contrary conduct charge for throwing the ball near opposition players head?

 

[diddly]

Personally, the mental health card is being used super loosely in this day and age, especially by NRL players... I feel for those genuinely impacted, but it’s becoming increasingly used to get out of contracts or attempts to downgrade a misdemeanour.

And it is taking focus and resources away from the genuine cases of mental health.

 

[D.O.W.]

And it is taking focus and resources away from the genuine cases of mental health.

Correct, the real cases take months, sometimes years to actually come out, it’s the silent struggle, but yet taking someone’s head off in a game situation or making public a sexual related incident and bang, it’s magically mental health.

 

[belmore_utd]

It has been disgusting to see players like Guthersoni staying down with their hand on their necks and the moment the whistle blows jump up grinning and trying for a quick tap.

Wanted to punch the germ when I seen that. How isnt that contrary conduct!?

 

[chisdog]

Let’s be very f###ing honest @NRL, if Hetho or Thommo did what Latrell did last night, intent or no intent, it would have been a straight send off (not a sin bin) and a 8-10 week suspension. Gould was spot on when he said if Manu didn’t get agitated (and it took him two goes before it actually drew attention), there’s a strong chance the incident wouldn’t have even drawn a penalty.. what game are they (Ash Klein as the lead ref and Henry Perenara managing the Bunker) watching???

Contact to the head with force has been atrociously policed since Magic round, it is a lottery, no one knows which way it’s going to go. From magic round, supposedly the game changer for player safety, it’s gone from a sin bin for contact to the head and a send off for contact to the head with force, to, a penalty for contact to the head (if you stay down) to a “lucky dip” where there is contact to the head with force.

What is killing the game are the on-field theatrics - you stay down = penalty, you get to your feet = play on…. I don’t understand how a ref, touch judge and bunker can spot the most minor knock on but they don’t see initial contact made to the head? This is forcing inconsistency between those who stay down and those who get on with it. If every player who gets a touch with any decent force to the head or neck stayed down, the game would go for 100min and we’d have 40 penalties - its going to ruin your product, fans are over it…

Crusher tackles in particular need to be seriously revisited the sport naturally lends itself to players getting themselves in precarious positions and now we’re seeing the ball carrier deliberately getting under the defender to create a situation where there is some pressure on the neck. Before this becomes a farce, its the ones where the defender is over the attacking player in that cradle position and slams the opponent down with force, they’re the ones to go hard on. This entire situation is getting out of control and quickly… just ask poor Thommo in particular.

Interesting that you mention length of the games. At the beginning of the season halves had been reduced to 43 / 44 minutes, but since players have realised if they lay down the referee might award them a penalty, it's back over the 50 minute mark.

You are dead right with the crusher thing. It wasn't a thing until Matai started having his "burners". Now all of a sudden there are 10 a game. Players ARE getting caught in a bad position deliberately. I think the rule needs to be that if you back into a tackle bad luck, unless a tackler does something really bad.

Thank goodness there are only 2 games to go & I can go back to watching old games again. OCD is a bitch!

 

[chisdog]

It has been disgusting to see players like Gutherson staying down with their hand on their necks and the moment the whistle blows jump up grinning and trying for a quick tap.

They need to introduce a rule to penalise players for feigning for free kicks. Adam Goodes used to do it & got booed regularly for it & so does Joel Selwood in the AFL.

 

[chisdog]

Any player who stays down and draws a penalty should have to do a minimum 5 min off field injury assessment.

If they’re genuinely “hurt”, well it’s an appropriate duty of care thing isn’t it.

If they were just milking, well have 5 mins on the sideline as your reward.

And if it still don’t stop the milkers, make it count as an interchange.

Laws considered to stop NRL players diving

The NRL could introduce laws to deter players from diving after admitting some players are milking penalties as part of the high tackle crackdown.

www.espn.com.au

It appears they want the coaches to address it, but with the coaches continuing to allow there players to do it & the referees doing nothing it's time to step in.

 

[The DoggFather]

Let's just call it as it is...

* Aboriginal
* Souths player

Saved him from the punishment our boys would of received.

 

[wendog33]

And it is taking focus and resources away from the genuine cases of mental health.

Yes with the effect of sadly trivialising it somehow.