Opinion Identical Melbourne's King and Waddell face contact

[Como Dog]

Right, identical situation for Melbourne's King on a Warrior's player as was Waddell. Let's hear the fwits at the NRL explain how King doesn't get a 5 game ban.

 

[D0GMATIC]

Right, identical situation for Melbourne's King on a Warrior's player as was Waddell. Let's hear the fwits at the NRL explain how King doesn't get a 5 game ban.

If there is any consistency, which there isn't, He should get 5 weeks . . . But he won't because it's Melbourne

 

[John Matrix]

I missed it, when did it happen?

 

[Como Dog]

I missed it, when did it happen?

It was like looking at your profile picture

Same sort of tackle reached across his face with his hands over the Warrior's players eyes. The Warriors player made a complaint and it went on report.

Mid way through the first half I'd say.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

I missed it, when did it happen?

Around the 19th minute of the first half. Incredibly Harry Grant gets his hand up there for a moment too

 

[John Matrix]

It was like looking at your profile picture

Same sort of tackle reached across his face with his hands over the Warrior's players eyes. The Warriors player made a complaint and it went on report.

Mid way through the first half I'd say.

Around the 19th minute of the first half. Incredibly Harry Grant gets his hand up there for a moment too

Thanks!

 

[GA45]

Didn’t another storm player in the same tackle gouge his eyes as well? Looked like Grants hand did it as well.

 

[Como Dog]

Didn’t another storm player in the same tackle gouge his eyes as well? Looked like Grants hand did it as well.

Tbh I missed that but @Psycho Doggie mentioned that as well.

Just watched then. If it's a head contact charge then Grant's hand was in and around there but only on the headband and a bit over the top of King's hand while it is over the Warrior's players eye. Doubt Grant will be charged.

 

[EXPLORER]

Soon as it happened and went on report I said to my better half that he won't get 5 weeks and the morons at NRL will have some bullshit excuse for why.

It's all too common.

 

[Nate DAWG]

Tbh, it looked worse than Waddell. There was more of a raking motion. But I agree with others, doubt he gets 5 weeks.

 

[BELMORE]

King will get the same as Waddell for sure. Grant… depends.. what was Waddells actual charge? Grant got his hand in the wrong place but the only reason it wasn’t an eye gouge is his teammate already beat him to it, so there could be something in that, just careless having your hand in that area seems to be the call from the NRL.

 

[B-Train]

As I said after Waddell's suspension, the refs have allowed way too much contact to the face this season and players have been getting away with it for the most part tackle after tackle.. If they reffed the game properly instead of focusing on six agains and getting the bunker to do everything for them, they would have stamped it out of the game earlier.

 

[flamebouyant]

Tbh, it looked worse than Waddell. There was more of a raking motion. But I agree with others, doubt he gets 5 weeks.

Totally agree. Looked much worse. His fingers were in the eye, where as Waddells fingers were just wrapped over the face.

 

[Heckler]

Was there an official complaint?

 

[Noeasyday]

No charge from the judiciary for King

 

[Como Dog]

No charge from the judiciary for King

Are we surprised? Do they normally do it this early though?

 

[Doogie]

No charge from the judiciary for King

Lol - and Nelson got nothing for the elbow drop that nearly broke old mates jaw.

And Nelson has been up four times this year and..... $9k in fines. And JWH got charged for his which was more obvious but less damaging.

Believe Dallas is on the judiciary and played 150+ games for the storm. Also worth noting that only match suspensions the storm have had this year are from snorting white and calling the ref a cheat.

What a fckng joke.

 

[Como Dog]

Lol - and Nelson got nothing for the elbow drop that nearly broke old mates jaw.

And Nelson has been up four times this year and..... $9k in fines. And JWH got charged for his which was more obvious but less damaging.

Believe Dallas is on the judiciary and played 150+ games for the storm. Also worth noting that only match suspensions the storm have had this year are from snorting white and calling the ref a cheat.

What a fckng joke.

Seriously what can be done about this? It keeps happening and no one will take a stand and keep saying anything or do anything about it.

 

[Caveman]

Seriously what can be done about this? It keeps happening and no one will take a stand and keep saying anything or do anything about it.

Only thing I can see that would tighten it up would be a team take legal action on the basis of financial loss in circumstances of a clear contradiction - however I wouldn't want to be the first team to do that if I were a and executive of a club.

 

[Doogie]

Seriously what can be done about this? It keeps happening and no one will take a stand and keep saying anything or do anything about it.

Simple. Get an ex-Dogs player on the judiciary.

And as a reminder - b4 giving Waddell the ass - Bellew said these are the questions that need to be answered.

Was there contact? (Yep) Was it dangerous? (Yep - well old mate required attention) Was it reckless or was it careless? (well across the eyes from behind). And Tino was fine 5 seconds later, whereas Warriors boy was down for a few minutes. Its a stitch up.

Whats funny though - Lindner - the other player on the judiciary is an optometrist by trade. Go figure....