Judiciary news

[Kaz]

I'm confused what's a shoulder charge? Evan on kasiano is not a shoulder charge cause no whip lash Isaac on JT no charge even though JT was whip lashed

LMAO

You should be in charge of the NRL, they have no idea as well.

 

[Boxer]

Whiplash? What does that have to do with anything? Lol. If the player tucks their arm down their side and leads with the shoulder first then that is a shoulder charge

Isn't that in the rules that's why Evan got off the charge ?
well if there arm is down by there side it's a shoulder charge Isaac done that then he should be charged?

 

[Boxer]

LMAO

You should be in charge of the NRL, they have no idea as well.

Lol honestly I have no idea about shoulder charge anymore .....

 

[Shanked]

Isn't that in the rules that's why Evan got off the charge ?
well if there arm is down by there side it's a shoulder charge Isaac done that then he should be charged?

yeah it is and why they changed it

 

[dogluva]

I think what a lot of people are missing here and I have heard it said so many times that it was a rule change: no it was not a rule change. A shoulder charge has always been defined as impact with the shoulder in which a player does not make an attempt to tackle ( i.e.. the arms are not away from the body) What they did was close a loophole in the rule by adding the word force. So really when you look at it a shoulder charge before is not that much different to what is classed as one now.

FROM RULES OF THE GAME 2015

SHOULDER CHARGE is where a defender, without attempting to tackle, grab or hold the ball-carrier (or any opposing player) using the arms or hands, makes direct physical contact with
the shoulder or the upper arm (tucked into the side).

Shoulder Charge See Note, Section 15 point (k) page 38 (This section deals with misconduct)

 

[MatstaDogg]

Isn't that in the rules that's why Evan got off the charge ?
well if there arm is down by there side it's a shoulder charge Isaac done that then he should be charged?

Yeah Boxer i remember them saying that about the whole whiplash bullshit is why he got off. The NRL are nothing but hypocrites and are always contradicting themselves.

 

[Lov_Dog]

Guerra Not Guilty apparently

~cb.

 

[Kaz]

Lol honestly I have no idea about shoulder charge anymore .....

Neither do I.

 

[MatstaDogg]

Just seen Guerra got found not guilty aswell. Does this open up more questions, i think so.

 

[dogluva]

Just seen Guerra got found not guilty aswell. Does this open up more questions, i think so.

The NRL are a shambles. I got an idea ;so there are no misunderstandings in the future about anything why don't we do away with the rules, the officials and let them play the game just like backyard footy.

 

[Papa Emeritus]

An embarrassing night for the NRL.

If there wasn't confusion before, there sure as **** is now.

 

[billybob]

FROM RULES OF THE GAME 2015

SHOULDER CHARGE is where a defender, without attempting to tackle, grab or hold the ball-carrier (or any opposing player) using the arms or hands, makes direct physical contact with
the shoulder or the upper arm (tucked into the side).

Shoulder Charge See Note, Section 15 point (k) page 38 (This section deals with misconduct)

As fans we shouldn't have to be looking up exact sections in rule books to understand it.

 

[Flanagun]

Whiplash? What does that have to do with anything? Lol. If the player tucks their arm down their side and leads with the shoulder first then that is a shoulder charge

i agree that they need clear cut rules to eliminate the amount of interpretation involved in these decisions. Your definition seems obvious enough to most of us who follow the game yet the morons running the game can't seem to get their heads around this. A simpler interpretation of what is illegal play leads to a smoother judicial process. It really isn't rocket science.

The problem is the media uses something like whiplash to argue that all shoulder charges are dangerous regardless of whether there is contact with the head and then the reactionary dickheads at the NRL start looking at whether whiplash has occurred in a tackle and factors that into the judicial process.

Whether we agree with the point the media is making or not the twits running the game are missing it. The point the media is trying to make is that a shoulder charge involves extra g force compared to a normal tackle and is therefore more likely to create a whiplash effect. Therefore all shoulder charges are potentially dangerous.

It really shouldn't be that hard for Smith, Greenberg and co to understand.

 

[Chicharito]

What a joke of an organisation

My thoughts exactly. The NRL is the laughing stock of Australian sport to be honest.

 

[Diesel]

Tonight was a big f*^k you to Greenburg. I love it.

 

[Boxer]

Just seen Guerra got found not guilty aswell. Does this open up more questions, i think so.

lol what is a shoulder charge does anyone know

 

[Mr Invisible]

NRL: You cannot shoulder charge.
PLAYER: *shoulder charges*
NRL: You are cited for a shoulder charge.
CLUB: We will fight this.
*several brown paper bags of money later*
NRL MRC: That's not a shoulder charge off you go.

FANS: "What the **** is going on with the game I love!!"

The game has officially become a ****ing joke.

Seriously NRL big wigs.. Unban the shoulder charge, revert it to the "if you hit the head it's a penalty", and lets move on the with things.

OH WAIT .. we can't do that because that would be showing how completely ****ing incompetent we are that we bring in a rule and renig on it (because its a ****ing stupid idea) several weeks/a season later.

...

I'm seriously VERY close to turning off the game and not looking back until Super League v2.0 kicks into gear and wipes these amateurs away.

Greenberg, Smith, Grant, have all destroyed the game we once loved.. I wish they'd all **** off immediately.

 

[The DoggFather]

National Joke of a League

 

[Wolfmother]

NRL: You cannot shoulder charge.
PLAYER: *shoulder charges*
NRL: You are cited for a shoulder charge.
CLUB: We will fight this.
*several brown paper bags of money later*
NRL MRC: That's not a shoulder charge off you go.

FANS: "What the **** is going on with the game I love!!"

The game has officially become a ****ing joke.

Seriously NRL big wigs.. Unban the shoulder charge, revert it to the "if you hit the head it's a penalty", and lets move on the with things.

OH WAIT .. we can't do that because that would be showing how completely ****ing incompetent we are that we bring in a rule and renig on it (because its a ****ing stupid idea) several weeks/a season later.

...

I'm seriously VERY close to turning off the game and not looking back until Super League v2.0 kicks into gear and wipes these amateurs away.

Greenberg, Smith, Grant, have all destroyed the game we once loved.. I wish they'd all **** off immediately.

makes sense about the brown paper bags. The way it's run seems like they're not accountable to anyone

 

[Flanagun]

NRL: You cannot shoulder charge.
PLAYER: *shoulder charges*
NRL: You are cited for a shoulder charge.
CLUB: We will fight this.
*several brown paper bags of money later*
NRL MRC: That's not a shoulder charge off you go.

Not so long ago, all the brown paper bags in the vicinity of Redfern were filled with bottles of cheap booze, not cash.

Damn you Russell Crowe! Oh for the good old days!