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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on April 25, 2012, 02:51:11 PM
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Tigers to tackle with care
By Paul Daffey
Wed 25 Apr, 2012
RICHMOND defender Steven Morris says the Tigers must be disciplined when they tackle West Coast players during this Sunday's game at Etihad Stadium.
His statement follows comments from Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson after the Hawks' five-point loss to the Eagles at Patersons Stadium on Saturday.
Clarkson said the likes of Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood, Ashton Hams and Daniel Kerr were adept at shrugging their shoulders to turn legal tackles into head-high contact, and that the practice should be considered the same as ducking the head.
Morris said the Tigers trained hard on their tackling techniques.
"We're a really disciplined side," he said.
"We've just got to go out there and play the ball hard and make sure we don't give the umpires opportunities to pay those free kicks."
Statistics confirm that Richmond is a disciplined tackling team.
Carlton has conceded the fewest free kicks for head-high tackles this season (14) followed by Richmond (17) and West Coast (18).
Geelong has given away the most free kicks for head-high tackles (34) while Hawthorn is second on the list with 32.
"We've just got to focus on our techniques," Morris said.
"The onus is on the player to make sure they execute the tackle correctly. If you slip high, you're going to pay the consequences. "
The Eagles have received the most free kicks for a high tackle (42). Luke Shuey has been given 12, the most in the competition, while two others Eagles are in the top six.
Hams has received eight free kicks for a high tackle, while Scott Selwood has received five.
Umpires manager Jeff Gieschen said the League was monitoring the spate of shrugging tackles to induce head-high contact.
He said he had no problems with it, but he warned players against dropping to their knees to milk free kicks.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/133993/default.aspx
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Surely this can only go in our favour now and maybe against the Eagles. If the umpires are now aware well and truely that this sort of carry on by these players has been raised in the public forumthey will be looking out for the acting....surely... ::)
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Agreed WAT, along with 40k fans baying for blood with the roof closed, we'll give them some of their own medicine...
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Agreed WAT, along with 40k fans baying for blood with the roof closed, we'll give them some of their own medicine...
Yeah we are owed it TM!!
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saw , i think it was jetta, tackled legit today, and throw his head back like he was pole axed. thankfully the umps didnt fall for it, but really he should have been penalised himself.
I hate poo like like that, nearly as much as seeing players flapping their arms like they want to fly in an attempt to sway the umps to give a free. just play the effing ball and get on with it, FFS.
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Cheers Clarko for bringing that up :thumbsup
Probably helping his mate Dimma out