Tigers to go to Umpires dept. about taggers tactics on Cotchin (afl site)

[one-eyed]

Cotch concern
By Peter Ryan
AAP
6:02 PM Sun 22 Apr, 2012


RICHMOND will speak to the AFL umpires department over the physical pressure that Geelong put on Trent Cotchin during Sunday's match at Simonds Stadium.

Despite being tagged by Taylor Hunt, the star onballer was one of the Tigers' best players with 25 possessions, five clearances and nine tackles in the 10-point loss.

Asked if his side suffered any injuries, coach Damien Hardwick said: "I think Cotchin got bear-hugged to death - other than that, I think we're okay.

"It would be interesting if you guys (media) went back and looked at the tape.

"He's a ball player, 'Cotch', and we just want what's best for the game - people come to see the kid play.

"Just give him a crack, I'd say."

Asked if he would call umpires boss Gieschen about the matter, Hardwick sighed and said "again".

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/133758/default.aspx

[dwaino]

[crackertiger]

Watching this now and it's shocking. Hunt is not even looking at the ball?

[Chuck17]

Yep it was all day, the best thing is he is such a gun and can still find the ball with all the extra attention

[YellowandBlackBlood]

it was a disgrace. Plain and simple.  So much for protecting the ball carrier!

Gieschen you are a 

[TigerLand]

Was visibly frustrated and upset at the treatment from the start of the game.

Taylor Hunt isn't a footballers hole.

[Eat_em_Alive]

Is this the human meatball with the sketchpad on his arm?? Need to lay off the roids

[The Big Richo]

Whinge whinge, Ablett seems to manage.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Whinge whinge, Ablett seems to manage.

Ablett gets paid plenty of frees for holding.  That's how he manages!

[TigerLand]

Whinge whinge, Ablett seems to manage.

Ablett gets paid plenty of frees for holding.  That's how he manages!

Well said.

[The Big Richo]

Whinge whinge, Ablett seems to manage.

Ablett gets paid plenty of frees for holding.  That's how he manages!

And gets 5 times the attention from taggers.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Not only Cotch but how about the general play.

Umpire 28 in particular. A man who is starstruck and some of the frees the Cats boys got with special mention to Bartel, Chapman, Selwood and the thespian in Stevie J were just baffling.

Do our blokes suffer from Gladstone Small syndrome no neck so when we get tackled high there is no clear way to know where the shoulder is and where the neck is.

If the player being tackled is propelled in a forward motion by the momentum of the tackler is that a free kick too?

Going to Geelong is worse than going to Perth or Adelaide.

Umpire 28 on numerous occasions today used his whistle to signal a Geelong free kick on decisions that were adjudicated in the Reg Hickey stand on the wing.

[Francois Jackson]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/clarkson-time-to-change-the-rule-or-well-duck-too/story-e6frf9jf-1226335465926

check this out

I agree 100% with clarko. Enough is enough with these selwoods. Dimma should instruct every player to start ducking now and getting the free kick. Its a disgrace really and cant believe they constantly get paid free kicks.

Check out the Eagles free kick count thus far this year. Another joke

[tony_montana]

Yep i hate it, also hate how players fall fwd to get in the back decisions, some clubs do it more than others

[Smokey]

Whinge whinge, Ablett seems to manage.

Did more than his fair share of whingeing on Sat night when Raines was in his face.