Tambling's concussion could rule him out for Dreamtime game (Age)

[one-eyed]

From today's Age...

In another development at Tigerland yesterday a heavy knock sustained by Richard Tambling in the last quarter of the club's fighting loss to Hawthorn could see him ruled out of Saturday night's Dreamtime game against Essendon.

Tambling, who has struggled for form this season, came close to being stretchered from the ground and was suffering the after effects of concussion.

Should he miss out the Tigers would go in to the round-nine clash without an indigenous player. Troy Taylor is recovering from a cruciate injury and Relton Roberts is struggling for fitness having only returned to Melbourne last week after the club granted him leave to attend a family funeral.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-chief-commissions-report-into-tigers-dismal-decade-20100517-v9hi.html

[WilliamPowell]

For a bloke who supposedly never goes in for a hard ball, goes for the ball one hand handed and always avoids in and under contests.... how could he possibly have concussion.

Doesn't make sense 

[eliminator]

Shows you how ignorant the age is . Edwards comes from an indigenous background

[Muscles]

Also thought it was Alroy who was on leave for family matters, not Relton?

[Francois Jackson]

For a bloke who supposedly never goes in for a hard ball, goes for the ball one hand handed and always avoids in and under contests.... how could he possibly have concussion.

Doesn't make sense 

1 game out of 101 he went in for the hard ball. The end is near for Ritchie, the longer is form slump persists

Ritchie is a soft downhill skier. He should watch Webberley, Jackson and Campbell Brown on Saturday. Thats how its done.

He was tackled and hit someone's leg on the way down didn't he. Hardly an inspirational act of courage unlike Webberley's efforts.

Thats how he got concussed. You can defend him all you like thats your opinion, but the facts are the numbers dont lie.

i did notice he laid 5/6 tackles though which is a good thing, ill give him that.

[WilliamPowell]

Also thought it was Alroy who was on leave for family matters, not Relton?

Alroy did go home for an extended period for family reasons

And Relton went home last week hence why he didn't play for Coburg on the weekend.

Caro is correct here

1 game out of 101 he went in for the hard ball. The end is near for Ritchie, the longer is form slump persists

Ritchie is a soft downhill skier. He should watch Webberley, Jackson and Campbell Brown on Saturday. Thats how its done.

He was tackled and hit someone's leg on the way down didn't he. Hardly an inspirational act of courage unlike Webberley's efforts.

Firstly, daniel if you want to give out the whacks that's well and good but to make sweeping statements along lines of "1 out of 101" games doesn't give your arguement much credibility 

In fact it is a stupid statement

I will say it again take off you blinkers and watch every part of a game, not just the bits you want to see and then continue with your argument.

And just on the concsussion if you watch the tape and take the blinkers off you may actually find that he copped a knee to head that borders on being a cheap shot by a sniper aftyer the initital hit.

And how you can even suggest that going head first into a contest at ground level isn't courageous beggars belief. Again take the blinkers off

And on the tackling you may find that he has been high in tackle count numbers all season

Finally the only reason I am "defending" him as you put it is because you are making the numbers (as you put it) suit your argument.

[TigerTimeII]

Shows you how ignorant the age is . Edwards comes from an indigenous background

yep media r tools

[Owl]

Daniel, I suspect you have Marty Feldman eyes.  Apart from being a devil with the ladies, you don't have a effing clue whats going on right in front of you half the time do ya? 
Oh by the way,
http://www.yellowandblack.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=11831&page=28
that link has a post from me with freeze frames from the Brown bump with his 'eyes on the ball'  as you claim ...look again, try closing one of your marty feldman eyes so you can see it properly and look where his shoulder is too.  He isn't interested in the ball.

[Mr Magic]

1 game out of 101 he went in for the hard ball.

Not your best post.

[the_boy_jake]

Should he miss out the Tigers would go in to the round-nine clash without an indigenous player. Troy Taylor is recovering from a cruciate injury and Relton Roberts is struggling for fitness having only returned to Melbourne last week after the club granted him leave to attend a family funeral.

I really hope Tambling doesn't feel pressured to play if he isn't right..

[Francois Jackson]

Also thought it was Alroy who was on leave for family matters, not Relton?

Alroy did go home for an extended period for family reasons

And Relton went home last week hence why he didn't play for Coburg on the weekend.

Caro is correct here

1 game out of 101 he went in for the hard ball. The end is near for Ritchie, the longer is form slump persists

Ritchie is a soft downhill skier. He should watch Webberley, Jackson and Campbell Brown on Saturday. Thats how its done.

He was tackled and hit someone's leg on the way down didn't he. Hardly an inspirational act of courage unlike Webberley's efforts.

Firstly, daniel if you want to give out the whacks that's well and good but to make sweeping statements along lines of "1 out of 101" games doesn't give your arguement much credibility 

In fact it is a stupid statement

I will say it again take off you blinkers and watch every part of a game, not just the bits you want to see and then continue with your argument.

And just on the concsussion if you watch the tape and take the blinkers off you may actually find that he copped a knee to head that borders on being a cheap shot by a sniper aftyer the initital hit.

And how you can even suggest that going head first into a contest at ground level isn't courageous beggars belief. Again take the blinkers off

And on the tackling you may find that he has been high in tackle count numbers all season

Finally the only reason I am "defending" him as you put it is because you are making the numbers (as you put it) suit your argument.

i give credit where its due most of the time, read back on my posts and maybe i was harsh about 1 out of 101 but he has not strung more than 10 consistent games together since he was drafted. Late last year he was good.

Believe me i did watch most parts of the game from the little tv i had in front of me. I saw him kick a great goal, lay some good tackles but what next week and the week after and the one after that. He is a very inconsistent performer at this level. FACT!! He has gone backwards. Most players i would play before him except Mclovin, Hislop and Thomson.

Its a forum is it not and i call his game as i see it in my eyes, if you choose to like the way he plays thats your call.

[Owl]

does doing a upper case FACT!! actually make statements factual?  Ill have to try that out.  Do you have to stab your finger at the screen when you press enter ?  or can you just infer it ?
I'm off for a coffee FACT!!  Tambling is a good player FACT!!

[Tigermonk]

If Tambling misses this week because of concussion l would find that real concerning.
l'm 99.9% sure he returned to the ground after he was carried off by 2 trainers.
So to me the doctor gave him the all clear to return safely & thier should be no concerns or reasons why he will not take his spot in the side against Essendon.

[camboon]

Does anyone else think we could have won the game if we put Blinger on Rioli - I still think they have a plan for Richie (defensive pressure) and he is taking time to adapt.

He can frustrate but I cant question his attack on the ball.

[Tigermonk]

Does anyone else think we could have won the game if we put Blinger on Rioli - I still think they have a plan for Richie (defensive pressure) and he is taking time to adapt.

He can frustrate but I cant question his attack on the ball.

It was a couple of bad decisions that cost us game.
You wont tag a player completely like Rioli because he has explosive speed & skill.
We needed a player to try block his run & rough him up to try taking him out of the play as much as you can.  But when the ball falls free you can count Rioli being at the bottom & he is so freakisk near goal you know the result 80% of the time