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jk23 · Post: # 536374Post **jk23** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 8:51pm

Just saw the ad for the show they mentioned saints not happy... Will have to wait and see what it means 10.30 pm tonight..

F_Q_F · Post: # 536377Post **F_Q_F** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 8:52pm

Do you mean that the Saints aren't happy or the panel aren't happy with the Saints?

hAyES · Post: # 536379Post **hAyES** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 8:53pm

It's probably something minor. I hope so anyway.

Armoooo · Post: # 536380Post **Armoooo** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 8:54pm

It has to do with the tunelling

jk23 · Post: # 536384Post **jk23** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 8:58pm

F_Q_F wrote:Do you mean that the Saints aren't happy or the panel aren't happy with the Saints?

The saints are not happy....

Iceman234 · Post: # 536393Post **Iceman234** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 9:06pm

jk23 wrote:
F_Q_F wrote:Do you mean that the Saints aren't happy or the panel aren't happy with the Saints?
The saints are not happy....

But we are happy with the last ten minutes of rain - that was HUGE....

jill · Post: # 536407Post **jill** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 9:20pm

Half your luck with rain Iceman - hope we get some too. Hope Saints draw attention to "tunnelling"".

matrix · Post: # 536419Post **matrix** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 9:34pm

Armoooo wrote:It has to do with the tunelling

good...glad to see this is getting addressed, or at least being brought to light.

casey scorp · Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:01pm

Some story about a drop kick captain who was blind drunk, had a leak in the street, got arrested.

Back on topic, what is tunnelling?

saintbrat · Post: # 536442Post **saintbrat** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:05pm

tunnelling- basketball term about taking the legs out from under a player,
banned? in basketball I think I heard
basically what was happening with Nick and kosi on the weekend

Mr Magic · Post: # 536443Post **Mr Magic** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:06pm

saintbrat wrote:tunnelling- basketball term about taking the legs out from under a player,
banned? in basketball I think I heard
basically what was happening with Nick and kosi on the weekend

And banned at centre bounces - an automatic free kick.

Iceman234 · Post: # 536444Post **Iceman234** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:09pm

Is Caro pregnant?

saint66au · Post: # 536445Post **saint66au** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:10pm

All jokes aside..have they actually mentioned what the headline is all about????????

saintbrat · Post: # 536446Post **saintbrat** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:12pm

on now
yes re tunnelling and showed two incidents- spoke to Andrew gaze - archer says not aploy to hurt a player
archer says a ploy to push them under the ball- not to take them of their feet. - obviously feels not an issue

all discussion over in a few minutes though

Garry felt worth raising by the saints but only to be alert to

Hutchy said fairly certain Saints would be mentioning it to the AFL.

ausfatcat · Post: # 536447Post **ausfatcat** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:12pm

unfortunately they only showed the two instances we already had, not the others.

Mr Magic · Post: # 536448Post **Mr Magic** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:13pm

Yep, Saints complaint of 'tunnelling' on Roo.

Hutchy the Tosser and Caro took the view that the treatment was bad.

GLyon said it isn't too bad and certainly not deliberate.
GArcher said he used to do it and basicaly there is nothing wrong with it, especially for a small backman on a tall forward.

ausfatcat · Post: # 536449Post **ausfatcat** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:15pm

they may have had a different opinion if they saw the other instances as well.

I understand that it is a tactic and usually it doesn't usual result in the legs being taken out. Might happen once a match when used legitamately but 4 or 5 times in the one match???? Comeon theres something happening there.

jill · Post: # 536451Post **jill** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:20pm

Hope Saints include Kosi & Gards also as eg's in their official complaint!

Iceman234 · Post: # 536452Post **Iceman234** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:27pm

ausfatcat wrote:they may have had a different opinion if they saw the other instances as well.

I understand that it is a tactic and usually it doesn't usual result in the legs being taken out. Might happen once a match when used legitamately but 4 or 5 times in the one match???? Comeon theres something happening there.

I think with technology it is more obvious.

At the time I thought it was more Roo running under it.

On MLF's youtube it is clearly a ploy where the shoulder takes out the inner thigh/leg.

But my faith in the AFL says nothing will happen.

nicko016 · Post: # 536453Post **nicko016** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:30pm

Whether or not it is a deliberate ploy or not something still has to be done becuase you can't have players landing on their heads. When someone injures their neck from it the fact that it wasn't a deliberate ploy isn't going to make much difference and isn't going the scenario suddenly acceptable.

However, it could seem that these were deliberate ploys by the swans player, not so much to injure Riewodlt but to knock him off balance and take him to ground therefore taking him out of the contest. Particularly, the Bolton one looks bad because he makes no attempt to jump and mark the ball and continues to run through the contest despite the fact that he had already run past the ball.

bigcarl · Post: # 536456Post **bigcarl** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:39pm

ausfatcat wrote:Might happen once a match when used legitimately but 4 or 5 times in the one match? Come on there's something happening there.

it has to be far worse than dragging a player's arms down in a marking contest considering the damage it could cause a player falling from that height on to his neck or shoulders.

it is a dangerous tactic that should be outlawed and i'm not surprised that in basketball it is considered a low, dog act.

well done to all concerned - loris, eastern, ausfatcat etc - for putting this issue on the agenda. the power of the internet is awesome.

btw, did roo even get a free kick?

Mr Magic · Post: # 536457Post **Mr Magic** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:39pm

bigcarl wrote:
ausfatcat wrote:Might happen once a match when used legitimately but 4 or 5 times in the one match? Come on there's something happening there.
it has to be far worse than dragging a player's arms down in a marking contest considering the damage it could cause a player falling from that height on to his neck or shoulders.

it is a dangerous tactic that should be outlawed and i'm not surprised that in basketball it is considered a low, dog act.

well done to all concerned - loris, eastern, ausfatcat etc - for putting this issue on the agenda. the power of the internet is awesome.

btw, did roo even get a free kick?

No

iwantmeseats · Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:43pm

I dont think it needs a rule, to me its blatant interference in the classic sense and should be a free kick

Iceman234 · Post: # 536464Post **Iceman234** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:45pm

Did I hear correctly that Caro said we see Carey Hird and Voss as the big three?

savatage · Post: # 536465Post **savatage** » Mon 24 Mar 2008 10:46pm

iwantmeseats wrote:I dont think it needs a rule, to me its blatant interference in the classic sense and should be a free kick

Damn straight!