They usually duck there head when about to be tackled front on. If the tackler manges to still grab the jumper but the guys head hits the other players body then the umpire will say that you ducked your head and caused contact. The hands still have to be away from the players neck. In other words in needs to be legal tackle.bergholt wrote:magic's got a point. we've all heard on the telecast the player say "but he hit me high" and the umpire reply "sorry mate, you ducked your head". what you're saying here suggests that they're wrong in that situation, am i interpreting it correctly?plugger66 wrote:If you duck your head into a tackle you still need to not be tackled around the neck. If you duck your head and someone hits you in the head with an arm it is a free for to high.
Serious Question for Umpires
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Very good Question
Every umpire sees it differently Now if Selwood gets tackled correctly and tries to break the tackle by raising his arms its holding the ball because his arms are free and had a proir
But if the tackle is in correct that the arms goes over the shoulder it a free kick for high tackle.
Mark Fine on SEN said that Paul Chapman used do this a lot and the umpires woke up to him and now he is stop doing it
other clubs has pointed out Selwood tactics in the past so i hope the umpires are aware of it
Every umpire sees it differently Now if Selwood gets tackled correctly and tries to break the tackle by raising his arms its holding the ball because his arms are free and had a proir
But if the tackle is in correct that the arms goes over the shoulder it a free kick for high tackle.
Mark Fine on SEN said that Paul Chapman used do this a lot and the umpires woke up to him and now he is stop doing it
other clubs has pointed out Selwood tactics in the past so i hope the umpires are aware of it
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"By the way it is also a free if a player is hit in the head even accidently, by the arm or hand, in a marking contest"......really?
Perhaps we should ask Darren Jolly if he agrees with that....not sure I saw his free kick last weekend.
Perhaps we should ask Darren Jolly if he agrees with that....not sure I saw his free kick last weekend.
Please...let's win a Premiership before GEELONG!!!! (O.k., so we've missed that opportunity...maybe let's win the next one before Geelong????)
I take it you think the umpires have never made a mistake during a game? I rate umpires but obviously not as highly as you.wallbanger wrote:"By the way it is also a free if a player is hit in the head even accidently, by the arm or hand, in a marking contest"......really?
Perhaps we should ask Darren Jolly if he agrees with that....not sure I saw his free kick last weekend.
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What Selwood does is actually quite unique. He needs to be very strong in the upper body and in the shoulders. A tackler needs to also be very good and have strong upper body strength. I believe it is a difficult one to umpire as like I said - only the exceptional few can perform this action. Selwood is very good at it. Taken in isolation, I believe Selwood initiates the action so it is not free kick for a high tackle. However, the way he carries it out is just a little to difficult for umpires to accurately interpret.
We just need to get low in the tackle, hit him hard and grab his arms maybe??
We just need to get low in the tackle, hit him hard and grab his arms maybe??
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I'm also interested in this. So far the explanations would suggest that for an umpire to say 'you ducked your head' is completely redundant.bergholt wrote:magic's got a point. we've all heard on the telecast the player say "but he hit me high" and the umpire reply "sorry mate, you ducked your head". what you're saying here suggests that they're wrong in that situation, am i interpreting it correctly?plugger66 wrote:If you duck your head into a tackle you still need to not be tackled around the neck. If you duck your head and someone hits you in the head with an arm it is a free for to high.