Goddard looks at the spot he wanted and put it there...
Argueing otherwise is silly, as the real question is "was it with malice?"
From memory one of his other goals was hard and just over the fence, albeit much further out.
Goddard's crowd killer
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rodgerfox
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Players roost the nut into the cheer squad all the time.
Have done so for years.
Goddard absolutely, clearly, drilled it into them.
Whether or not he singled out a child and aimed for his face is highly unlikely - and had he realised prior that by drilling a low mongrel punt directly into the Freo Cheer Squad at head height would result in hurting a child, I'd suspect he wouldn't have done it.
But he did, and I'd bet he's sorry he did.
Having said that, I nearly got hit in the head by a Lenny Pascoe six about 25 years ago at the G.
Everyone knows the nut can hit you when you're in the crowd - whether players mean to or not.
So the responsibility is on the spectators if you ask me.
Have done so for years.
Goddard absolutely, clearly, drilled it into them.
Whether or not he singled out a child and aimed for his face is highly unlikely - and had he realised prior that by drilling a low mongrel punt directly into the Freo Cheer Squad at head height would result in hurting a child, I'd suspect he wouldn't have done it.
But he did, and I'd bet he's sorry he did.
Having said that, I nearly got hit in the head by a Lenny Pascoe six about 25 years ago at the G.
Everyone knows the nut can hit you when you're in the crowd - whether players mean to or not.
So the responsibility is on the spectators if you ask me.
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In cricket you are rewarded if you hit the rock hard ball into the crowd .... risking hitting someone in the crowd earns you an extra 50% ( compared to a 4).
..hitting a 150 km/hr ball into the crowd is not only an accepted part of the game.. the players are rewarded and thereby encouraged to do it.
..hitting a 150 km/hr ball into the crowd is not only an accepted part of the game.. the players are rewarded and thereby encouraged to do it.
This is by far the most absurd twaddle I’ve ever read on this forum.
A tight game, against a quality team, the result is still in the balance and it is suggested that Goddard ran up to the goal thinking and calculating …… oh my oh my just for fun I’ll kick the ball into the opposition cheer squad …. lines up and BULLSEYE! Wow that was fun - let’s do it again next week.
A tight game, against a quality team, the result is still in the balance and it is suggested that Goddard ran up to the goal thinking and calculating …… oh my oh my just for fun I’ll kick the ball into the opposition cheer squad …. lines up and BULLSEYE! Wow that was fun - let’s do it again next week.
I thought Plugger did it in an even tighter game.GSG wrote:This is by far the most absurd twaddle I’ve ever read on this forum.
A tight game, against a quality team, the result is still in the balance and it is suggested that Goddard ran up to the goal thinking and calculating …… oh my oh my just for fun I’ll kick the ball into the opposition cheer squad …. lines up and BULLSEYE! Wow that was fun - let’s do it again next week.
Wont stop some thinking that he did it with the thought of hurting someonemordi wrote:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/s ... 5855866431
the defence rests m'lud............
What a shock to see that the kids dad didnt think an apology was needed!
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rodgerfox wrote:Did he?joffaboy wrote:
spinner has deemed that bj deliberately lined up a kid and kicked a ball into his face.
pretty piss weak call to alledge something so serious with no evidence.
I can't see that in his posts. Can you please point it out?
Cheers.
Missed this one - dont know how.
That's the only piss weak call in this thread JB. You know it and I know it.
No, Spinner didn't mention the kidSpinner wrote:rodgerfox wrote:Did he?joffaboy wrote:
spinner has deemed that bj deliberately lined up a kid and kicked a ball into his face.
pretty piss weak call to alledge something so serious with no evidence.
I can't see that in his posts. Can you please point it out?
Cheers.
Missed this one - dont know how.
That's the only piss weak call in this thread JB. You know it and I know it.
