Brawling NRL players set Rugby League back decades

[King-Eliagh]

If parents are that simple that they are pulling their kids from Rugby League because of the fight that ensued, then **** off I say, good riddance. If they are that stupid that they didn't realise that the majority of players on the field at the time chose not to get involved in the brawl, then you can pull your kiddies out of the grand old game of league and find another sport

Many parents are already doing just that with Auskick numbers growing beyond even the most optimistic expectations.

Be interested in your thoughts on the following, particularly the bolded part.

Generally, sporting organisations consider that they should control events on the field of play involving players under their jurisdiction, while the police should have responsibility for off-field occurrences and pitch invaders. Do the normal standards of behaviour and the rule of law cease once players step onto the field? Is the player consenting to be assaulted by taking part in a sporting match? Obviously players taking part in contact sports must accept that they may be injured in the course of the game. However, stepping onto a field does not give open permission for assault, and there is a role to be played by the criminal law in some cases.

http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/prev ... /vt04.aspx

Scorger is right beaussie. Grow a set!

This article you've scrounged up is absolutely bloody rubbish and is obviously written and supported by people who have not played sport. It reminds me of that dumb dictator umpire of ours TLPG, a man who thinks umpires know more about the game than the players, yet he hasnt played a game in his life.

Now let's talk about beaussies stupid article. The legal definition of assault is --- "generally, the essential elements of assault consist of an act intended to cause an apprehension of harmful or offensive contact that causes apprehension of such contact in the victim"

So ahhh a rough guess but I'd have to say there'd be around 1000 assualts during any AFL or NRL match. <>'

Now, when you're playing a sport where assault occurs this often what the fuuuuck is wrong if it boils over into fisticuffs every now and then!!! Jesus Christ how many times do I have to tell you flower sniffing, upturned snotty nosed, think you know it all shemales out there that! I'm fukking over those cuuuuunts who try to ruin an essential part of contact sports.

Now having said this I dont condone king hits and I certainly dont condone what happens often in the AFL - the disgusting new trend of hitting injured men walking off the field in the spot they are injured. This type of shite is not on. But a boil over of passion followed by a punchup is fantastic and all the kiddies, boys and girls out there need to see more of it. Perfectly normal. What you'll see in a fight is passion, athleticism, strength, protection, agility, pain and perhaps the most important quality camaraderie. Players always rush in to help their mate and stop the fight.

Long live punchups in the NRL! :D

[King-Eliagh]

Watched it from start to finish :D

As I said passion, athleticism, strength, protection, agility, pain and perhaps the most important quality camaraderie. Just beautiful <>'

It's all there in this clip folks. For those who have children, gather them round with the family at the computer after din dins tonight and enjoy this educational clip with a chocolate mouse dessert.

Notice that 99% of these boilovers began because someone, whether intentional or not, broke the rules of the game. Sure it's best to let this go to the ref's decision but in a game where you are assaulted 50times in an hour you have to give the blokes some leeway to control matters in their own way. Lets also not forget that fights are very rare in the game. You might get 5 in a whole season. And also take note of the crowd, standing and salivating!

Violence is human nature and those precious petals that think they are oh so moral by stating that these players should deal with the law deserve nothing less than the Hopoate finger up the rectum or a Filandia testicle bite to shock some sense into them! I wonder whether they might ahem wait for the law to resolve that problem for them! Wankers!

[Beaussie]

Violence on the field and dog acts like we saw in the NRL a couple of weeks ago with 5 on 1 is not sport. Enjoy it if you must, but most people are turned off by that type of behaviour on a football field. Not a good example for the junior either I'd suggest. Auskick's booming registration numbers prove that point.

[King-Eliagh]

As I said Beaussie, violence/assualt is expressed on the field every 10 seconds.



It's obvious you have never signed up for a club and played the sports. It's also quite ironic that you say you love a good hip and shoulder or a big (legal) hit, which can often do more physical damage than a fight. Open your eyes bimbo, the sports are by nature violent!

Dog acts however, are rare and I agree the king hit from brett stewart was not on. Actually it is extremely rare this happens in the NRL, usually players will rush in to do the opposite and stop the fight by pulling players apart. Analyse my video and you will see. However I am concerned with this new trend in the AFL to hit injured players as they walk from the field...perhaps this would not happen if they were allowed to express their anger in a more masculine way than dancing around with another man while holding his guernsey nice and tight. If we did the research I'd think when fights were not so strictly controlled in the AFL that the men playing the sport would not have allowed or participated in this trend of hitting injured players as they walked/stumbled off the pitch. It's akin to bashing a disabled man or stealing from the blind! And this would never happen in the NRL because whoever did it would be knocked senseless.

Again Beaussie, open your eyes.