Mother blasts Rugby League violence

[Raiderdave]

OMG

what utter nonsense
have you heard this bogan cow talk ?
I think she's been hit around the head a few times herself ...... her son I understand was hit when he was not looking or prepared
a King Hit so to speak
the same thing that Fat singlet wearing VFL loving tool ... Peter Hellier called it on the project last night

a King Hit Peter is delivered to someone who is not looking & has no way of protecting themselves ,usually delivered by gutless cowards
you see 30 of these in VFL matches each week , a game played by said gutless cowards

Myles was looking straight at Gallen & challenged him to take him on
& Gallen obliged
too bad if Myles thought Paul would not react
Gallen was not prepared to be Myles 's or any other Qlders bitch & took the far bigger opponent on like the courageous Captain he is =D> =D> =D>

for this whining slag to compare that to her son's incident is the only .. disgusting thing here
& the tree huggers & all the jealous lil fumblers all hear hearing along with her .... need to eat a tea spoon of cement .. & harden the Fuck up

1 week is more then appropriate

SOO .. tough as teak
VFL... a game for weenies

What nonsense. Clearly a king hit, his hands wouldn't have been by his side if he was ready for it. Clearly a poor role model and he is the captain as well. Put your hand up if you are happy with your kid punching another kid at a sporting activity because he doesn't like the way another kid goes about playing sport. If this happened at a suburban sporting ground he would have ended up with community service and a 6 month good behaviour bond. Instead he is being held up as a role model by Raiderdave.
If you want to fight, there are legal ways to do so.

jesus.. they are clueless this lot
dumb as bat shit

a king hit is when you're not looking , you don't even see yr assailant .... & as I said
Myles went after Gallen
its his fault his hands stayed by his side

he thought he could continue his intimidation of the Blues & .....Gallen wouldn't do anything
oh how wrong he was
Myles is far bigger then Paul ... but our courageous Captain took on the bigger man for his team . .. his state & its followers



back to weenyball for you
straighten your skirt while yr at it you Shelia

I can't believe that you are supporting his actions - you are such a child - Barry Hall got 7 for hitting Staker - Gallen should have got at least 5, it was a gutless cowardly low act, it's not boxing, he wouldn't have the guts to face him in the ring but hit him when he wasn't prepared. You supporting his actions show what a gutless wanker you are too, you'd be the sort that would stand behind one of your mates giving lip, you are a coward as well. It is not in the spirit of the game, and RL failure to act shows what a weak sport it is!

OMG ... the hypocrisy & stark dumbness
Barry Hall's effort was a king hit
the guy he hit was not looking at him ... & did not invite a retaliation

the comparison in our game
Danny Williams of the Storm.... who KING HIT ... Mark O Neil of the Tigers in 2004
a gutless cowardly act much in the vein of that yellow bellied sheila Halls piss weak effort

Williams got 18 weeks

count em .... 18 weeks
making the 7 Hall got look as soft & inadequate .. as it gets
the VFL were kidding

don't lecture us on appropriate punishments
we own them
while your code is a joke when the blow torch is applied

low gutless acts & the people responsible for them are hammered in our game
the record speaks for itself

to compare that to Gallens & Myles effort on Wednesday is laughable .. simply .. laughable

Unfortunately what you just said just shows your ignorance. To effectively celebrate one man punching another is to encourage others to do the same. .

yes
boxing of course has done this every day since the marquis took exception to some chap pinching his snuff


f me

how dumb

seriously


how dumb

[Raiderdave]

Irrespective of the definition of king hit, violence is never the answer for a dispute. This is why assault is a criminal offence. Gallen's example was a disgrace and rightfully criticised.

a bubble

n removed from reality

this is where this clown & most of his singlet wearing mates live

[Xman]

Irrespective of the definition of king hit, violence is never the answer for a dispute. This is why assault is a criminal offence. Gallen's example was a disgrace and rightfully criticised.

a bubble

n removed from reality

this is where this clown & most of his singlet wearing mates live

Try doing what Gallen did in the community. You'll get your own bubble, with bars and guards

[Raiderdave]

Irrespective of the definition of king hit, violence is never the answer for a dispute. This is why assault is a criminal offence. Gallen's example was a disgrace and rightfully criticised.

a bubble

n removed from reality

this is where this clown & most of his singlet wearing mates live

Try doing what Gallen did in the community. You'll get your own bubble, with bars and guards

gutless Shelia's like you would squeal to the police
you'd pick a fight
get a hammering ... & squeal like the big girls blouse you are

men don't do that
RL players are STILL men

VFL players & their supporters ... are gutless sheilas

[Xman]

Irrespective of the definition of king hit, violence is never the answer for a dispute. This is why assault is a criminal offence. Gallen's example was a disgrace and rightfully criticised.

a bubble

n removed from reality

this is where this clown & most of his singlet wearing mates live

Try doing what Gallen did in the community. You'll get your own bubble, with bars and guards

gutless Shelia's like you would squeal to the police
you'd pick a fight
get a hammering ... & squeal like the big girls blouse you are

men don't do that
RL players are STILL men

VFL players & their supporters ... are gutless sheilas

It doesn't matter how you define a man. Someone who solves issues with their fists will break the law and end up in jail. Society has moved on from such senseless violence. Why do you think they have these laws?

[Swans4ever]

Irrespective of the definition of king hit, violence is never the answer for a dispute. This is why assault is a criminal offence. Gallen's example was a disgrace and rightfully criticised.

a bubble

n removed from reality

this is where this clown & most of his singlet wearing mates live

Try doing what Gallen did in the community. You'll get your own bubble, with bars and guards

gutless Shelia's like you would squeal to the police
you'd pick a fight
get a hammering ... & squeal like the big girls blouse you are

men don't do that
RL players are STILL men

VFL players & their supporters ... are gutless sheilas

All jokes aside.....This is the problem with your code, you condone violence, you make excuses for cowardly acts and sweep it under the carpet, let me ask you this Raiderdave - your son is 14 yrs old he is a gun of a player who has his whole future in front of him - one day he is playing the game of his life, there's scouts in the crowd and he's ticking all the right boxes. One of the opposition knows that your son is the key to the match and goes up to him and smacks him in the mouth your son falls but awkardly he hits his head on the turf and gets knocked out. He suffers a bleed on the brain and goes unconscious, he goes to hospital and when he wakes he has brain damage and has suffered a stroke which leaves his right side paralysed. To add insult to injury this kid also loses the very promising career. After the match the opposition player that hit your boy says that your son had intimidated his side in the past and he was going to make a stand. Would you be happy? Be honest would you, because thats what your condoning, rules are made for the worst of situations not one off SOO matches. Gallen owes junior players that he will send the right message to them for THEIR sake, so they don't copy what their heros do that is wrong! Again you miss the point, I watch RL and I have a boy who is 14 and is a good AF player, my son was asking me what he would be like if he played RL, which player he could be like. And that he wouldn't mind giving it a go as AF is Sunday but RL is Saturdays and we now know of a club near us in Melb, thankfullynhe didn't see Gallen's punch and I may still take him down as I think its important that he makes his own mind up about sport (he plays sindoor soccer on Fridays). If he had seen it he would have turned off the idea - he is competitive but doesn't like getting belted in the mouth just for playing a game - he's not a whimp but he doesn't like violence. Do you really want to turn people off your sport?

[Judge J]

Very well said, Swans4ever.

A person who throws a punch on the sporting field - and it doesn't matter which code it is - should be punished. The reason for this is that a person who throws a punch is a person with low self esteem and is unable to resolve his or her issues (it is not unknown for a woman to throw a punch just for the record) in a more civilised manner.

The only place where punching is legal is in UFC. I don't count boxing because they wear gloves. It is illegal everywhere else - and the act of a coward.

[Xman]

This primitive combativeness with an oval ball, which northerners term a sport, should be ashamed of itself.

Life is about teaching and educating, setting standards for others to at least make them try to understand right from wrong.

Rugby League is not helping.

It undermines parents and teachers and governments who are hell-bent on making society a safe and respectable place.

The actions this week and the response from the defenders of the sport were caveman like.

On Monday night, New Zealand Warriors player Russell Packer urinated on the ground.

That's the nicest way to put it.

To be more descriptive to emphasis the animal-like aspect of Packer's act, he stood on the field, spread his legs and pissed himself, the contents of which were seen dripping down his right leg.

Packer shook himself as a dog would do. Why? Who knows, because the deed was done.

A player in one of Australia's national codes actually pissed himself and the rest of the world laughed.


RUSSELL PACKER RELIEVES HIMSELF DURING MATCHWarriors forward Russell Packer relieves himself on the hallowed Lang Park turf during a game with the Broncos.(0:07 / 690.2KB)
Yep, Rugby League, you should be proud of that.

Packer was fined $15,000.

"When u gotta go u gotta go lol," he tweeted after the match.

Social media aside, this mentality is not 2013. It's more 2013BC.

Rugby League chiefs should be embarrassed.

Embarrassed that their code's education programs, which are run through schools and learning centres, somehow allows a player to think it appropriate to use the ground as a urinal.

They should also be embarrassed by their punishment. He doesn't even miss a game.

Then there was State-of-Origin, a kind of Olympics for all cavemen.

Wednesday night's assault of Nate Myles by Paul Gallen was lauded widely across the nation.

He set the tone, they said.

It was the cornerstone of victory, they trumpeted.

That Gallen got a one-week suspension for the combination left-right and uppercut, was even condemned by Myles, whose brain must have been rattled when he said the ''fight adds theatre to Origin''.

I know it happens, it's a contact sport played by men who like to inflict damage, but, still, it can't be tolerated.

Gallen got one week for it, and slaps on the backs from the NSW coaches, his teammates, and most likely all of New South Wales.

If it happened in the AFL, which seemed to be the question most wanted answered in the aftermath, he would be looking at 10 games on the sidelines.

And most sound observers would agree with the punishment.


LIONS SKIPPER BROWN CALLS AFL SOFT AFTER TWO-WEEK BANBrisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown labels the AFL "soft" compared to the NRL, after he copped a two week suspension for striking.(0:47 / 3.3MB)
It's a strange world.

Every weekend there for a while, Sunday morning newspapers carried stories about young men being punched and killed at Melbourne bars and nightclubs.

The follow-up on Monday would be his parents.

They are heart-wrenching stories. Mums and dads weep and shake and every bloody one of us looks at them and thanks God it wasn't your child or someone you knew.

Police lament at the insanity of it all.

It is insane. One-punch heroes become murderers.

And police once again implore parents and teachers and state governments to help stamp out violence.

Then Origin comes along.

Violence is not only an appeal, it's accepted as the norm.


PAUL GALLEN DISCUSSES STATE OF ORIGIN BRAWL WITH NATE MYLESPaul Gallen explains his State of Origin brawl with Nate Myles and his disappointment at being charged.(3:25 / 19.2MB)
Psychologists, I'm sure, would argue the glorification of such acts filters through the streets.

I'm also sure others would argue that it's men v men, playing for the pride of their state, and that I'm just an AFL sucker-job trying to get a backslap from headquarters.

It's not about that.

It's about identity and self-worth, about what you want people to think of you as a sport.

Rugby League failed this week.

At least the beers were cold in the NSW changerooms. Anyone got a bottle opener?

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[piesman2011]

OMG

what utter nonsense
have you heard this bogan cow talk ?
I think she's been hit around the head a few times herself ...... her son I understand was hit when he was not looking or prepared
a King Hit so to speak
the same thing that Fat singlet wearing VFL loving tool ... Peter Hellier called it on the project last night

a King Hit Peter is delivered to someone who is not looking & has no way of protecting themselves ,usually delivered by gutless cowards
you see 30 of these in VFL matches each week , a game played by said gutless cowards

Myles was looking straight at Gallen & challenged him to take him on
& Gallen obliged
too bad if Myles thought Paul would not react
Gallen was not prepared to be Myles 's or any other Qlders bitch & took the far bigger opponent on like the courageous Captain he is =D> =D> =D>

for this whining slag to compare that to her son's incident is the only .. disgusting thing here
& the tree huggers & all the jealous lil fumblers all hear hearing along with her .... need to eat a tea spoon of cement .. & harden the Fuck up

1 week is more then appropriate

SOO .. tough as teak
VFL... a game for weenies

What nonsense. Clearly a king hit, his hands wouldn't have been by his side if he was ready for it. Clearly a poor role model and he is the captain as well. Put your hand up if you are happy with your kid punching another kid at a sporting activity because he doesn't like the way another kid goes about playing sport. If this happened at a suburban sporting ground he would have ended up with community service and a 6 month good behaviour bond. Instead he is being held up as a role model by Raiderdave.
If you want to fight, there are legal ways to do so.

jesus.. they are clueless this lot
dumb as bat shit

a king hit is when you're not looking , you don't even see yr assailant .... & as I said
Myles went after Gallen
its his fault his hands stayed by his side

he thought he could continue his intimidation of the Blues & .....Gallen wouldn't do anything
oh how wrong he was
Myles is far bigger then Paul ... but our courageous Captain took on the bigger man for his team . .. his state & its followers



back to weenyball for you
straighten your skirt while yr at it you Shelia

I can't believe that you are supporting his actions - you are such a child - Barry Hall got 7 for hitting Staker - Gallen should have got at least 5, it was a gutless cowardly low act, it's not boxing, he wouldn't have the guts to face him in the ring but hit him when he wasn't prepared. You supporting his actions show what a gutless wanker you are too, you'd be the sort that would stand behind one of your mates giving lip, you are a coward as well. It is not in the spirit of the game, and RL failure to act shows what a weak sport it is!

OMG ... the hypocrisy & stark dumbness
Barry Hall's effort was a king hit
the guy he hit was not looking at him ... & did not invite a retaliation

the comparison in our game
Danny Williams of the Storm.... who KING HIT ... Mark O Neil of the Tigers in 2004
a gutless cowardly act much in the vein of that yellow bellied sheila Halls piss weak effort

Williams got 18 weeks

count em .... 18 weeks
making the 7 Hall got look as soft & inadequate .. as it gets
the VFL were kidding

don't lecture us on appropriate punishments
we own them
while your code is a joke when the blow torch is applied

low gutless acts & the people responsible for them are hammered in our game
the record speaks for itself

to compare that to Gallens & Myles effort on Wednesday is laughable .. simply .. laughable

Unfortunately what you just said just shows your ignorance. To effectively celebrate one man punching another is to encourage others to do the same. .

yes
boxing of course has done this every day since the marquis took exception to some chap pinching his snuff


f me

how dumb

seriously


how dumb

Guess you will ever get it. Or maybe you do which is why you only ever address parts of people's posts. Boxing goes to extremes to say this is not on anywhere except in the ring. It never involves people who don't want to be involved. What RL said to the kids Wednesday night was if you don't like what's going on in a situation and you feel it's ok, punch the annoying clown in the head, because that's ok and people will praise you for it. The problem is that different people have different ideas about when the line has been crossed, some will throw punches for the way you look at someone.
Unfortunately the praise you get for fighting is totally true, I remember the respect that I got for standing up and punching people when I was a teenager(at the time i felt it was all justified and just defending myself), your fellows literally showed you a lot of respect. Looking back however and seeing what sort of impact fighting had on peoples lives due to brain damage and death caused by often single punches, I regret the punches I threw and guess what RD I never ever threw a punch from behind just like all of your heroes.

[Raiderdave]

OMG

what utter nonsense
have you heard this bogan cow talk ?
I think she's been hit around the head a few times herself ...... her son I understand was hit when he was not looking or prepared
a King Hit so to speak
the same thing that Fat singlet wearing VFL loving tool ... Peter Hellier called it on the project last night

a King Hit Peter is delivered to someone who is not looking & has no way of protecting themselves ,usually delivered by gutless cowards
you see 30 of these in VFL matches each week , a game played by said gutless cowards

Myles was looking straight at Gallen & challenged him to take him on
& Gallen obliged
too bad if Myles thought Paul would not react
Gallen was not prepared to be Myles 's or any other Qlders bitch & took the far bigger opponent on like the courageous Captain he is =D> =D> =D>

for this whining slag to compare that to her son's incident is the only .. disgusting thing here
& the tree huggers & all the jealous lil fumblers all hear hearing along with her .... need to eat a tea spoon of cement .. & harden the Fuck up

1 week is more then appropriate

SOO .. tough as teak
VFL... a game for weenies

What nonsense. Clearly a king hit, his hands wouldn't have been by his side if he was ready for it. Clearly a poor role model and he is the captain as well. Put your hand up if you are happy with your kid punching another kid at a sporting activity because he doesn't like the way another kid goes about playing sport. If this happened at a suburban sporting ground he would have ended up with community service and a 6 month good behaviour bond. Instead he is being held up as a role model by Raiderdave.
If you want to fight, there are legal ways to do so.

jesus.. they are clueless this lot
dumb as bat shit

a king hit is when you're not looking , you don't even see yr assailant .... & as I said
Myles went after Gallen
its his fault his hands stayed by his side

he thought he could continue his intimidation of the Blues & .....Gallen wouldn't do anything
oh how wrong he was
Myles is far bigger then Paul ... but our courageous Captain took on the bigger man for his team . .. his state & its followers



back to weenyball for you
straighten your skirt while yr at it you Shelia

I can't believe that you are supporting his actions - you are such a child - Barry Hall got 7 for hitting Staker - Gallen should have got at least 5, it was a gutless cowardly low act, it's not boxing, he wouldn't have the guts to face him in the ring but hit him when he wasn't prepared. You supporting his actions show what a gutless wanker you are too, you'd be the sort that would stand behind one of your mates giving lip, you are a coward as well. It is not in the spirit of the game, and RL failure to act shows what a weak sport it is!

OMG ... the hypocrisy & stark dumbness
Barry Hall's effort was a king hit
the guy he hit was not looking at him ... & did not invite a retaliation

the comparison in our game
Danny Williams of the Storm.... who KING HIT ... Mark O Neil of the Tigers in 2004
a gutless cowardly act much in the vein of that yellow bellied sheila Halls piss weak effort

Williams got 18 weeks

count em .... 18 weeks
making the 7 Hall got look as soft & inadequate .. as it gets
the VFL were kidding

don't lecture us on appropriate punishments
we own them
while your code is a joke when the blow torch is applied

low gutless acts & the people responsible for them are hammered in our game
the record speaks for itself

to compare that to Gallens & Myles effort on Wednesday is laughable .. simply .. laughable

Unfortunately what you just said just shows your ignorance. To effectively celebrate one man punching another is to encourage others to do the same. .

yes
boxing of course has done this every day since the marquis took exception to some chap pinching his snuff


f me

how dumb

seriously


how dumb

. Boxing goes to extremes to say this is not on anywhere except in the ring. .

you blithering fuckwit ......

2 boxers go toe to toe for 12 rounds ..& that's alright
2 Footballers go toe to toe for 12 seconds ..... & its a completely different & to be condemned







the dumbness
the outta control... rampant ... dumbness

[Raiderdave]

This primitive combativeness with an oval ball, which northerners term a sport, should be ashamed of itself.

Life is about teaching and educating, setting standards for others to at least make them try to understand right from wrong.

Rugby League is not helping.

It undermines parents and teachers and governments who are hell-bent on making society a safe and respectable place.

The actions this week and the response from the defenders of the sport were caveman like.

On Monday night, New Zealand Warriors player Russell Packer urinated on the ground.

That's the nicest way to put it.

To be more descriptive to emphasis the animal-like aspect of Packer's act, he stood on the field, spread his legs and pissed himself, the contents of which were seen dripping down his right leg.

Packer shook himself as a dog would do. Why? Who knows, because the deed was done.

A player in one of Australia's national codes actually pissed himself and the rest of the world laughed.


RUSSELL PACKER RELIEVES HIMSELF DURING MATCHWarriors forward Russell Packer relieves himself on the hallowed Lang Park turf during a game with the Broncos.(0:07 / 690.2KB)
Yep, Rugby League, you should be proud of that.

Packer was fined $15,000.

"When u gotta go u gotta go lol," he tweeted after the match.

Social media aside, this mentality is not 2013. It's more 2013BC.

Rugby League chiefs should be embarrassed.

Embarrassed that their code's education programs, which are run through schools and learning centres, somehow allows a player to think it appropriate to use the ground as a urinal.

They should also be embarrassed by their punishment. He doesn't even miss a game.

Then there was State-of-Origin, a kind of Olympics for all cavemen.

Wednesday night's assault of Nate Myles by Paul Gallen was lauded widely across the nation.

He set the tone, they said.

It was the cornerstone of victory, they trumpeted.

That Gallen got a one-week suspension for the combination left-right and uppercut, was even condemned by Myles, whose brain must have been rattled when he said the ''fight adds theatre to Origin''.

I know it happens, it's a contact sport played by men who like to inflict damage, but, still, it can't be tolerated.

Gallen got one week for it, and slaps on the backs from the NSW coaches, his teammates, and most likely all of New South Wales.

If it happened in the AFL, which seemed to be the question most wanted answered in the aftermath, he would be looking at 10 games on the sidelines.

And most sound observers would agree with the punishment.


LIONS SKIPPER BROWN CALLS AFL SOFT AFTER TWO-WEEK BANBrisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown labels the AFL "soft" compared to the NRL, after he copped a two week suspension for striking.(0:47 / 3.3MB)
It's a strange world.

Every weekend there for a while, Sunday morning newspapers carried stories about young men being punched and killed at Melbourne bars and nightclubs.

The follow-up on Monday would be his parents.

They are heart-wrenching stories. Mums and dads weep and shake and every bloody one of us looks at them and thanks God it wasn't your child or someone you knew.

Police lament at the insanity of it all.

It is insane. One-punch heroes become murderers.

And police once again implore parents and teachers and state governments to help stamp out violence.

Then Origin comes along.

Violence is not only an appeal, it's accepted as the norm.


PAUL GALLEN DISCUSSES STATE OF ORIGIN BRAWL WITH NATE MYLESPaul Gallen explains his State of Origin brawl with Nate Myles and his disappointment at being charged.(3:25 / 19.2MB)
Psychologists, I'm sure, would argue the glorification of such acts filters through the streets.

I'm also sure others would argue that it's men v men, playing for the pride of their state, and that I'm just an AFL sucker-job trying to get a backslap from headquarters.

It's not about that.

It's about identity and self-worth, about what you want people to think of you as a sport.

Rugby League failed this week.

At least the beers were cold in the NSW changerooms. Anyone got a bottle opener?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/archive/beta ... 6659527642

more like
whaaaaaaaaaaaaa
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

SOO is getting too big

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

fucking fumblers.. its jurnos ... its fans .... its administrators ...... are shit scared of it

& for good reason

[Xman]

SOO is a real feather in the RL cap. Why ruin it with violence that turns many fans away?

[Swans4ever]

This primitive combativeness with an oval ball, which northerners term a sport, should be ashamed of itself.

Life is about teaching and educating, setting standards for others to at least make them try to understand right from wrong.

Rugby League is not helping.

It undermines parents and teachers and governments who are hell-bent on making society a safe and respectable place.

The actions this week and the response from the defenders of the sport were caveman like.

On Monday night, New Zealand Warriors player Russell Packer urinated on the ground.

That's the nicest way to put it.

To be more descriptive to emphasis the animal-like aspect of Packer's act, he stood on the field, spread his legs and pissed himself, the contents of which were seen dripping down his right leg.

Packer shook himself as a dog would do. Why? Who knows, because the deed was done.

A player in one of Australia's national codes actually pissed himself and the rest of the world laughed.


RUSSELL PACKER RELIEVES HIMSELF DURING MATCHWarriors forward Russell Packer relieves himself on the hallowed Lang Park turf during a game with the Broncos.(0:07 / 690.2KB)
Yep, Rugby League, you should be proud of that.

Packer was fined $15,000.

"When u gotta go u gotta go lol," he tweeted after the match.

Social media aside, this mentality is not 2013. It's more 2013BC.

Rugby League chiefs should be embarrassed.

Embarrassed that their code's education programs, which are run through schools and learning centres, somehow allows a player to think it appropriate to use the ground as a urinal.

They should also be embarrassed by their punishment. He doesn't even miss a game.

Then there was State-of-Origin, a kind of Olympics for all cavemen.

Wednesday night's assault of Nate Myles by Paul Gallen was lauded widely across the nation.

He set the tone, they said.

It was the cornerstone of victory, they trumpeted.

That Gallen got a one-week suspension for the combination left-right and uppercut, was even condemned by Myles, whose brain must have been rattled when he said the ''fight adds theatre to Origin''.

I know it happens, it's a contact sport played by men who like to inflict damage, but, still, it can't be tolerated.

Gallen got one week for it, and slaps on the backs from the NSW coaches, his teammates, and most likely all of New South Wales.

If it happened in the AFL, which seemed to be the question most wanted answered in the aftermath, he would be looking at 10 games on the sidelines.

And most sound observers would agree with the punishment.


LIONS SKIPPER BROWN CALLS AFL SOFT AFTER TWO-WEEK BANBrisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown labels the AFL "soft" compared to the NRL, after he copped a two week suspension for striking.(0:47 / 3.3MB)
It's a strange world.

Every weekend there for a while, Sunday morning newspapers carried stories about young men being punched and killed at Melbourne bars and nightclubs.

The follow-up on Monday would be his parents.

They are heart-wrenching stories. Mums and dads weep and shake and every bloody one of us looks at them and thanks God it wasn't your child or someone you knew.

Police lament at the insanity of it all.

It is insane. One-punch heroes become murderers.

And police once again implore parents and teachers and state governments to help stamp out violence.

Then Origin comes along.

Violence is not only an appeal, it's accepted as the norm.


PAUL GALLEN DISCUSSES STATE OF ORIGIN BRAWL WITH NATE MYLESPaul Gallen explains his State of Origin brawl with Nate Myles and his disappointment at being charged.(3:25 / 19.2MB)
Psychologists, I'm sure, would argue the glorification of such acts filters through the streets.

I'm also sure others would argue that it's men v men, playing for the pride of their state, and that I'm just an AFL sucker-job trying to get a backslap from headquarters.

It's not about that.

It's about identity and self-worth, about what you want people to think of you as a sport.

Rugby League failed this week.

At least the beers were cold in the NSW changerooms. Anyone got a bottle opener?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/archive/beta ... 6659527642

more like
whaaaaaaaaaaaaa
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

SOO is getting too big

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

fucking fumblers.. its jurnos ... its fans .... its administrators ...... are shit scared of it

& for good reason

Obviously this whole thread is getting to you Raiderdave, you seem a bit frustrated with the criticism and you are falling back on old theme's I notice you didn't reply to my post - can't look yourself in the mirror and be honest with that one can you - we now know who is gutless!

[Raiderdave]

Irrespective of the definition of king hit, violence is never the answer for a dispute. This is why assault is a criminal offence. Gallen's example was a disgrace and rightfully criticised.

a bubble

n removed from reality

this is where this clown & most of his singlet wearing mates live

Try doing what Gallen did in the community. You'll get your own bubble, with bars and guards

gutless Shelia's like you would squeal to the police
you'd pick a fight
get a hammering ... & squeal like the big girls blouse you are

men don't do that
RL players are STILL men

VFL players & their supporters ... are gutless sheilas

All jokes aside.....This is the problem with your code, you condone violence, you make excuses for cowardly acts and sweep it under the carpet, let me ask you this Raiderdave - your son is 14 yrs old he is a gun of a player who has his whole future in front of him - one day he is playing the game of his life, there's scouts in the crowd and he's ticking all the right boxes. One of the opposition knows that your son is the key to the match and goes up to him and smacks him in the mouth your son falls but awkardly he hits his head on the turf and gets knocked out. He suffers a bleed on the brain and goes unconscious, he goes to hospital and when he wakes he has brain damage and has suffered a stroke which leaves his right side paralysed. To add insult to injury this kid also loses the very promising career. After the match the opposition player that hit your boy says that your son had intimidated his side in the past and he was going to make a stand. Would you be happy? Be honest would you, because thats what your condoning, rules are made for the worst of situations not one off SOO matches. Gallen owes junior players that he will send the right message to them for THEIR sake, so they don't copy what their heros do that is wrong! Again you miss the point, I watch RL and I have a boy who is 14 and is a good AF player, my son was asking me what he would be like if he played RL, which player he could be like. And that he wouldn't mind giving it a go as AF is Sunday but RL is Saturdays and we now know of a club near us in Melb, thankfullynhe didn't see Gallen's punch and I may still take him down as I think its important that he makes his own mind up about sport (he plays sindoor soccer on Fridays). If he had seen it he would have turned off the idea - he is competitive but doesn't like getting belted in the mouth just for playing a game - he's not a whimp but he doesn't like violence. Do you really want to turn people off your sport?

you are a cockhead


your 14 yr old watches UFC or the Friday night fights on TV
then goes out & bludgeons a player into a coma the following day on the field

or he plays a video game with outta control violence in it
or watches a violent movie
whats the fucking difference dickhead ?

oh that's right
there isn't any

what Gallen did was stand up & take action against a bully & our great state stood as one & applauded =D> =D> =D>
we've had enough of these Qlders getting away with stuff & it had to end
well done sir
well done

it has the nthners whining like lil bitches
the 2 states have not stopped talking about it ....... SOOII , oh mumma can't wait

[Raiderdave]

SOO is a real feather in the RL cap. Why ruin it with violence that turns many fans away?

turns many away
no one has talked about anything else up here & 90% of it is positive
Qlders are in melt down about it
even wombats sth of the border are raving about it

lamenting how soft & girly their code is when compared to this ferocious contest
Sthn VFL loving **** Charlie Pickering & Lemo restored some balance to that ignorant whining sow Carry Bickmores bleating on the Project last night n the night before

Charlie.. these guys know exactly whats going on out there , they know it may happen & know how to handle it & themselves
Lemo... seriously who doesn't know where society stops & its different on the other side of the big white line around the field , its like this in all professional sports
I watched it
I loved it

Charlie... so did I

these 2 & 431,000 others down your way were in awe
this numb will grow in 3 weeks
its like a car crash .... people can't look away


you & your tight short wearing mates in here are soooooooo jealous
you are wringing yr little pudgy hands about it
there there
suck it up princess