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<blockquote data-quote="feicarsinn" data-source="post: 246483"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Feb 17 2009, 09:48 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=379729" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Was a yellow fair and square. Straight reds have to be for something very serious; that was merely over-exuberant.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>what's your definition of serious if it's a not a swinging arm against someone come at full tilt?</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>Normally I'd expect it to be off the ball; or something really malicious like vicious head-stamping,<strong> unprovoked violence</strong>, that sort of thing.</p><p></p><p>For me a nasty tackle warrants a straight yellow, which is what he got. It is no more dangerous than half the punches that go unpunished; the shoulder tackles using no arms; and taking fullbacks out in the air... and players get away with this all the time. They should have a straight yellow for all of it.</p><p></p><p>Didn't think Nalaga earned his red card for the PIs either...</p><p>[/b][/quote]well kearney didnt exactly ask to be decapitated to the best of my knowledge. the game wasn't on long enough for it to be provoked. And it probably is more dangerous than a punch the neck is a very risky place to get a bad knock i have a mate who has a pretty bad case of whiplash from a sporting injury he sustained bout 3 years ago</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>well since kearney's jesus in Irish eyes I suppose its not fair that he got hurt. Lee Byrne would have stayed on his feet.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>oh yeah i forgot lee byrne has a neck made of reinforced steel and the core strength of robot jesus. dont get ridiculous no one can stay on their feet taking a hit like that at that speed.bit of a fishy post</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="feicarsinn, post: 246483"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Feb 17 2009, 09:48 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=379729']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Was a yellow fair and square. Straight reds have to be for something very serious; that was merely over-exuberant. [/b][/quote] what's your definition of serious if it's a not a swinging arm against someone come at full tilt? [/b][/quote] Normally I'd expect it to be off the ball; or something really malicious like vicious head-stamping,[b] unprovoked violence[/b], that sort of thing. For me a nasty tackle warrants a straight yellow, which is what he got. It is no more dangerous than half the punches that go unpunished; the shoulder tackles using no arms; and taking fullbacks out in the air... and players get away with this all the time. They should have a straight yellow for all of it. Didn't think Nalaga earned his red card for the PIs either... [/b][/quote]well kearney didnt exactly ask to be decapitated to the best of my knowledge. the game wasn't on long enough for it to be provoked. And it probably is more dangerous than a punch the neck is a very risky place to get a bad knock i have a mate who has a pretty bad case of whiplash from a sporting injury he sustained bout 3 years ago [/b][/quote] well since kearney's jesus in Irish eyes I suppose its not fair that he got hurt. Lee Byrne would have stayed on his feet. [/b][/quote] oh yeah i forgot lee byrne has a neck made of reinforced steel and the core strength of robot jesus. dont get ridiculous no one can stay on their feet taking a hit like that at that speed.bit of a fishy post [/QUOTE]
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