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What Union could learn from League..
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<blockquote data-quote="Sam Owen" data-source="post: 602326" data-attributes="member: 43087"><p>I agree whole heartedly. I understand player safety but neither game aint tiddlywinks. Its full contact!</p><p></p><p>I mean look at the guys in the 70s, 80s and 90s, back then a lot of these tackles wouldve been a spectacle in BOTH Union and League. Of course not the head highs that just ended up in fighting, Im talking about the ones that look dangerous/ouch. Even some spear tackles wernt pulled up, not that I condone that, Im just pointing out yesteryears brutal hardmen. These days if it looks ouch the ref just blows it up. If the head rocks with no arms even touching the head its either "high, no arms" or "dangerous tackle" with no explanation??..</p><p></p><p>Like I said before, absolutely no illegal tackles I totally get that and Im all for it but they shouldnt takeaway the only real spectacle when you're on defence which is a good solid hit. Hell if they're gonna run at you hard its only right that you tackle them hard, so the next time he runs at you he'll have his hands on the handbreaks before he runs at you, you take away, turning his 100% into a 90 something. </p><p></p><p>Look at Grid Irons biggest hits, its celebrated from the audience and high fived or chest bumped from team mates. Im not saying refs pull it up all the time but every now and then a perfectly good textbook effort gets penalised because of how horrific it looks. Dont takeaway the wow on defence, both codes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sam Owen, post: 602326, member: 43087"] I agree whole heartedly. I understand player safety but neither game aint tiddlywinks. Its full contact! I mean look at the guys in the 70s, 80s and 90s, back then a lot of these tackles wouldve been a spectacle in BOTH Union and League. Of course not the head highs that just ended up in fighting, Im talking about the ones that look dangerous/ouch. Even some spear tackles wernt pulled up, not that I condone that, Im just pointing out yesteryears brutal hardmen. These days if it looks ouch the ref just blows it up. If the head rocks with no arms even touching the head its either "high, no arms" or "dangerous tackle" with no explanation??.. Like I said before, absolutely no illegal tackles I totally get that and Im all for it but they shouldnt takeaway the only real spectacle when you're on defence which is a good solid hit. Hell if they're gonna run at you hard its only right that you tackle them hard, so the next time he runs at you he'll have his hands on the handbreaks before he runs at you, you take away, turning his 100% into a 90 something. Look at Grid Irons biggest hits, its celebrated from the audience and high fived or chest bumped from team mates. Im not saying refs pull it up all the time but every now and then a perfectly good textbook effort gets penalised because of how horrific it looks. Dont takeaway the wow on defence, both codes. [/QUOTE]
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