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CibbuanoAFL to review dangerous tackles
August 6th 2008 23:25
THE league will revisit the rules of rough play and whether they sufficiently cover dangerous tackles, according to AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson.
The request to review the rules of rough play came from tribunal chairman David Jones in the wake of Geelong successfully arguing that veteran defender Darren Milburn tackled the body of Richmond's Shane Edwards and while Edwards' head might have hit the ground forcefully, the tackle was actually to the player's body.
Therefore the offence was downgraded from head-high contact to body contact.
"You can make your rules as long as you like to cover every contingency. In the end Darren Milburn pleaded guilty to rough conduct was given three weeks reduced to one because of his five-year good behaviour and guilty plea," Anderson said.
"Certainly we will look at it as suggested by the tribunal. Dangerous tackles is something we have already looked at and we will look at it again."
Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews supported a change to the laws on tackling.
"I think you have to have a duty of care that you can't bury his head in the turf," Matthews said.
"Currently the rules say effectively that you can, but I'm not sure whether that's a good thing."
The request to review the rules of rough play came from tribunal chairman David Jones in the wake of Geelong successfully arguing that veteran defender Darren Milburn tackled the body of Richmond's Shane Edwards and while Edwards' head might have hit the ground forcefully, the tackle was actually to the player's body.
Therefore the offence was downgraded from head-high contact to body contact.
"You can make your rules as long as you like to cover every contingency. In the end Darren Milburn pleaded guilty to rough conduct was given three weeks reduced to one because of his five-year good behaviour and guilty plea," Anderson said.
"Certainly we will look at it as suggested by the tribunal. Dangerous tackles is something we have already looked at and we will look at it again."
Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews supported a change to the laws on tackling.
"I think you have to have a duty of care that you can't bury his head in the turf," Matthews said.
"Currently the rules say effectively that you can, but I'm not sure whether that's a good thing."
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