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| Name these 'dangerous but disciplined' players. I can't think of another SL player who runs with anywhere near Hock's aggression and impact on form.
IMO we need him because people always underestimate just how physically hard Australia are in the pack. Every year we hear about how Peacock et al are 'better' than their opposition, and yet when push comes to shove our pack are almost as far off the pace as the backs.
Hock provides an x-factor, albeit with risk attached. Given that our pack for once might just be physically stronger than Australia, I personally would go all out to maximise that potential edge - and that's why I'd go for Hock. If it backfires sobeit, but we'll never beat Australia even with parity in the forwards, because our backs - particularly halfbacks - are so much weaker.
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| Exactly. "The contact was unnecessary and avoidable." That's the finding, deal with it.
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| If he's fit and playing well he's still a class player, we don't have that many of those to choose from so to say it's the end of the road for him at test level is a bit ridiculous to me.
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Exactly. "The contact was unnecessary and avoidable." That's the finding, deal with it.'"
So, this ruling is basically saying that if a referee gets himself badly positioned in the defensive line then a player should not try to tackle the opponent in case he makes contact with the referee in the process. Fair enough.
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| Quote: Derwent "So, this ruling is basically saying that if a referee gets himself badly positioned in the defensive line then a player should not try to tackle the opponent in case he makes contact with the referee in the process. '"
No. It isn't saying that, at all.
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "No. It isn't saying that, at all.'"
He didn't threaten the ref, didn't throw him to the floor or use any aggressive actions towards him. The ref himself wasn't bothered and hock gets four games. It's rugby league for gods sake, get a grip and let it go.
If sinfield/tomkins/wellins got four games for the same thing there would be so many people defending the player however because hocks got this passed which admitadly he has, people say "same old same old"
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