Quote Sunshine state="Sunshine state"So after all their whinging and moaning Mr Walsh is fine fit and raring to go, maybe No1 Saint will eat humble pie, this is Rugby League not netball get your players to man up,'"
I appreciate what the Saints fans are saying on their forum regarding injuries i.e. we don't want to see more players injured whether they play for St Helens, Wigan or otherwise. It's terrible when a player gets injured particularly if they are away from the game for a lengthy spell on the sidelines. It's a short career and in an ideal world we wouldn't see injuries of any sort despite the physicality's of the sport.
However, I do think some perspective is needed. Calls for the RFL to ban this, ban that & ban whoever will lead to the taking away some of the great things we enjoy about Rugby League. The contact and the aggressive nature of the sport is part of the fabric of the game.
Common sense says, each case should be reviewed individually rather than it being a blanket cover e.g. in the case of the shoulder charge. More and more Rugby League fans seem to be moaning about "cheap shots" and "acts of thuggery" when in most cases these incidents are blown way out of proportion by passionate fans who are caught up in the heat of the moment and also the bias towards their own team.
I really do not want to see an over-sanitised product and no, I don't want that to come at the expense of any players' career either. Surely there has to be a balance?
