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Posted March 20, 2013 00:34 · last edited March 20, 2013 00:45

patrick478 wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Sorry I was listening to Gordy and he was saying just outside. Correct as your were.

Look on Youtube. There are ones given for being even further away. Its not harsh at all. Its just in this country, we expect to see players scythed down. He wasn't - in this case he was goal side of Arms with plenty of gas, he would have regathered comfortably and probably hit it first time.  I'd also add the Williams was well in his 6 yard box and would not have gotten close to it.

There is nothing harsh about that at all.

Should clarify what I meant by hard. It is harsh (imo) in the sense that he received the same punishment as a player that has gone flying into a tackle, studs up, and collected all of the player and none of the ball (a la Kevin Muscat). It is not harsh based on what the rulebook says, it is completely deserving of a red.

I suppose my point is Krishna stayed on his feet and the tug on his shirt sleeve didn't seem to stop him going forward with the ball. Krishna is notorious for going down under any pressure so it can't have been much. Technically a red card but I still say harsh given the reality. Had Arms grabbed him and pulled him back as he was taking a shot then an obvious red card.

 A stupid thing for Arms to do I grant you but in my view it didn't impede Krishna from taking a shot. More niggly than foul. Dicko's penalty shout was probably just as valid but not given.

In my opinion straight red cards should be for serious fouls, not 50-50 decisions. I've seen both these teams get away with a hell of a lot worse. A yellow certainly. Ivan Vicelich, not one to protest unnecessarily, thought so too and got booked. The pity is it changed the game.  

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Trueblue-10636-1 edited March 20, 2013 00:45
patrick478 wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:

Sorry I was listening to Gordy and he was saying just outside. Correct as your were.

Look on Youtube. There are ones given for being even further away. Its not harsh at all. Its just in this country, we expect to see players scythed down. He wasn't - in this case he was goal side of Arms with plenty of gas, he would have regathered comfortably and probably hit it first time.  I'd also add the Williams was well in his 6 yard box and would not have gotten close to it.

There is nothing harsh about that at all.

Should clarify what I meant by hard. It is harsh (imo) in the sense that he received the same punishment as a player that has gone flying into a tackle, studs up, and collected all of the player and none of the ball (a la Kevin Muscat). It is not harsh based on what the rulebook says, it is completely deserving of a red.

I suppose my point is Krishna stayed on his feet and the tug on his shirt sleeve didn't seem to stop him going forward with the ball. Technically a red card but I still say harsh given the reality. Had Arms grabbed him and pulled him back as he was taking a shot then an obvious red card. A stupid thing for Arms to do but in my view it didn't impede Krishna from taking a shot. More niggly than foul.

In my opinion straight red cards should be for serious fouls, not 50-50 decisions. I've seen both these teams get away with a hell of a lot worse. A yellow certainly. The pity is it changed the game.  

Trueblue-10636-1 edited March 20, 2013 00:37
patrick478 wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:

Sorry I was listening to Gordy and he was saying just outside. Correct as your were.

Look on Youtube. There are ones given for being even further away. Its not harsh at all. Its just in this country, we expect to see players scythed down. He wasn't - in this case he was goal side of Arms with plenty of gas, he would have regathered comfortably and probably hit it first time.  I'd also add the Williams was well in his 6 yard box and would not have gotten close to it.

There is nothing harsh about that at all.

Should clarify what I meant by hard. It is harsh (imo) in the sense that he received the same punishment as a player that has gone flying into a tackle, studs up, and collected all of the player and none of the ball (a la Kevin Muscat). It is not harsh based on what the rulebook says, it is completely deserving of a red.

I suppose my point is Krishna stayed on his feet and the tug on his shirt sleeve didn't seem to stop him going forward with the ball. Technically a red card but I still say harsh given the reality. Had Arms grabbed him and pulled him back as he was taking a shot then an obvious red card. A stupid thing for Arms to do but in my view it didn't impede Krishna from taking a shot. More niggly than foul.

In my opionion straight red cards should be for serious fouls, not 50-50 decisions. The pity is it changed the game.