Anthony Griffin claims there is mass confusion with the NRL’s crackdown on foul play, with the St George Illawarra coach arguing that the boundaries have already changed.
Griffin was left miffed after his team’s 13-12 loss to Cronulla on Friday night, with eight players put on report and three sin-bins across both teams.
Frustrating the Dragons coach most was that Sharks winger Mawene Hiroti was not sent off for clocking Cody Ramsey high, and was instead only sin-binned.
Hiroti had chased Ramsey down as he made a break, with the St George Illawarra fullback failing his subsequent HIA and forcing a reshuffle.
“It’s confusing. If the tackle on Ramsey had happened in Brisbane last weekend, someone would have got sent off,” Griffin claimed.
“(Ramsey) couldn’t protect himself when he was running like that. The kid had a whole body to tackle at, he could have tackled him around the legs or the waist.
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“If ever they looked at a deliberate high shot and it put him out of the game, that was one of them. It’s confusion.
“I said last week as long as they’re consistent, everyone will be happy. But you see tonight, it’s just mass confusion.
“What’s a ten-minutes, what’s a sending off, what’s a penalty? Every time you pull up for a scrum, someone is getting put on report.”
The Dragons were one of three clubs to have a player sent off in Magic Round,with Tyrell Fuimaono marched for knocking out Ryan Papenhuyzen with a high shot.
With four players banned from that match, the Dragons had Ramsey and Max Feagai suffer concussions from hits while Jaiyden Hunt was also hurt in friendly fire.
Adding more pain to the night for Griffin was Paul Vaughan, who found himself sin-binned for a hit to Will Chambers’ head.
Griffin insisted his former NSW State of Origin representative should not have been sat out for an accident, after Andrew McCullough cut Chambers in half and had him falling in the tackle.
“They’re accidents. That’s an accident when the ball player gets that low and you have a big man coming in from the side,” Griffin said.
“We’ve got to find a way to get that out of the game. I’m all for it, I don’t want anyone getting hurt from any team.
“For him to go to the bin for that accident and the other guy (Hiroti) to stay on the field for the rest of the game for that one. I’m confused.
“It’s going to take a while to fix up. There’s confusion there. There’s a different interpretation to what there was last weekend.”
Rob
Guest
Speed and fatigue. Road rules allow us to drive as safely as possible mitigating risk. Same applies to rugby league rules with players able to play the game with low risk if players observe the rules and the officials take action to stop reckless, thoughtless behaviour.
Fair Dinkum
Roar Rookie
I have just worked out why a lot of forward passes are let go. They must off been Accidental. Seems a lot of people think that accidental play should not be puled up.
Statler and Waldorf
Roar Guru
I was, yes Bottom line is most accidents are avoidable - a fact given to me by an ex police driving instructor And If you don't touch a player's head then you won't have a problem. And that is very difficult to do in league but superleague from what I've heard have adapted to the rules as had union
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Now you're taking the p.... and not able to continue a sensible discussion so I'm done. Too many reasons to list where a car sprint, short or long, might mean the difference between avoiding or getting caught up in a bad situation.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
:unhappy: :crying:
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Woho, that hit a point somewhere, good shot!
Forty Twenty
Roar Rookie
I'm in favour of penalty tries but I don't see why Hiroto wouldn't have bought Ramsay down with a tackle around the waist.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
At least they won't be ours.
Statler and Waldorf
Roar Guru
Drive quicker to avoid danger? Like being chased by bad guys with guns?
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
You're a mate Nat, luv it! ☺
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Bad example, what if you are avoiding danger?
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Not always, actually not much I'd say. Have to be other circumstances.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Sweet. We'll see how they go. ☺
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Ducking or dipping isn't sudden?? WTHeck?
Statler and Waldorf
Roar Guru
A massive majority of car accidents are not actually accidents. They occur because people don't look properly or don't drive to suit the conditions or don't concentrate on what they are doing All of these are avoidable and people claim that the are accidents to avoid admitting their error
Nat
Roar Guru
Grow up child.
JVGO
Guest
Maybe they should cite players for faking, Especially crushers. The could call it the Cody Walker rule.
Pepito
Guest
People are rarely charged for accidents if people were within the law to begin with, Craig. Hence the term accidents
Tony
Roar Guru
John, my previous reply to you above gives you a detailed run down of my thoughts on McGuire
Tony
Roar Guru
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