Connacht Team Talk Thread V - The Friend Zone

SqueakyKneecap

Might be the last we see of Big Papa for a while unless an appeal is successful

Zzippy

Very harsh.

freyners

The Friend Zone

Papa got v unlucky there. It's a change in direction that's he's reacting to. Red seems harsh to me. No force from my view

lawrencesummers

This shows the perfect problem with slow motion replays. The quick change of direction by the attacker isn’t taken into account as a mitigating factor.

Harsh red.

sioda

Game has gone to hell, no intention pure accidental.

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

Have to say I thought it was a bit harsh but I'm aware I'm probably a bit biased. Will be interesting to see what the citing committee say

connachta

He's now on a ban until new year.
On a harsh call

Zzippy

That's a young ref with an academic knowledge of the laws, and no feel for the game.

Dog Botherer

You've got a Friend in me

reckon that card was given on reputation

macslash

Mul, it's over

connachta wrote: »

He's now on a ban until new year.
On a harsh call

Can't it be appealed?

Missed Farrell's injury, bad??

SqueakyKneecap

The stretcher coming out didn't help his case either

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

macslash wrote: »

Can't it be appealed?

Missed Farrell's injury, bad??

Twisted his knee in contact couldn't put any weight on it coming off

sioda

macslash wrote: »

Can't it be appealed?

Missed Farrell's injury, bad??

Looked bad going off couldn't put any weight at all on it

SqueakyKneecap

Fitzy stops a certain try

realhorrorshow

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

Fitzy stops a certain try

He’s seriously quick.

macslash

Mul, it's over

Bazzo wrote: »

Twisted his knee in contact couldn't put any weight on it coming off

Fcuk. Hopefully he'll be okay

typhoony

typhoony wrote: »

i can guarantee he'll be a red card and lengthy ban if he's not careful, any clips i've seen of him he leads with the elbow in attack and defensively tackles high regularily

a case of "I told you so"

Burkie1203

Mul, it's over

testtech05 wrote: »

How was that a red card did they not just clash heads?

Papaili bends but then drives upwards

https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/1330422083940179969?s=19

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

Ah jaysus, should have been a try there.

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

Zebre self destructing anyway

SqueakyKneecap

I'll say this: Connacht teams in the not too recent past woulda crumbled with a man down for 20 minutes.

They've now got a penalty try. Great performance to make up for an awful showing at home to Scarlets.

freyners

The Friend Zone

Not drive upward for me there. Zebre centre changed his line and he tried to recover. His near side shoulder is down.

For me there I think it's partially him not being used to this level of play. It's quicker than club rugby and he needs to be aware that can happen.

Burkie1203

Mul, it's over

freyners wrote: »

Not drive upward for me there. Zebre centre changed his line and he tried to recover. His near side shoulder is down.

For me there I think it's partially him not being used to this level of play. It's quicker than club rugby and he needs to be aware that can happen.

He is driving upwards. His whole body is going upwards on contact

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

Poor hands from McCallister

freyners

The Friend Zone

Burkie1203 wrote: »

He is driving upwards. His whole body is going upwards on contact

I'll need to look again. Certainly from what I looked at I didn't see a drive upward but I'll take a second one with that in mind.

Edit: on second viewing I still don't agree with driving up. He's moving across and then tried to follow then player moving across him

connachta

His arm didn't touch the neck.

But some here, decided he's a dangerous player

and the panel, as it is "a yellow", can't "erase completely" the call and then the minimal ban. As it's a 2nd offense, it's 6 weeks
That's written.

Now with SOB, Boyle, Butler and S.Masterson able to play 8, i'm not worried.
+ E.Masterson will bring extra back-row cover in imminent time with Roux coming back

Burkie1203

Mul, it's over

connachta wrote: »

His arm didn't touch the neck.

But some here, decided he's a dangerous player

It was head on head


I wasnt watching the game, have only seen the incident on social media but I'm assuming the Zebre player was stretchered off given the amount of medics around him in that clip?


I politely suggest you read this

https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/1330422083940179969?s=19

connachta

Burkie1203 wrote: »

It was head on head


I wasnt watching the game, have only seen the incident on social media but I'm assuming the Zebre player was stretchered off given the amount of medics around him in that clip?


I politely suggest you read this

https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/1330422083940179969?s=19

Head collisions are mostly accidental, it was such, here


It could lead to horrible injuries but you can't sanction a player for that on lenghty ban on the same extent as a classic high tackle

Burkie1203

Mul, it's over

connachta wrote: »

Head collisions are mostly accidental, it was such, here


It could lead to horrible injuries but you can't sanction a player for that on lenghty ban as it was a classic high tackle

Referees are under instruction to clamp down on head on head contact. I even linked a tweet from an incident just yesterday in which a player was sanctioned as part of the effort to reduce head/brain injuries in the sport.

AP led with his head. If he makes contact with an opponents head then that's his fault. Not an accident.

connachta

the player was going downward FFS.
That's logical to sanction, not to put heavy bans on unintionnal moves
Think most agree with me and hope the panel too
6 weeks will be very harsh already