Is it just me or................................

[Dogwatcher]

Blakeview v Mile End, anyone remember that?

[stan]

If an incident occurs behind the play as the first post mentioned, I believe you have to look at the seriousness of it. If its a cheap shot punch in the guts, you would probably let that slide. But when we talk about king hits, broken jaws etc, there is no place for that. Straight out assault and off to the police. OK the police would get 2 sides to the story but I would still be reporting it.
To the people who say, no, I wouldn't bother, I ask you this. You are on the sidelines watching your 18 year old son playing and 100 metres off the ball an opposition player king hits him and breaks his jaw. What would you do? Say, sorry son, that's football. I don't think so.
No place for violence on the field. From my watching and playing many games in different leagues, It is a small minority that are the thugs, but once a jaw is broken, it's broken.

Agree with that. Your on the mark mr chest.

[Hefty]

When our C's played in Div 10 in the late 90's there is no way you would let U/18 play that grade as it was dangerous but now we have half a dozen playing every week in our Div 8 side without any concern

Transadelaide Tigers.........end thread!

[hawkseye]

Cops and the law should be left out of the equation unless were talking about weapons.

The day cops are called for a hit behind play is the day footy starts to die. What happens on the field stays on the field, otherwise we will have people sueing all the time and when ever a juniour gets injured, their mum and dad will want to sue.

You step onto the ground without having sick leave or income insurance than your an idiot, footy is fun but working/money is more important

A mate of mine ended up in court after belting an opposing player who happened to also be a policeman, the judge threw it out as he thought it was a waste of time bringing footy matters to the court. This was late 90's early 2000's

[locky801]

Cops and the law should be left out of the equation unless were talking about weapons.

The day cops are called for a hit behind play is the day footy starts to die. What happens on the field stays on the field, otherwise we will have people sueing all the time and when ever a juniour gets injured, their mum and dad will want to sue.

You step onto the ground without having sick leave or income insurance than your an idiot, footy is fun but working/money is more important

A mate of mine ended up in court after belting an opposing player who happened to also be a policeman, the judge threw it out as he thought it was a waste of time bringing footy matters to the court. This was late 90's early 2000's

Times have changed significantly since then and you may be surprised the amount of assaults that are these days being reported in sport, not only in our great game but other codes and sports as well

[Sturtman]

Cops and the law should be left out of the equation unless were talking about weapons.

The day cops are called for a hit behind play is the day footy starts to die. What happens on the field stays on the field, otherwise we will have people sueing all the time and when ever a juniour gets injured, their mum and dad will want to sue.

You step onto the ground without having sick leave or income insurance than your an idiot, footy is fun but working/money is more important

A mate of mine ended up in court after belting an opposing player who happened to also be a policeman, the judge threw it out as he thought it was a waste of time bringing footy matters to the court. This was late 90's early 2000's

Times have changed significantly since then and you may be surprised the amount of assaults that are these days being reported in sport, not only in our great game but other codes and sports as well

About 10yrs ago a guy i played with was hit in play and then he hit the guy on the bottom of a pack. Fractured a bone in his face, was taken to court, pretty sure he is still paying damages

[Cash 123]

yes its definately not as easy to get away with biting people on the ears and nose like i did 20 years ago

[Executive Member]

maybe we need to put it into perspective a little

of approx 200 teams or 4,000 players that play week in week out in the SAAFL, there are some who obviously think outside the rules

I think we have around 20 reports (investigations included) up to Round 8 - average less than 3 a week, so thats 3 out of the 4,000 each week - can it be better indeed but players need to take responsibility for their own actions

These players are generally dealt with, the fcat that social media has given a vehicle to publicise it more, probably makes it seem worse, that along with some serious injuries, which no one goes out and hopes to another player in this great game

Also Clubs are more willing to request an investigation which is well within their rights to do so

Past experience tells me that we are not seeing anymore than what normally happens, but what is of most concern is over the last few weeks the seriousness injury as a result of clashes

Lets just hope that the message is out there that this stuff wont be tolerated and that Clubs and players all take leadership in not only the protection of their own but also the opposition players

[lutz]

yes its definately not as easy to get away with biting people on the ears and nose like i did 20 years ago

you still somehow get away with your haymakers and jumper punches.

[Cash 123]

yes its definately not as easy to get away with biting people on the ears and nose like i did 20 years ago

you still somehow get away with your haymakers and jumper punches.

yeh neither of them have been outlawed yet

[whufc]

If an incident occurs behind the play as the first post mentioned, I believe you have to look at the seriousness of it. If its a cheap shot punch in the guts, you would probably let that slide. But when we talk about king hits, broken jaws etc, there is no place for that. Straight out assault and off to the police. OK the police would get 2 sides to the story but I would still be reporting it.
To the people who say, no, I wouldn't bother, I ask you this. You are on the sidelines watching your 18 year old son playing and 100 metres off the ball an opposition player king hits him and breaks his jaw. What would you do? Say, sorry son, that's football. I don't think so.
No place for violence on the field. From my watching and playing many games in different leagues, It is a small minority that are the thugs, but once a jaw is broken, it's broken.

you have nailed my exact thoughts on it!

[beeroclock]

When our C's played in Div 10 in the late 90's there is no way you would let U/18 play that grade as it was dangerous but now we have half a dozen playing every week in our Div 8 side without any concern

Transadelaide Tigers.........end thread!

Was that in SAFA?
I remember playing the Tigers and one of our blokes got smacked in the face by one of them.
Three weeks later the Ahole was in jail for armed robbery and assault.
Rot.

[Yank Man]

Social and economic times have changed and thank God so has football. We all play hard and in the majority fair, unfortunately some play outside the rules but I would be more than confident they are disciplined by their clubs quickly or kicked out. Coaches are accredited and know discipline is the core of success, clubs are all striving for respect and administraters are becoming short on patience with loose cannons in their clubs. Unfortunately media,forums and the like exposes us to what was normally dealt with in house. Things happen on the footy field, most times it's a brain fade or poor decision making, but people who do the ugly should be handed over to the authorities and kicked out forever. Never mind the civil actions and repercussions of their actions. I am an oldie as a player and there is not enough space on the forum to tell all of what I have witnessed. As I said, thank God footy has moved on.

[Demon Juke]

maybe we need to put it into perspective a little

of approx 200 teams or 4,000 players that play week in week out in the SAAFL, there are some who obviously think outside the rules

I think we have around 20 reports (investigations included) up to Round 8 - average less than 3 a week, so thats 3 out of the 4,000 each week - can it be better indeed but players need to take responsibility for their own actions

These players are generally dealt with, the fcat that social media has given a vehicle to publicise it more, probably makes it seem worse, that along with some serious injuries, which no one goes out and hopes to another player in this great game

Also Clubs are more willing to request an investigation which is well within their rights to do so

Past experience tells me that we are not seeing anymore than what normally happens, but what is of most concern is over the last few weeks the seriousness injury as a result of clashes

Lets just hope that the message is out there that this stuff wont be tolerated and that Clubs and players all take leadership in not only the protection of their own but also the opposition players

You went to the 'c' grade the day we played you.... you should have stayed and watched 1 player in your "a" grade..

[Executive Member]

maybe we need to put it into perspective a little

of approx 200 teams or 4,000 players that play week in week out in the SAAFL, there are some who obviously think outside the rules

I think we have around 20 reports (investigations included) up to Round 8 - average less than 3 a week, so thats 3 out of the 4,000 each week - can it be better indeed but players need to take responsibility for their own actions

These players are generally dealt with, the fcat that social media has given a vehicle to publicise it more, probably makes it seem worse, that along with some serious injuries, which no one goes out and hopes to another player in this great game

Also Clubs are more willing to request an investigation which is well within their rights to do so

Past experience tells me that we are not seeing anymore than what normally happens, but what is of most concern is over the last few weeks the seriousness injury as a result of clashes

Lets just hope that the message is out there that this stuff wont be tolerated and that Clubs and players all take leadership in not only the protection of their own but also the opposition players

You went to the 'c' grade the day we played you.... you should have stayed and watched 1 player in your "a" grade..

You are correct but I was at your U/18 Grand Final last year and that was probably more reason to put the I would think

[Demon Juke]

maybe we need to put it into perspective a little

of approx 200 teams or 4,000 players that play week in week out in the SAAFL, there are some who obviously think outside the rules

I think we have around 20 reports (investigations included) up to Round 8 - average less than 3 a week, so thats 3 out of the 4,000 each week - can it be better indeed but players need to take responsibility for their own actions

These players are generally dealt with, the fcat that social media has given a vehicle to publicise it more, probably makes it seem worse, that along with some serious injuries, which no one goes out and hopes to another player in this great game

Also Clubs are more willing to request an investigation which is well within their rights to do so

Past experience tells me that we are not seeing anymore than what normally happens, but what is of most concern is over the last few weeks the seriousness injury as a result of clashes

Lets just hope that the message is out there that this stuff wont be tolerated and that Clubs and players all take leadership in not only the protection of their own but also the opposition players

You went to the 'c' grade the day we played you.... you should have stayed and watched 1 player in your "a" grade..

You are correct but I was at your U/18 Grand Final last year and that was probably more reason to put the I would think

League or Exec made more mistakes that day than both clubs,

[Hefty]

When our C's played in Div 10 in the late 90's there is no way you would let U/18 play that grade as it was dangerous but now we have half a dozen playing every week in our Div 8 side without any concern

Transadelaide Tigers.........end thread!

Was that in SAFA?
I remember playing the Tigers and one of our blokes got smacked in the face by one of them.
Three weeks later the Ahole was in jail for armed robbery and assault.
Rot.

Yep this was back in the day of Div9 North.....circa 99. One game one of their players left the field and head-butted one of our spectators! Pretty sure they got kicked out the comp shortly afterwards. Not suprised about one of them ending up in jail......absolute misfits!!

[gadj1976]

When our C's played in Div 10 in the late 90's there is no way you would let U/18 play that grade as it was dangerous but now we have half a dozen playing every week in our Div 8 side without any concern

Transadelaide Tigers.........end thread!

Was that in SAFA?
I remember playing the Tigers and one of our blokes got smacked in the face by one of them.
Three weeks later the Ahole was in jail for armed robbery and assault.
Rot.

Yep this was back in the day of Div9 North.....circa 99. One game one of their players left the field and head-butted one of our spectators! Pretty sure they got kicked out the comp shortly afterwards. Not suprised about one of them ending up in jail......absolute misfits!!

So, no it wasn't SAFA. Transadelaide were the new STA! They adopted the Tigers at the now Cooper Brewery site on Regency Rd. Boy did we cop a pasting the day we played there! That was 96 when we went to Premier 3 in the Amateurs.

[Footy Follower]

Can anyone confirm on Saturday just gone a huge brawl that apparently happened between Seaton and Adelaide Lutherans C grade?
I have heard that a players from Lutheran was knocked out and then kicked in the face when on the ground. I also heard that the police ended up involved arresting a couple of players. This seems pretty serious and would have thought this might have been mentioned already if true!

[Mr Beefy]

Can anyone confirm on Saturday just gone a huge brawl that apparently happened between Seaton and Adelaide Lutherans C grade?
I have heard that a players from Lutheran was knocked out and then kicked in the face when on the ground. I also heard that the police ended up involved arresting a couple of players. This seems pretty serious and would have thought this might have been mentioned already if true!

It was in the paper so it must me true...