gazzamagoo wrote:whufc wrote:The bloke jailed for his coward punch on the football field.
Been calling for non sporting acts to be punished just like they would off field for years...….its a move in the right direction.
No place in sport for blatant off the ball coward punches.
I don't understand some people's opinions about this matter,
"what happens on the oval stays on the oval",
as if an oval/pitch is holy ground or a friggin' sanctuary!
I can just see it now, a punchup on Hindley Street is about to go down,
"hey guys, let's go do this on Adelaide Oval, so we won't get arrested!"
100% I understand there is a risk of blurring non football incidents with the slightly raised elbow instead of a proper hip and shoulder but honestly a coward punch from behind is in an assault regardless of where it takes place.