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With all players having to wear helmets from Jan 2010 perhaps it is time to have a look at the situation regarding interfering with an opponent's helmet/faceguard.The wearing of it is for health and safety reasons and surely an opponent is not allowed to deliberately interfere with it,notwithstanding the fact that it infuriates opponents when it is pushed over their eyes obstructing their vision.With the new rule on helmets perhaps it is time to make the deliberate interfereing of it a red card offence. ONdeDITCH (Limerick) - Posts: 873 - 07/09/2009 20:00:48 418456 Link 0 |
ya i would agree as tommy walsh was at it all day yesterday bigman2 (Tipperary) - Posts: 1202 - 07/09/2009 20:31:57 418484 Link 0 |
Grabbing a facemask is currently a yellow card offence. Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 07/09/2009 20:40:50 418501 Link 0 |
2 offences happened yesterday regardin killkenny players grabbin tipp players helmets,,richie power grabbed padraic mahers facegaurd and pulled him and tommy walsh was tryin to pull benny dunnes helmet lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 07/09/2009 21:25:19 418561 Link 0 |
Pinkie Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 07/09/2009 21:36:22 418579 Link 0 |
"2 offences happened yesterday regardin killkenny players grabbin tipp players helmets,,richie power grabbed padraic mahers facegaurd and pulled him and tommy walsh was tryin to pull benny dunnes helmet" roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 07/09/2009 22:13:09 418629 Link 0 |
Just to add to that. If they're bringing the helmet rule in for health and safety(which of course they are) interfering with it should be a red card. Interfering with a players vision is dangerous, for that player and for the players around him. Grabbing the face guard and yanking it forward it is also dangerous. I'm no expert but I'm sure if you do it fast enough you could cause a serious neck injury. roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 07/09/2009 22:18:16 418635 Link 0 |
Sorry Dellboy I wasnt saying that it shouldnt be a red card, but was rather saying that it is currently a yellow card. And I would agree with roundball that it should be a red card offence. Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 08/09/2009 13:30:23 419187 Link 0 |
lowerormond redhandman (Tyrone) - Posts: 431 - 08/09/2009 14:03:21 419235 Link 0 |
I think noone should wear helmets and at least then they wouldnt be torn off em miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 08/09/2009 14:24:26 419265 Link 0 |
miketyson how can you say that nobody should wear helmets, for if ever an incident showed that everybody should wear them that was it. I am not a fan of Tommy Walsh who while a magnificent hurler, constantly resorts to all sorts of methods to get the better of his opponent, but if he had not been wearing a helmet on Sunday, he would probably be looking at a face transplant the blow was that severe. gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 08/09/2009 16:10:44 419444 Link 0 |
Hard to believe what was going on back then with the helmets and faceguards! ONdeDITCH (Limerick) - Posts: 873 - 11/06/2019 22:18:57 2193719 Link 0 |
Yes some players who shall remain unnamed made a career out of pushing helmets over their opponents eyes. Then it did the full circle with players leaving the strap open or knocking it off themselves to get a player put off. In the NHL it is a penalty if your helmet strap is not tied. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2660 - 12/06/2019 22:20:19 2194181 Link 0 |