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Somehow I doubt it. They'll all just be delighted at the great Clare underdog story
MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 420 - 24/07/2016 12:45:08 1889077 Link 0 |
No I think the red card for the clare midfielder was justified. it was more dangerous than the others. He forcefully struck the rossie player with his arm across the neck. the other 2 were just lazy arms around the neck , not forceful. however there was one ridiculous yellow given for a "high" tackle and player who was tackled was well on his down and by the time the hand got in to tackle him, his head was where his midrif should be. basically it was not in any way a high tackle. this is something that I see a lot and ref's should have more cop on to realise that you are not attempting to tackle the player's head. the fact that the player goes to ground and you end up making contact with his head should not be construed as a high tackle.
s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 24/07/2016 12:52:25 1889080 Link 0 |
Nothing could compare to the 'incident' in Castlebar in the eyes of a Roscommon lad. War, famine and pestilence could become rampant throughout the west of Ireland but would all pale into insignificance when compared to big Aidans alleged indiscretion.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 24/07/2016 15:59:45 1889180 Link 0 |
It's the difference in interpretation and application of the rules that I find most confusing. Yesterday Marty Duffy gave two separate frees to Tipp because a Derry player wasn't the required distance away when receiving the ball from a free. Now Marty was 100% correct in his interpretation but it was the first time this year I have seen the rule implemented fully. Marty was also on the ball with steps unlike a lot of referees who let five and six steps go without giving a free. In the Roscommon match every second tackle was followed by a card of some sort, tackles which on another day with another referee may have just been given as fouls. Joe McQuillan got a lot of abuse for not giving a yellow card to Aidan O Shea for a pull back against a Fermanagh lad but in fairness to Joe he tended to let a lot of fouls go that day without producing a card. One foul on Keith Higgins, where he was swung by the jersey and thrown to the ground, was a definite black card but was let go also. I think that management these days pay more attention to individual referees interpretation of the rules than the rules themselves.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 24/07/2016 16:33:22 1889197 Link 0 |
Donie Smith got a yellow card for diving I Connacht final replay which may have been deserved but it cost him as he got 2nd yellow soon after. Its the inconsistency that needs to be addressed. It seems if a topic is under the microscope at the time, as diving was due to O Shea incident, then refs are much quicker to act to be seen to be doing something about it Douglas_Hyde (Roscommon) - Posts: 90 - 25/07/2016 09:42:16 1889521 Link 0 |
TSG analysis showed that O'Connor applied pressure on the ball and his tackle was milder than other tackles only getting yellow cards. Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 507 - 25/07/2016 13:57:30 1889708 Link 1 |
curlew what about the inclident where the 15 roscommon lads failed to show up in galway, surely that would be worth commenting on.
saddam (Mayo) - Posts: 414 - 25/07/2016 14:20:56 1889737 Link 0 |
I thought Collins dived, went down pretending he'd been slapped in the face, I'm fed up of this crap creeping into the GAA, I'd say the same if it was one of our players, play the game like men or go and play soccer with the girls. TirChonaillabu2 (Donegal) - Posts: 344 - 25/07/2016 14:21:58 1889739 Link 1 |
Podge made the contact himself with his arm and threw himself to the ground
manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 25/07/2016 14:29:05 1889746 Link 0 |
It would be worth commenting on but not relevant to this thread which is entitled 'Podge Collins dive' .. its obviously being used here to defend and present AOS in a more angelic light. I was very close to both red card incidents on Saturday and felt O'Connor was hard done by as proved last night on TSG. Hope he is allowed to play in Croke Park on Sunday. Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 507 - 25/07/2016 16:10:16 1889834 Link 0 |
So not only did AOS dive but he spoiled it for everyone else? So some good has come of it. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 25/07/2016 16:30:21 1889861 Link 0 |
AOS didnt dive. He said that he didnt dive, so he didnt dive. JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 25/07/2016 17:21:58 1889898 Link 1 |
Our Aidan for President!
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 25/07/2016 21:14:22 1890021 Link 0 |