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That Macauley Tackle

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Am I alone in thinking that this was a straight red card offence? As a neutral observer I thought it was the most dangerous attempt at a tackle that I've seen in many a year. He completely 'clothes-lined' O'Connor and could have caused him serious injury. In any other code, hurling, rugby, rugby league, Aussie rules etc., etc., this would have meant instant dismissal for serious dangerous play. The GAA should employ a citing officer to oversee such instances and apportion proportionate punishment to offenders. dingle2 (Kerry) - Posts: 278 - 18/09/2016 19:44:56 1915814 Link
In fairness to the ref he didn't see it and can't see what the linesman's view was but that was a close red. Might still have got yellow anyway Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 18/09/2016 20:26:30 1915839 Link
Agree should have been red tom84 (Cavan) - Posts: 334 - 18/09/2016 20:44:59 1915857 Link
MD Macauley shouldn't have been on the field at that time anyway. The ref missed ( bottled ? ) a clear, blatant,cynical, hand-trip on a Mayo player in the first half, a stone-wall black-card according the rule !! yellabelly (Wexford) - Posts: 1062 - 18/09/2016 20:49:59 1915861 Link
definitely had to go , be it black card or red, very high dangerous tackle. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1908 - 18/09/2016 20:50:11 1915862 Link
Straight red all day long. It amazes me how continues to get away with constant fouling and barging, he should have had a blatent black in the first half for a hand trip. Hopefully there will be retrospective action taken against him but I won't hold my breath. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 18/09/2016 20:56:09 1915870 Link
He got a yellow - the foul was punished ( even if too lenient )so can't get a retrospective red ? ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 18/09/2016 20:59:04 1915877 Link
The ref made bad calls for both teams today. dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1055 - 18/09/2016 21:04:05 1915881 Link
Should have been a red card.Those neck high tackles are very dangerous. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 18/09/2016 21:09:28 1915888 Link
Yet again no mention from the RTE panel... ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/09/2016 21:10:41 1915891 Link
In fact the bias in the RTE studio towards Dublin was pathetic.They tried to suggest that McCarthy should not have gotten a black card and Spillane went as far as to suggest the Mayo lad got in his way! It was third man tackle clear black card. No mention of the black card(that should have been) to Connolly,or the dangerous challenge from MDM. Spillane especially is very aware of not upsetting the Dublin fans or media.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/09/2016 21:17:37 1915894 Link
What tackle is this lads ? What point in the game was it ? waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 18/09/2016 21:39:04 1915910 Link
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Straight red all day long. It amazes me how continues to get away with constant fouling and barging, he should have had a blatent black in the first half for a hand trip. Hopefully there will be retrospective action taken against him but I won't hold my breath." Doesn't matter though does it? Eoghan O'Gara and Diarmuid Connolly have been sent off in big matches. Dublin appeal and Dublin don't lose appeals. Refs tend not to punish or report their players for any breach of discipline. James McCarthy gets black card (100% correct by referee), then proceeds to hurl abuse at the linesman.. Will there be any repercussions for that? As if... bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 18/09/2016 21:39:57 1915911 Link
Red all day long, one of the most clear cit red cards you could see. However ref didn't see it, he got a yellow so no retrospective punishment can be applied. Forget it and move on, also a hand trip is a black card , very strange calls. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/09/2016 21:45:57 1915916 Link
Replying To bennybunny: "Doesn't matter though does it? Eoghan O'Gara and Diarmuid Connolly have been sent off in big matches. Dublin appeal and Dublin don't lose appeals. Refs tend not to punish or report their players for any breach of discipline. James McCarthy gets black card (100% correct by referee), then proceeds to hurl abuse at the linesman.. Will there be any repercussions for that? As if..." Agree totally with you. I don't blame Conor lane 1 bit. In fairness it was linesman joe mcquillan that told him it was a yellow and not a red. And you're right reffs know there is no point giving Dublin players reds as they'll just get them over turned. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 18/09/2016 23:36:21 1915960 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "In fact the bias in the RTE studio towards Dublin was pathetic.They tried to suggest that McCarthy should not have gotten a black card and Spillane went as far as to suggest the Mayo lad got in his way! It was third man tackle clear black card. No mention of the black card(that should have been) to Connolly,or the dangerous challenge from MDM. Spillane especially is very aware of not upsetting the Dublin fans or media.." You could say Tomas o'sé was the same tonight. I'm surprised he didn't wear a blue tie as well. I'm glad des Cahill called him on it at the end of the show and you could see the shock on his face. Pure cringe. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 18/09/2016 23:43:20 1915962 Link
Replying To waynoI: "What tackle is this lads ? What point in the game was it ?" Second half on O'Connor. Around the neck, very high. Dont think he meant it, but still very high. gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 18/09/2016 23:43:32 1915964 Link
High & dangerous yes, a yellow card only though. MDM like Connolly is prone to rash decisions that can cost their team mates. Cillian O Connor also sails close to the edge & should have had a card. He & Aidan O Shea need to concentrate on playing football as they are constantly pushing fellas & trying to red the game, Cillian is now the worst offender after Lee on that team. He could learn from his brother Diarmuid who is a much more balanced footballer. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 19/09/2016 01:20:09 1915975 Link
Replying To gotmilk: "Second half on O'Connor. Around the neck, very high. Dont think he meant it, but still very high." If a Kerry player or a Tyrone player did what McCauley did to O'connor today the Sunday game would have had an inquest and the knives out. and why was there an ex Dublin player on the panel? He wasn't very impartial in my opinion and tried to highlight lee keegan as much as possible. It takes two to tango Ciaran. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 19/09/2016 01:27:43 1915977 Link
Oh dear Bennybunny you really do need to attend matches rather than commentate from camera angles to see what's really going on. AOS hurling abuse at umpire, "play on". AOS was it 6 fouls in a row, "play on". He now ranks up there with "star" as one of the most excused players on a football pitch He has done a documentary in the US so everything is game ball now. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 19/09/2016 02:01:30 1915980 Link