(05-14-2018, 03:00 AM)PaulP link Wrote:That's not the point I'm making. 4 quarters of tummy taps, shoulder charges etc. focused on one player is a pretty poor excuse for footy. If I was on the laws of the game committee, I'd really be pushing hard to clean up this aspect of the game.
Manner ?
It's not temporary PaulP, it has always been part of football, sport, war, politics or just about any other organised conflict. You target the leaders!
My sons been a captain of footy teams on and off for years, and he's one of the smaller players on the field like Murphy. What enables him to contribute consistently are the actions of team-mates not the opposition. The opposition are always into him! Teams must always stand up for each other, the minute they don't they are no longer a team, and that is the ultimate test!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"