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Date Posted: Mon, March 17 2008, 19:22:01 GMT-10
Author: Greg Pfeiffer
Subject: The Brown / Wing tackle.

I believe that the Riley Brown hit on Craig Wing was NOT within the Laws of the Game. Much the same as the hit on Andrew Johns the other year. Of note, both hits caused significant injury to the players.

If the hit has been declared legal, I am concerned that there will be an increase in this tactic, from NRL level down to park level.

Why do I believe the hits to be unlawful?

In both cases, the hit was a shoulder charge.

We can all agree there is a difference between tackles and shoulder charges (even though neither is defined in the Laws). However, the Laws treat shoulder charges and tackles differently, and implies they are not the same thing.

The Laws allow players to TACKLE an opponent who is in possession.

The Laws allow two players running for a loose ball to charge each other with the shoulder, i.e. shoulder charge.

So I believe that the Laws only allow you to tackle an opponent in possession, not shoulder charge him/her. One can also argue that shoulder charge is not effecting a tackle, so is an unlawful hit.

Either way, it is an unsavoury tactic that needs to be eliminated form the game

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