redex113 wrote:
Correct me if I am wrong (and I know you will) but did he not sustain that injury against the Kiwi's.
Nigel Vagana!!! I am sure it was he who did Deacon.
I remember the match and there was a Saints player who tackled Deacon in goal. There was nothing mentioned about it at the time, similar to how Burgess stiff arm on Frodsham was deemed a great tackle, that knocked the lad out.
I'm not in favour of players getting penalize by the nnumber of matches missed by the player injured. Very unassuming tackles can cause injury.
Hard to see much of anything from the Vine feed. He went in fast and with seeing in greater detail it's hard to see where the initial impact was. Anyone who can see more than a blur is not telling the truth. It could be very dirty or bounced up off the ball, I'm assuming the penalty of 3 matches means it did not slip up off the ball.