homme vaste wrote:
I`m interested on your take on the 3 game ban for Tetavano Ghost? And the concerns Agar raises on Sin binning's? Just interesting to hear your opinion as you have in the past been ultra supportive of the officiating and MRP.
Tetevano has a clear history of dirty play and late hits. Three games for a player with his track record is probably about right. They could squeeze it to two but the overall direction is right.
The overall picture is, if he stops doing dirty, thuggish things he'll stop getting bans.
It's probably already too late for his reputation which will see things like the incorrect sin binning the other week happening. But with on-field refs you're always exposed to that sort of stuff even from the best refs (which this was) as, in a quick moving sport like RL instant decisions need making. Ultimately (however unfairly) even that's been brought on by his own actions.
Sin binnings and bans for running in and scuffling are a bit different and not sure they're as important. But the future of the game rests on high shots and punches being penalised heavily. Older fans and players living on the edge may not like it but the sport has no option and, as far as I can tell, they have been pretty consistent in grading and sanctioning them.
