First off - gutted for Shenton. Perhaps the rules could be amended to minimize the risks further - earlier calls of 'held', maybe. Too many players are missing too many games IMO and it is damaging the spectacle.
Gronk! wrote:
The Sky footage clearly shows he goes in 3rd man, low then when he misses his knee with the shoulder he levers the side of it with his thigh instead. An ACL injury is consistent with trauma to the side of the Knee which is the exact place Boudebza applied the pressure.
Fully expect the RFL to cop out of it and cry poor camera angles, it's just how they work.
It wasn't a cannonball tackle though, which is why it isn't the same grade as Chase last season but it is undue pressure - the same as a grapple or chicken wing.
Due to something that once happened to me in a professional capacity, I will always defend the correct use of the word consistent. And you have used it correctly. However, it's strength/usefulness stems from its weakness.
If your thesis is that Shenton has injury due to foul play by Boudebza, then Shenton being injured and Boudebza being in the vicinity are consistent with that. However that falls a long way short of proof and it'd equally be consistent with other theses.
Gronk! wrote:
The Sky footage clearly shows he goes in 3rd man,
Permissable.
Gronk! wrote:
low then when he misses his knee with the shoulder
Doesn't look like he goes in especially low to me - looks like he hits about hip level. Reverse the assumption of intent in 'misses his knee' to 'avoids his knee', and it sounds rather different, doesn't it?
Gronk! wrote:
he levers the side of it with his thigh instead
To me, based on the pictures I've seen, it just looks like everybody falls over. If there was anything resembling intent we'd have more Hull fans pointing it out, I assure you. A different angle might tell a different story, but if you're basing your assessment on the clip I saw, I really can't agree.
Gronk! wrote:
Fully expect the RFL to cop out of it and cry poor camera angles, it's just how they work.
Who knows - I share your lack of faith in the system, though I'd be less confident that it'll favour us. You say the camera angle we've seen 'clearly shows...' and to me it isn't poor. I don't think it shows what you see in it, but unless there is another that does, it couldn't be fairly labelled a cop out.
