Tunnelling in AFL?

Question

are the new allegations by the saints true or a new reason for the vic to cry

Answer 1

i think its all cr@p

Answer 2

Hi guys

I'm a basketballer & tunnelling in that sport is a big no no.

I have also played aussie rules & it is a dangerous practice to run under someone going for a mark. The possibility of a neck or spinal injury is increased if you have your legs taken out from under you when in the air.

I think the Saints have a valid point & I think the AFL & the umps need to keep an eye on this if it continues.

Answer 3

I think the whole is stupid! Craig Bolton says he didn't mean any harm and i think he had to make a contest somehow, if Nick wants to take a risk by jumping up high thats his choice. Personally i think it was nothing more than an accident and if the saints have had several problems with it why do we only hear about it now? And defenders no longer have anyway to do their jobs with the hands in the back rule and issues if someone gets bumped a bit.False! a new reason for the vic to cry

Answer 4

They are baseless allegations.

I think it was just another case of the Vics having a whinge.

Answer 5

This is a fair dinkum fallacy, it does not exist, riewoldt is the most overrated player in the comp, he regularly leads under the ball, that's what causes it, its a natural occurrence when players do that.

He falls over at ever marking contest if does not mark it, so he looks like he don't get beat, can't kick for s.hit.

Answer 6

Since Andrew (the Rocket Scientist and/or wanker) Demetriou doesn't think that television is important of footy to America, none of us here have seen this.

It wasn't until today that I figured out what "tunnelling" was. Here in America, it is called undercutting.

It is par for the course in gridiron, undercutting a receiver is a good way to make the tackle, also to remind him not to be in your area again or you will tear his head off.

In basketball, it is dangerous. The first concussion I had was in grade 5 or 6, I was going to the basket for a layup, a defender cut me. I landed on my head, saw lots of stars just like in the cartoons.

Tunnelling would also be dangerous in footy, the landing on a mark would be bad since no pads or helmets in the footy.

Answer 7

Tunneling can be dangerous.

They ruled it out in the Rugby League and Rugby Union where if a some is off the ground catching the ball you can not tackle them. This was to stop blokes from knocking the legs from the guys going for the ball.

If you take out the legs really hard - the effect is the person can land just on the edge of their head and snap their neck.

I think if we allow deliberate tunneling it can cause serious injuries. But if we don't allow the defenders from "nudging" their players under the ball then the forwards will definitely have an even greater advantage.

Although consider this. For ALL the advantage that Forwards have nowadays - when was the last person to kick 100+ goals in a season? Was tunneling an issue then?

The best thing is for umpires to keep an eye on it and make sure that it's a small "nudge" rather than a tackle of the legs while someone is jumping in the air.

Answer 8

Not true.

It doesn't happen - not as described by St Kilda whingers. Backmen have always tried to run or jostle their opponents under the ball - most times there's nothing sinister in it..

Riewoldt has always been a bit of a cry baby - remember his performance against the Brisbane Lions when he did his collar bone in? It is all a ploy by the club, hoping Riewoldt will receive further special attention from the umps.