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  Angry Eel August 6, 2022 at 11:33am

  In fairness this barely deserved a penalty. This is not a hip drop it's a tackle that ended up awkward. Big difference between this and Carrigans
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    Kurupt - Sofa King Annoyed > Angry Eel August 6, 2022 at 2:09pm

    But honestly, if it was an eels player he'd get 4 weeks.
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    Frank The Tank > Angry Eel August 6, 2022 at 5:09pm

    Yep agreed
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  Inside Info August 6, 2022 at 11:43am

  Need the game to grow in Melbourne, so they get a few "free passes"
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  Uncle Wizards Sleeve indigenous elder He/Him August 6, 2022 at 11:48am

  

  It may or may not have been accidental, but it was a hip drop.  Smith grabbed the shorts but then threw his left arm around the left leg and held on which pulled it under him.  Plenty of players have missed games for accidental high shots , this should be no different. Could've finished Tinos year . 
  

  should've been a week on the sidelines if we are being fair and equal. 
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    Angry Eel > Uncle Wizards Sleeve indigenous elder He/Him August 6, 2022 at 12:04pm

    

    Smith was hanging on for dear life and in mid air, the momentum of Tino swung Smith under him. To suggest a hip drop here imo is crazy. Carrigan was the 3rd man in on a guy being held up.

    for this tackle to get a fine and NAS to get nothing for a deliberate thuggish act is beyond belief 
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      Uncle Wizards Sleeve indigenous elder He/Him > Angry Eel August 6, 2022 at 1:48pm

      

      As Super Said he "Lost control "  Smith grabbed Tinos left leg with his left arm if you watch it closely . That's how he ended up in that position. 

       

      so what's the difference between him and Clearys tackle other than the kind of tackle ?  Do you think Ckeary meant to put Brown in that position and cop 5 weeks ?    Even if he control or not , it was illegal , same as most of the accidental incedents that Jnr Paulo always ends up missing weeks for . 
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        Angry Eel > Uncle Wizards Sleeve indigenous elder He/Him August 6, 2022 at 2:31pm

        

        Control was lost because a 90kg Hooker got out muscled by 120kg prop. This doesn't mean smith was reckless or careless. There was no hip dropping motion at all imo which means it's not illegal, he simply got flung by a bigger man. We obviously see this much differently which is fine
        
        

        So many of the ugly tackles whether it be a spear, hip drop or cannon ball are usually caused by the 3rd man in the tackle trying to get the held man to the ground like in Clearys case. 
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      Frank The Tank > Angry Eel August 6, 2022 at 5:10pm

      

      Yep not a hip drop he was being dragged along
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    Brett Allen > Uncle Wizards Sleeve indigenous elder He/Him August 6, 2022 at 4:53pm

    

    That's not a hip drop Wiz. It was a good legs tackle.