Dont know about that. I watched it, it was VERY obvious the doctor had said something to brogan, who in his wound up state was (ahem) "vociferously replying". The mill started when brogan was barged in the back by one of the Tyrone lads to stop him "vociferously replying" to the doctor. So was it the doctor who said something to Brogan, Brogan who was replying to him or the tyrone player who barged Brogan the fault of that one?Dublin started the worst of the flare ups when Brogan started roaring at the Tyrone doctor who was leaving the field
car said:it was VERY obvious the doctor had said something to brogan,
CCOVICH said:I thought that Whelan was largely responsible for starting the melee as it was he who grabbed the Tyrone player on the ground and tried to haul him up.
CCOVICH said:Whelan had no right to do anything to the player on the ground. Whether the Tyrone player was playacting (I happen to think he wasn't), Ciaran Whelan has no right to take the law into his own hands and it's not as if Ciaran Whelan is an angel himself.
ronan_d_john said:Not arguing with you CCOVICH. And would fully endorse your comments regarding the GAA and the rules etc as per your original post.
My issue is that a symptom of all of that is the ability of players now to con the ref into doing things, and all players on the pitch, and the spectators, know that the ref is being conned, yet rarely does the ref know it himself.
Purple said:I saw the match in question but in general I don't watch Gaelic football anymore as I think that it is no longer a game of skill and has more to do with which team is able to intimidate and bully the other off the field. This is as much (or more) of a problem at club and underage level.
It's a pity as it can be a great game.
SteelBlue05 said:Its a physical game but bullying\intimidation\dirty play is not as common as previous posters suggest, based on my experience anyways.
Purple said:On Sunday a Tyrone sub came on. The first thing he did was shove the player he was marking. When the Dublin player didn't respond he did it again a few times. I have seen this time and again at every level. I am not talking about pushing against your marker, I am talking about a running shoulder into the back and a few elbows to follow. What a bunch of thugs. This is pure intimidation and as long as it is acceptable I will hold the view that it is a second rate sport.
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