Originally posted by stsae
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The rules for league changed for the better and it's now tougher than ever because you're up against trained killing machines rather than a bunch of grubby, durry munching garbos from the local pub. I would much prefer to cop a dog shot from Monty Porter than one of Napa or Taumalolo's legit tackles.
And yeah... good luck to some 1960's, fat (or lanky - they all had chicken legs back then!!!) durry mucher from the pub who chooses to do a dog shot on Taumalolo or throws a straight arm tackle at him. He'd break your ribs... politely and within the rules of the game. That's the crux of it. Players from the 1960s would not be medically fit to play NRL and would get serious injuries from every single hit they copped. If you get my gist... dog moves and sucker punches are just what happens in junior rugby. Fark you Monty ya grub I'd say!!! Getting hit in a way that doctors who don't know otherwise would think you've been in a high speed motorcycle crash? Only good news is you wouldn't remember it happening.
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