Lazlow
OzCardTrader
I'm not going to speculate whether there was malicious intent. You'd like to think that someone as highly regarded as Judd wouldn't stoop to something so thuggish.
To me its the ground level camera that shows Adams is hurt by a combination of two actions:
- Judd holding Adams' arm behind his back
- Carrazzo rolling Adams onto his stomach
You'll see a point where Adams kicks his legs out as his shoulder is torqued beyond its natural range of movement. Its very similar to the pressure applied in a kimura.
The questionable thing is that Judd not only continues to hold Adams' arm after the whistle, but also still holds onto it as North players are pushing him off.
At the end if the day the tackle had been made, and malicious or not what Judd did was really unnecessary, and dangerous to a player already pinned down. Play the ball, not the man.
I'd class it as negligent or reckless misconduct, in much the same way wellingham and zeibell's bumps are considered reckless and/or negligent contact.
To me its the ground level camera that shows Adams is hurt by a combination of two actions:
- Judd holding Adams' arm behind his back
- Carrazzo rolling Adams onto his stomach
You'll see a point where Adams kicks his legs out as his shoulder is torqued beyond its natural range of movement. Its very similar to the pressure applied in a kimura.
The questionable thing is that Judd not only continues to hold Adams' arm after the whistle, but also still holds onto it as North players are pushing him off.
At the end if the day the tackle had been made, and malicious or not what Judd did was really unnecessary, and dangerous to a player already pinned down. Play the ball, not the man.
I'd class it as negligent or reckless misconduct, in much the same way wellingham and zeibell's bumps are considered reckless and/or negligent contact.