How to stop the NRL's most 'disgraceful' tacklers

[@Dangit-Dangit]

Wtf is Hoops on about? Take your meds mate! Elbow to the head is not a BJJ or wrestling move.

[@tttremendousss]

Haha 😆 how to lose even more credibility, don’t comment on something you don’t know about ... I suppose he does comment on Rugby League though... no clue there either

[@mikeossedryver8562]

No exactly true... control the head control the man was what they taught... sure not slamming it into his face as your driving into the ground... but the technique is identical to what they teach

[@tttremendousss]

@@mikeossedryver8562 and the part he got suspended for and they are talking about isn’t ...

[@soupez4886]

What is it then? A rugby league NRL move that the storm uses when they train so they can elbow in games? Yes

[@PhilipVels]

Honestly they should fire him for that comment. Liars are not welcome on TV.

[@paulturner9542]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the knuckle dragger Hooper thinks they wear ninja suits doing “jitsu”

[@BG-kb5js]

Having trained BJJ since 2006, I can honestly say I have never drilled a drop down elbow on a falling oppo in any class. HAHA.

[@johnnyjimmy6103]

exactly

[@travismiller1491]

I do mma and we never train to land like that hahah.

[@youbetzler]

That's because you don't train for takedowns of a person holding a football. I've done MMA and BJJ and there's definitely some sneaky tactics coaches teach into mma fighters to catch opponents with elbows/knees in scramble situations. I had one striking coach teach me to throw kicks as a knee first then extend the kick in case they drop for a takedown you can catch em with a knee on the way in. Another coached me to follow a hook punch with an elbow in case they pull back then come back in. I can imagine a grappling coach figuring out that in a standard 2-3man tackle u can position your elbow to collect the head on the way down and look accidental. Especially the ones in melbourne who came up with the idea of choking players in tackles to wear them down.

[@craigyoung3994]

I trane UFC

[@Tems033]

Agreed. Still a grub tackle tho

[@travismiller1491]

Jared Hagreaves does this every game.

[@bushjustice6649]

Gallen used to this as well

[@JamesWilson-me8cs]

You dont watch Roosters games if you think that.

[@verideaux3250]

JWH’s dog shot on Ponga in 2019. No sin-bin, no send off, 2wk suspension for that? Was there this kind of outrage then? Of course not, it’s our (Fox and CH9) beloved Roosters, we can’t speak ill of them...

[@bushjustice6649]

@@verideaux3250 yup....ecactly....led with his head while driving down on ponga.........no different......known grub

[@soupez4886]

@@verideaux3250 because it was deliberate idiot

[@jrizzle3614]

These blokes are just gossiping school girls

[@jamesbrennan7355]

Actually they are having conversations about the poor state of the game.

[@jaymeetan6483]

My God Hoops is such a Tossa

[@nolimitsgolf]

Kafusi is a grub and should have been sent off. I'm all for tough old school tackles but striking another player with a locked elbow is wrong.

[@shanebrown7028]

like Leilua said just depends who u are and what team u play for as 2 how much u get looked at

[@TiaPetaia]

Foreals bro 💯 Latrell gets away with most grubby hits he does. Never heard of the Rabbitohs getting smashed on these talk shows.

[@efizzle518]

@@TiaPetaia but latrell got sent off for something way lighter lol

[@long2d]

@@efizzle518 he didn’t get sent of got 10 and for good reason too purposely got in way to stop possible try so despite minimal contact it was deserved 10

[@kiwiiwifruit3237]

@@long2d DCE should of been sent off for being a flop. Games getting soft af

[@Jedsinclair]

Leilua is also a repeat offender with some serious issues, like in the penrith game where he took a shot at Edwards while he didnt even have the ball cause his brother got hurt in a clean tackle. So its no wonder he would say something like that

[@gle4178]

It's not just long suspensions, they need to also penalise more during the actual game! Sinbins and send offs hurt more.

[@durrypaketbryan7539]

Borrrrriiinnnggggg

[@Giveme1goodreason]

How to stop dirty play? Bring back the biff. Didn’t see to many people roughing up knights or broncos players when paul harrigon and Gordon Tallis were on the field. Dirty players are dirty because of a lack of repercussions. Imagine someone trying to rough up Marty and Joey or Alfie and kevie. Cheif and the raging bull would have ruined lives. Now if you’re dirty someone will give you a push.

[@joedont9307]

Spot on mate.. bring back the enforcement, slap the dirty cunts around a bit and sort em out

[@BDean-zj7gn]

Kaufusi's elbow was 100% intentional, 6 weeks at least.

[@Wawasjohn]

I thought two weeks were fine. U can’t say he meant to do that, it was reckless and not ok. And I don’t even like the player. Wasn’t high. Worth 2 weeks. Dmz shouldn’t be worth 2 weeks tho that was nothing

[@jordanious7711]

he elbowed him in the face an then slammed his head into the ground lmao. He could have killed him. Kaloser is a grub an players like him should be squeezed out of the game.

[@mikeossedryver8562]

100% trained behavior. Early 2000s under 20s at the sea eagles training was wrestling training, where I said rugby league is tough enough without elbows across the face as you are getting up of the ground... needless to say my career didn't take off when you challenged the coaches on this topic

[@levibrown1240]

I didn’t think kafusi tackle was that bad. Matterson just landed on his head. I’m not a storm fan, he just landed on him. His eyes were facing upwards, not looking at what he was doing. It’s an accident

[@rumplespliffskin]

He is very good at making it look like he doesn't mean it. Very good at doing it without looking. So was Smith. Rip a shoulder out of its socket and look at the ref saying "how did that happen?". Kaufusi wanted to put an elbow into Mattersons head and he did. It wasn't the elbow striking him that did it, it was mashing his skull into the ground.

[@bawwsbearrd]

In the footage you clearly see kafusi lift his elbow higher to make initial contact of the tackle with his elbow and the blokes head.. then you see him actually throw momentum again with that elbow as the bloke hits the ground.. watch the replays again, you'll see it

[@francosoliman103]

We need more send offs. That shot on Adam Reynolds by a Manly player was a straight send off. And the Sin Bin for Latrell was pathetic.

[@Wawasjohn]

I saw that and that tackle was that late or high. Penalty was enough penalty

[@MrVegemiteLover]

@@wahlabalwarrior3010 8:12 what?

[@roryt1985]

@@wahlabalwarrior3010 right before the friendly fire he was 100% hit bang on the jaw after he kicked.

[@MrVegemiteLover]

@@wahlabalwarrior3010 Mate, do you know what concussions can do to you? Players have been known to be concussed, with most of the after effects and symptoms not showing up until later - hence why players have to pass protocols, you idiot haha. You have no idea what you are talking about. Please watch the game again and listen to Braith Anasta where they broke down the play even further. *You not only have no idea what you’re talking about, you didn’t watch the game live which is pretty obvious, you’ve only watched a highlights package* and now you’re speaking about mothers for whatever unknown reason. Please educate yourself.

[@mwilkins1644]

Every team does, or has done it. The hatred for the Storm is embarrassing

[@DoggyZworlD07]

Is that what u tell yourself to co convince yourself to be a fan of a 2 time cheating team??? lol, u forget why their hated lol, cheats and they get away with things on the field. They're cheaters and are being treated as such lol

[@mwilkins1644]

@@DoggyZworlD07 Actually I'm a Broncos fan but ok

[@DoggyZworlD07]

@@mwilkins1644 a broncos fan standing up for a team that cheats, why would u??? lol

[@mwilkins1644]

@@DoggyZworlD07 Nah, just noticing the hypocrisy of NRL360

[@DoggyZworlD07]

@@mwilkins1644 No hypocrisy, Storm have always been pointed out for their rough play in the tackle, usually it's abt the wrestling technique, which they brought in to the game, so it's warranted really. And they have been caught cheating, a team like that will be spoken abt regularly, so no, no hypocrisy lol

[@bigdosser7448]

Fine the players massively, and a much more harsh suspension... Will cut out all these grubs

[@johnnguyen121]

I feel like Matterson would have been concussed anyway because the back of his head hit the ground, regardless of the elbow. Still a bad look but i can understand how the judiciary would come to the decision of 2 weeks

[@Tully_23_32]

Paid off

[@TheBlackguard]

His head wouldn’t have hit the ground as hard if it wasn’t propelled by the elbow to the front of the head.

[@Jay-ux5eo]

Kaufusi is a grub, that was done with intent.

[@allinthorne5751]

Should have done something about players using their elbows in tackles years ago. You see it all the time, not just striking - choking with the elbow as well. Players get away with it so it just becomes a part of the game. Kaufusi just happened to nail him clean enough to KO him.

[@Tully_23_32]

Cameron Smith was the master of elbows & knees into the tackled player but always got away with, Storm have an issue with this coz they train to do that, Craig Bellamy is the master coach for dirty play & players

[@emanx2600]

Kaufusi is the biggest grub in the NRL. I'm sick of this guy

[@Wawasjohn]

How about they start calling high shots again, so many let go. I’d rather they call them then hand on the balls.

[@greybuck7011]

Like to see what they’d say if a nsw player for the roosters did this, these wankers wouldn’t say anything

[@airdiddy9054]

i dont get how an accidental crusher tackle is auto 2 weeks and a cheap shot like that is the same punishment.

[@jordanious7711]

Yeah, half the "crusher tackles" are just players trying to milk a penalty anyway. Slamming a guys head into the ground and almost killing him is TOTALLY deserving of the same punishment as a bit of pressure on the back of the neck. The NRL has a real concussion issue, not so much one of people having broken necks. Every game I feel has a few unneccersary concussions from grubby tackling.

[@fullyerect1294]

Hoops “ they practice karate and super ninja death punches to use on the other team”

[@theflyinghammer]

Both of kyle feldt's tackles were coffee book technique, just unlucky

[@tuckervfx]

Copy book 🤣🤣🤣

[@t.h.s9191]

Jon Jones would be proud of that elbow!!

[@rhettrandall101]

He wasn't sent off or sinbinned because it was the Storm

[@davidtaliai996]

Lol its footy! When you're tackling or get caught in a standing wrestle with a player especially someone strong like matterson you find yourself wrestling and clinching to try and position yourself to bring him down. Last thing you're thinking about is elbowing the bloke in the temple especially on a wet and slippery night. Accidents happen.

[@philh7929]

Why hasn't NRL 360 gone after JWH for leading with a forearm to the head nearly every hit up for years?

[@Wawasjohn]

Kyle fealt tackle was a good one on one tackle. He didn’t land on his neck or head. Same with the shoulder charge if it’s into the chest what is the difference to front on shoulder hit?

[@imalwaysright]

I loved PK’s rant. There’s no Melbourne without dirty #grubs

[@PN3D87]

No great success without the hate either

[@joshwindisch4492]

Yeah lets turn it into tag

[@MajarityJo]

Kaufusi is a coward! His coach is the bigger coward. No surprise this comes from the same coach and club that brought us the grapple, chicken wing and other cowardly tactics.

[@chocolatethunder6920]

Kenty is off his head!

[@ttnnnaa4500]

Look at rugby union, hits to the head are immediate 10 minutes, with force and no mitigating factors is immediate red card. Kaufusi, Feldt and Watene-Zelezniak all get sent off and these incidents all greatly reduce. If the game really cared about about player safety, they'd crack down on head shots, but at the moment, it seems they're just pretending to care.

[@elitevbman]

More players on the field in Union means a red card/send off has less of an impact. Rugby League games are seriously scewed if there is a player missing. Far more than soccer, AFL or Union.

[@ttnnnaa4500]

@@elitevbman then it would stop instantly then. Plus I disagree, a lot of sin bins end up being not effective, so it wouldn't be the end for a team just because a player is sent off

[@jakeroberts6473]

After kafusi knocked out the eels player he gets the ball and runs at number 3 for eels and hits him in the jaw leading with the elbow and that went unnoticed.

[@monsta5880]

Chief cheerleader for Melbourne 🤣🤣🤣

[@bolbasaur]

I think they need to learn what Ju Juitsu is

[@GiantSlayer512]

Have to agree with Kenty on this one

[@cainefraser1757]

Elbows arent jujutsu 😂

[@shanesheridan2102]

Hit of the year from k man love tap in the 70s

[@KRSapphire]

and people from 70s have head injuries that effect them to this day but hey "That's just rugby" 🤷‍♂️ how can you actually defend an elbow to the head ?

[@johnsmith-ub7vr]

good old hoops banging on about melbourne again cant help himself

[@JustSomebody-e9h]

I'd imagine parents would rather see 2 grown men square up and throw punches than this rubbish. This is appalling. Shame retrospective action can't be taken and the penalty increased to 6-8 weeks.

[@ajayharry987]

Is darryl browman the qld player that got hit in the face?

[@RevoRob007]

Whilst rugby league is a great spectacle, blatant thuggery needs to be stamped out.

[@florencefortyseven]

"Rough play" surely isn't the best way to describe it!

[@ryankeane8656]

That's not Jiu jitsu hahahaha

[@stevencooper3412]

I thought any elbow too the head is a send off

[@Pepsi_675]

Didn't know "the view" entered fox league lol

[@kiwifan6002]

I think Hoops has been watching Shane McMahon at Wrestlemania highlights, I don't think you'll see many elbow drops at your local BJJ class

[@Naytone1]

How is it the players fault. He had the ball wrapped up and his teammate come in with a tackle and his other teammate had the parra players legs what do you expect to happen

[@sentientbean1]

It's always been a cheap shot game. Was impressed when the shoulder charge was banned though.

[@jamieschumacher7989]

They needed Tommy Raudonikis on this panel

[@DoggyZworlD07]

What they need to be asking, is how does the victim get more time off than the offender??? this could, and should to used by coaches from now on, just sacrifice a forward for the game, cos u could be sin binned if the ref is decent lol, and make sure he lines up a half-back and take him out with force that he sits out 4-6 weeks with injury, and ur guy misses out on 2-3 weeks suspension. That's worth it if ur playing a team top of the ladder and u wanna hurt them.

[@jordanious7711]

I mean.. Accidents happen, people get injured.. But Kaufusi could have killed Matterson in that tackle, how the NRL could review that an come up with 2 weeks is beyond me. That's the easiest 2 month ban I've seen for a long time. All this talk about being tough on grubby tackles is a joke, it's all talk. Stuff like this just makes it obvious.

[@DoggyZworlD07]

@@jordanious7711 It's appalling that the offender is only off for 2 weeks, while Matterson is off for longer due to the injury incurred from Kaufusi's elbow. I agree that that elbow incident is easily a few months on the bench for Kaufusi to think abt his actions, and send a msg to players that this is not acceptable. You're right, the NRL is not sending the right msg when they let them walk with a minor suspension yet they talk tough on the grubby acts in the game.

[@DoggyZworlD07]

@@jordanious7711 I also get the feeling that if Kaufusi was wearing a different jersey, maybe he would've got more sideline time too. Storm, like the Roosters are a protected species of the game lol

[@purpleshadow777]

Hoops is the biggest flop. Obsessed with the storm

[@boerbru9721]

Wtf 🤦🏻‍♂️ one hooper in jiu jitsu it’s illegal to elbow 2 the loading the elbow was because he was still getting him down to the ground and unfortunately his head bounced of the ground 3 the the soa when kaufusi had the ball cordner chins gone a light tap on the head he’ll go out happens to a lot of players who ko’ed consistently but again should be a yellow card sure especially since dallin got yellow for his tackle with similar outcomes

[@kraken8993]

Looks worse in slow mo

[@trouttmanvideos1325]

i kind of get what hoops is saying. Hes saying because they are constantly putting themselves in combat situations, that will combat style of play will creep in. Far fetched, but i get it.

[@hannahcochrane3459]

As an Eels fan, I miss 80s NRL

[@bigpapa2892]

Of course you do it’s the last time yous were in a Grandfinal 🤣🤣🤣

[@brettro8210]

Every shot looks worse in slow motion...

[@tysonvincent3659]

Look I don’t like what Melbourne player did but six weeks that’s a bit harsh I think 3 or 4

[@elitevbman]

Send off is too harsh and Sin Bin is too soft. Perhaps a penalty somewhere in the middle, Send off the guilty player and after 10/15 minutes they can be replaced. So the guilty team goes to 12 men for 10 minutes and then also lose an interchange.

[@bigpapa2892]

P.s jujitsu don’t use strikes

[@latumalupo1292]

You can go hardline but don't complain the game has gone "soft". Union are hard on it.

[@bigstirlo3686]

If this happened to any team other than the Panthers, Roosters or Eels nobody would care or even if JWH or Nathan Brown, two of the dirtiest players in the game did this nothing would be said

[@M_Luahiva]

Damn if they crack dwn on this then definitely the warriors are going to be disallowed tries this week from contact made to the head that happened against the knights lastweek 🤦🏽‍♂️ tough

[@universeobserver378]

Huh?

[@benjamintereapii3527]

Have a look at what zoom your camera in properly there was no contact to the head

[@andrew_l1900]

Seems to me like james hooper doesn’t know what jiu jitsu is.......

[@petepangtele182]

I agree with these guys this dirty play and unsafe behaviour has to stop

[@seanrthomas2993]

Hooper is a clown 🤡.

[@makingmiracleshappen]

If the nrl REALLY cared about concussions and players welfare...Call me crazy for suggesting this, but maybe make wearing headgear compulsory for all players?

[@adamtuhega9905]

Buzz u right mate that's not BJJ that's a low act cheap shot that my beloved RL don't need Grub

[@bigpapa2892]

Nrl has already been watered down, bring back shoulder chargers just make em illegal to the head area

[@mikediao15]

before you know it, they will be playing flag football. This is a contact sport.

[@shaungallagher918]

I think hoops is right when he says how storm have 3 sessions a week of BJJ.Even if there practicing it the amount of wrestling and grappling they practice it's any wonder we have these types of incidents happening

[@bengill1917]

Wrestling and jujitsu don't allow strikes to the head dude its about grappling someone and controlling there body and momentum

[@papaluskask999]

It was accidentally

[@ThePaul1116]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 accidental 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@simonfrazer5209]

English much

[@amatmc8319]

Found the burner acc

[@ttnnnaa4500]

Lol, "this i jiu jitsu move" No it fucking ain't. You do this in wrestling or jiu jitsu and you get kicked out and told not to come back

[@deliveranceafterdeath9833]

Hahahahahahaha "that's too far" hahahahahahaha Ikin open your eyes, we we're encouraged to take out playmakers & even shown how to do it + get away with it...

[@seriaitsi2647]

Really??? Guys this is contact sport harden the f#*k up..if this wasn't slowed down we would be talking about this

[@fale892]

Hooper is a flop with his ridiculous statements lol

[@alexandermacdonald499]

Well they fired up.

[@mhfishing9482]

It’s football, stop being soft.

[@michaelvrckoff6966]

He's a grub grub grub must be a storm player. That's not tough it's cheap.

[@My1notyours0409]

Jiu Jitsu? Yeah nuhh mate. Your gone way to far ain't no striking in jiu Jitsu.

[@boganbob2708]

In a Rugby League players poll an overwhelming 49% of players voted for the Storm as the dirtiest team in the competition.

[@philmurdoch1203]

So the majority of players think the Storm aren’t the dirtiest.😂😂😂😂

[@boganbob2708]

@@philmurdoch1203Sorry mate. It's not a two horse race. The rest of the players split 51% between 15 different clubs for an average of 3.4% each. Storm average?.....49%. If you take out the Storm players who voted it is a majority. Oh dear.

[@philmurdoch1203]

@@boganbob2708 Sorry bob but 51% vote for some other team. Doesn’t matter how it’s spread but how you present it.

[@boganbob2708]

@@philmurdoch1203 Out of 16 teams the Storm obviously got the majority of votes for the dirtiest team in the competition.

[@philmurdoch1203]

@@boganbob2708 Jeez bob I’m just fucking with ya. I fully understand that if you represent the the votes gained by each team that the Storm would be way out in front on 49%. However you will notice I made mention of the way you presented the votes as a percentage of all people polled. What it goes to show is how much Storms success is hated. If you stack up the votes in your poll against actual stats regarding penalties given away or weeks suspended by the Storm you would have different picture.

[@alexmacaulay965]

I can’t believe these dweebs get to talk about rugby league. As is it’s gonna evolve with this sort of conversations/ consciousness.

[@deevita7459]

Cordner one wasn't even that bad.

[@devrontama6079]

Deliberately trying to end oppnts career, should be a life ban trying to end someone's career or life, JS

[@conorgrey4824]

Elbow to the head on the ground , and wen he picks it up and goes in contact he leads wit the free arm elbow into chin/throat of next fella?

[@aquariussoda007]

whatever the argument its rubbish play and dangerous , stamp it out by sending players off , the game doesnt need it , it comes to a point where parents wont let there kids play the game which is a big loss to rugby league in general .

[@lilrice4454]

Why is this a show

[@tanehohua6881]

This crap is just following the Fox Media template. Be outraged over nothing to get viewers to tune in. Kenty, Hoops and Buzz should go down to Storm training and confront their coaching stuff. No team in the NRL trains to elbow players heads into the ground... slow-Mo on repeat over- reaction

[@garrysaville7723]

Total rubbish a bloke of that size deliberately doing that and it was, could do permanent damage its never going to stop untill red cards are issued

[@j.psensational6860]

I feel like it’s just looks bad cause it’s slowed down footage

[@kers225abk2]

We wont have anyone left to play footy if they ban every player everytime there is a high hit or big hit. For example the tackle Feldt did on Bird was bloody beautiful.. yet on report. We are heading the same direction AFL did 7 years ago.. soft!!

[@weburnitatbothends]

Yeah that's a dog act in any era, 8 weeks.

[@mikhailov08]

It's also funny that every second week, these guys have a problem with storm doing something. They lost and you still envy them. Hahahaha storm win on and of field all the time.

[@Jp-do9ny]

Hooper needs to go

[@djk083]

Hoops, smfh, don't talk about things you don't know!!