Shaun Burgoyne will be the last player to escape suspension for a sling tackle, with the AFL moving quickly to overhaul its rules on dangerous tackles. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.Oops! If a teammate of the tackled player joins the tackle, this shall be deemed to constitute holding the ball and a free kick awarded. Tacklers are not required to wrap their arms around the ball carrier before bringing him to the ground; in fact, the ball carrier is often "tackled" by the defender taking a running start and hitting the ball carrier to knock them to the ground. Tackles can also be made by grabbing the ball carrier's jersey (or even hair, should it be long enough and allowed to dangle freely from beneath the helmet) and pulling him to the ground. It can therefore be used If the ball is pinned to the player it shall be a ball up.A player tackled, having had prior opportunity to make a legal disposal, and has the ball knocked free or otherwise gives up possession, except through a legal kick or handball which shall be deemed to have dropped the ball and a free kick awarded.A player tackled having had prior opportunity to make a legal disposal and has the ball pinned to him shall be deemed to be holding the ball and a free kick awarded.The only new part of the rule I would suggest, to eliminate the maul forever is a player tackled, whether or not that tackle remains standing or takes players to ground, shall only be tackled by one player. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account,When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address,By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work

Bringing the thunder from Down Under! At no time may a defensive player tackle an offensive player by grabbing the facemask of their.It is also illegal to tackle a player who has thrown a forward pass (generally a quarterback) after he has released the ball; doing so is called "roughing the passer" and incurs a 15-yard penalty and a fresh set of downs for the team with the ball.

One Aussie rookie clearly didn’t get that memo with a bone-jarring tackle.

The problem is in the way the rules are […] The rolling rugby maul, which has become a feature of the modern game and been branded as an ‘ugly football’ tactic, can be put down to the tackle. The word is used in some contact variations of football to describe the act of physically holding or wrestling a player to the ground. We want to see it!Dees under fire after being caught groping each other during three-quarter time huddle,Expletives galore as Blues cop one of the great sprays from David Teague,Ladies and gentlemen, the most pointless score review of all time,Nick Vlastuin absolutely gives it to Tex Walker after dangerous tackle,Nankervis unleashes on Crow after fight with Cotchin,Commentators in stitches as Shane Edwards decides to award himself a free kick. These videos will take you through all the key rules and interpretations of Australian Football, which will provide you with a greater understanding of our game. Tripping, by both hand or foot, is not allowed and can be a.Players wear little to no padding to cushion the impact of tackles, however players generally wear mouthguards to protect their teeth.There are many types of tackles in Australian rules football:Although the term "tackle" is used in Australian rules to exclusively describe wrapping, holding or wrestling a player in possession, there are also several other ways of contesting possession in Australian rules that other sports would describe as a "tackle" and that also involve a degree of contact.Other defensive actions are generally categorised as,Once the tackle is completed, the ball-carrier must be allowed to get to his feet to '.For various codes of football, variant codes have been developed which substitute out the tackling element, making the game less physical. Place kickers and punters are afforded an even greater protection from being tackled.Once the play is ruled complete, no contact is permitted; a player who makes contact with an opponent after the play is charged with "unnecessary roughness" and his team is assessed a 15-yard penalty.Although some contact between players is allowed, the rules of association football significantly limit the physicality of tackles, explicitly forbidding contacts which are "careless, reckless or [use] excessive force".Tackles that involve lunging at an opponent with both legs, regardless of whether the ball is won, are generally considered to constitute serious foul play and hence result in a sending-off.Additionally, an illegal tackle which is also a,The most spectacular form of tackle in association football is the,A tackled player must immediately dispose of the ball legally, by,A tackle must only contact below the shoulders and above the knees, and a player is able to be thrown to the ground, so long as the tackle is deemed not to be reckless or likely to cause injury.