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Message: [QUOTE="Dexter, post: 2978376, member: 1978"] So many posters have said how capable they are of taking the emotion out of the argument while sprinkling their posts with Melb hating comments but I have tried to view this according to what I see and read as below. According to the NRL rule if a player uses the arms OR[B][I] attempts to use the arms (including the hands) then it is not a shoulder charge[/I][/B]. Given that first contact is made with Slaters right hand which is clearly out in front of his left shoulder, how is it a shoulder charge under the wording of the rule? There was always a good winnable argument to be made by Melb and that is the way it turned out. [B]The definition of a shoulder charge has been changed for the 2017 Telstra Premiership to make it clearer and simpler for fans and players. As part of a change to the Judiciary and Match Review system, a player will be charged if: • The contact is forceful, and; • The player did not use, or attempt to use, his arms (including his hands) to tackle or otherwise take hold of the opposing player. NRL Head of Football Brian Canavan said the amendment clarified and simplified the definition of a shoulder charge. "This change will make it easier for everyone involved in the game to understand what does and does not constitute a shoulder charge," Mr Canavan said. "Clearly there were instances in 2016 when the Match Review Committee and the Judiciary had differing views of whether or not a shoulder charge had been used, and that made it difficult for players, Clubs and our supporters to understand the guidelines around the offence." The change to the definition of a shoulder charge was made following recommendation from the NRL Competition Committee, on advice from the Judiciary Chairman.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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