Did Brett Stewart think Adam Blair .......

[witty92]

What Blair did does not excuse the behavior of the Manly players. Indefensible. Personally I found that whole sequence a little bit disturbing. I enjoy a bit of push and shove, but all out brawls and the genuine infliction of harm shouldn't be in the game.

'genuine infliction of harm'
yeah agreed, rugby league's all well and good, but players shouldn't try to hurt eachother, that's just not in the spirit of the game....

harden up, it's a physical and aggressive game, if they aren't trying to smack the shit out of eachother out there then they aren't passionate enough. that's not to say they should be starting fights every 5 minutes, thats just accepting brawls are a natural part of the game.

[Guest]

Seriously guys, i hate Manly but Adam Blair is a DOG, his punch on Lussick while 5 guys held him, he should of been sent off anyway.
Then he catches upto G.Stewart and shoved him harder then Stewart and then it was on.
I hate both Stewarts but seriously Blair got everything he deserved, how about the Melbourne bench running in i played in a team that we had our bench run in and they copped 16 weeks and that was last game of the season for us, hopefully Melbourne cop the same.
Just to add about Brett Stewart it is his brother id expect nothing less.

[elo]

Melbourne's bench had no choice, Blair was being attacked by 5 Manly players......it was ****ing ridiculous. Blair's uppercut on Lussick whilst cheap was justified after that moron had slapped a guy half his size on the top of the head in retaliation for an accidental elbow.

Manly were very lucky to not have 2 or 3 sent off for the gang attack on Blair, that's crap I'd expect to see outside a seedy bar at 2am on a Saturday morning, not a football field. Stewart and Blair were having an oldschool 1 on 1 fisties which was disgraced by those thugs.

[Guest]

Melbourne's bench had no choice, Blair was being attacked by 5 Manly players......it was ****ing ridiculous. Blair's uppercut on Lussick whilst cheap was justified after that moron had slapped a guy half his size on the top of the head in retaliation for an accidental elbow.

Manly were very lucky to not have 2 or 3 sent off for the gang attack on Blair, that's crap I'd expect to see outside a seedy bar at 2am on a Saturday morning, not a football field. Stewart and Blair were having an oldschool 1 on 1 fisties which was disgraced by those thugs.

Ur kidding urself, u watch that game again and see how many times Hinchcliffe gets into niggle and chokes players, even the commentators said he plays like Ennis.
He knew exactley where Lussicks head was he has done this in other games, to say he was half his size is foolish, so Mose if ever gets hit by a smaller bloke which is everyone in the comp he cant retaliate?

The reason Manly had there players there first was because it was there side of the field, u watch the clip again and both sides started running the same time.
If u think Melbourne bench had no choice ur even a bigger fool or u havent watched the game at all, go back have a look where there bench is, its actually undercover and knowhere near where the fight started and they will get in massive shit because no bench or player not on the field can get involved at all.

[Geohood]

Dude **** off... You can't condone 5 players gang bashing a guy defenseless on the ground... Tackle him out of it ok but to then go and proceed to get as many shots in as possible.. its not ****ing punchbowl.

[Cockadoodledoo]

What Blair did does not excuse the behavior of the Manly players. Indefensible. Personally I found that whole sequence a little bit disturbing. I enjoy a bit of push and shove, but all out brawls and the genuine infliction of harm shouldn't be in the game.

I would have been happy to see his jaw broken.. You throw a dog punch like that, you deserve to get pounded.

[Guest]

Just saw the footage now.

A few Manly players shouldn't play again this season.

[Toddie]

Don't worry. Dessie will complain to the media that Blair was trying to break his players hands with his head and all will be ok and Manly will get another 8-2 penalty count again next week to make up for the propaganda and lies being spread on forums all over the net.

[bondi-boy]

Agreed. And Lussick ran at least 30m to put in the cheap ones. Like them or not, Melbourne have not gotten the 50-50s tonite.

It's Brookvale, surely you didn't expect anything else.

They get them in Melbourne though.

What irks me is the we 'never' get them at the SFS.

[bondi-boy]

I would have been happy to see his jaw broken.. You throw a dog punch like that, you deserve to get pounded.

When were rules declared for all-ins?
Most of the players throw 20 punches and never hit anything.

Punching people is a very bad idea, one punch can kill.

Walking away after having been punched by another player should be praised...and the player/person in society not labelled a 'coward'.

[Guest]

Punching people is a very bad idea, one punch can kill.

Ask David Hooke's widow.

Whoa, heavy.

[Guest]

remember this kiddies.
These are not human beings we are talking about.

These are footballers and most likley the dirtiest filthiest of the bunch.

Both Stewart abd Blair should been sent off, merely for embarassing every other footballer out there with those ridiculous attempts at punching.
And while I don't mind certain types of fiddling about that was fiddling about of the worst type

[Roostarz]

Absolute dog act. Five on one pllleeeaaze How the hell did Brett Stewart, Lussick and the other manly grubs that ran in get to stay on the field. Isn't that what Glenn Stewart and Adam Blair got sinbinned for in the first place? Third man in ? Disgraceful!!!

[Guest]

I would have been happy to see his jaw broken.. You throw a dog punch like that, you deserve to get pounded.

Can't agree with that. Blair landed a sneaky uppercut in an on-field fracas, where both teams were on the scene. Sin-bin worthy, but not much else. Maybe a week.

What Stewart(B) did with his team-mates reminisced something you see in the city at 3 am. The scum should be rubbed out for the rest of the year, and so should any player that left the bench in that attack (and attacked).

Unfortunately, Brett will get 2 weeks which will be negated by the fact that he has a mCL injury which would of kept him out for the same period.

[Guest]

Dude **** off... You can't condone 5 players gang bashing a guy defenseless on the ground... Tackle him out of it ok but to then go and proceed to get as many shots in as possible.. its not ****ing punchbowl.

5 players gang bashing?? Fu**in go back watch the footage with your eyes open or do u need parental guidance for u to actually watch? Foran,Robertson,Lussick and B.Stewart were the first ones there.
Stewart got him high and the others tackled both G.Stewart and Blair to the ground, Lussick then stands up and goes for other Melbourne players running in.
G.Stewart though did proceed to continue punching Blair on the ground,Blair is a mug in his own right anyway and to add G.Stewart didnt throw a punch in the first melee he grabbed Blair with Watmough for his dog punch on Lussick.
I hate Melbourne and Manly and dont have any other agenda other then to call it how it happened, unlike people who just hate Manly more and the Stewarts.
So u condone 5 blokes holding a guy up while another gets a hit square to the jaw?