Not sure it needs explaining really, it's quite self-explanatory.



I do think your judgement is being clouded by the fact it's Westerman too. I doubt you'd be defending anybody else as much.

Westerman is one of the biggest wastes of money we have done.

Hitting them with the arm being worse than the shoulder isn't self explanatory. Maybe you can't?

He'll get banned because he made contact with the head, no doubt. But hitting him with his bicep isn't as bad as the shoulder.



What about the hit on Mossop?

Another one that doesn't understand Westerman's role in the team, most likely.

What a load of rubbish.

If your going into a tackle with a shoulder charge your expecting to make upper body contact however you still have a level of responsibility to keep that hit and legal. It could be mistimed and that would work in his favor as opposed to against him.



If you have a head high shot using your arm then it can be deemed you have gone with intent to injure the opposition. They should be no reason for a defender to have his arm anywhere near an opponents head or shoulder area. If they did, this is a poor tackling technique and will eventually cause injury therefore it is far worse then a mistimed shoulder charge.

Stop trying to make out like your some sort of RL guru because you really are not, you are wrong in so many threads it is unreal. Please do not try to be somebody of higher knowledge, you really are not.



I am sure Westermans role in the team is not to miss tackles, give away stupid penalties, throw out ridiculous passes in your own half. He has gone so far backwards since his debut year its astonishing. I hear this is the general vibe behind the scenes too.



I wouldn't be surprised to see Westerman leave before / at the end of his current contract.



He isn't smart enough.

Westy went to put the same hit on Lauaki as he did later on Mossop, the difference being that Lauaki lowered his body to impact on Nicklas. Westy is unable to react to that in such a short time.

If these are going to end in bans, you may as well outlaw it altogether. Next thing we'll be rucking.

You're supposed to tackle with your shoulder, is it really that hard to understand? Deary me.

Look at the GI hit from the other week. If that hit was with the shoulder, he wouldn't have been banned for as long. Same as Webb the other night, if puts his shoulder in there rather than lifting his arm then the ban isn't as severe. When have you ever been able to strike with the arm, out of interest?



Don't recall the hit on Mossop, would have to see it again.

So Westerman's the only one who misses tackles? O'Meley and Manu both missed tackles that led directly to tries. You're just another poster who likes to bag Westerman at every opportunity because we paid a fee and he's not single handedly winning us games.

Comments like 'the biggest waste of money ever' just make you look more stupid than I ever could.

As with the Moa incident, it is his responsibility to make sure he does not take the opponents head off. Even if the opposition player has lowered the body.

You're massively overplaying Lauaki's role in this. How many players in RL run in with a straight back? As a defender, you know full well the opposition are likely to be leaning forward. You then alter your body position/tackling technique accordingly. It's the responsibility of the defender to ensure he doesn't go high.