Aussie rules player sent off for dangerous haircut

[Dedworth]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...s-haircut.html



Nathan Van Someren, who plays for Victorian side Simpson Tigers, was told to leave the field in the third quarter of their match against Otway Districts at the weekend.

Tigers co-coach Leigh Walsh told Fairfax Radio the reason given was "because his hair was too dangerous" and might have poked another player in the eye.

[Englishman2010]

Tigers co-coach Leigh Walsh told Fairfax Radio the reason given was "because his hair was too dangerous" and might have poked another player in the eye.

I thought the idea of Aussie Rules was to cause as much bodily harm as possible to the opposition

[Dedworth]

I think as a country they are even bigger wimps re 'elf & safety than we are

[Englishman2010]

I think as a country they are even bigger wimps re 'elf & safety than we are

That's certainly true in the oil industry, my best mate's a drill ship captain in the South China Sea, he says the Aussie crew members are by far the worst, they won't do anything, always throwing up a H&S argument as to why they can't do something.

[KeithD]

David Beckham is out for 2 weeks after breaking a fingernail

[Pete/London]

Yep, reckon they are a bunch of wimps, always remember the Aussie captain crying on tv when they lost the ashes a few years back, think it was Chappell