Isaac
Years ago

NBL will not cite Drmic for Goulding contact

Roy Ward:

The @NBL will not cite Anthony Drmic for his accidental elbow on Chris Goulding. Play on. #NBL19

The contact on the play was ruled as incidental.

The Game Review Panel have released their findings from this incident during the @MelbUnitedHQ and @Adelaide36ers Round 2 match up.

Full details here https://t.co/G24OLiIKKW pic.twitter.com/WzMWbPU992
— NBL (@NBL) October 23, 2018

NBL content:

The GRP considered submissions from Melbourne and Adelaide and determined that a charge was not warranted.

It found Drmic's action in ripping the ball away from his opponent was a legitimate act in the course of play and contact with Goulding was incidental.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Commonsense, who would have thought.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Twas an epic hit though. Jon Bones Jones would've been proud.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Goulding should be cited for being a fairy

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Very Old
Years ago

fairy ??? He has wings and sparkles ??? You must be particularly fond of him in that case.

I though he is just a bit of a soft attention-seeking whiner.

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Andy
Years ago

Send Melbourne the bill for the investigation.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Why is everyone so up in arms? It was a solid elbow to the head, it was significant enough to warrant a further look, they did that but concluded it was accidental. The right conclusion was reached but people are still bitching about the people involved. There is nothing to complain about.

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koberulz
Years ago

Yeah, it was always going to be looked at and found accidental. Anstey said as much on the broadcast.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Goulding refused to shake Drmic's hand and accept an apology after the game.

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Callisto 36
Years ago

As a Sixers fan, with a huge dislike to Goulding's behaviour as a player, I still don’t know about this. The force that elbow comes back with....... I think Drmic was lucky.

Goulding probably over played the injury though, well known for his Academy award performances.

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LV
Years ago

I think most people's immediate reaction was similar to Anstey's- accidental contact, it may get reviewed but ultimately there will be no penalty

The NBL has not gone down the path of clamping down on head contact- whether accidental or not- like other sports have.

In the AFL "accidental" isn't an automatic out. You might still have a case to answer.

Whether the NBL should crack down is another question. Probably not- since basketball isn't an overly physical game, and incidents like this will always be rare.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Goulding needs more smack to head just like Gilas players did to him .... dirty player and cry baby

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Anonymous
Years ago

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Anonymous
Years ago

Hi Carl.

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