Rabbitohs: Jaiman Lowe accepts four-match ban

[J-Storm]

Like CS, I'm unbiased here not being a Souths or a Gold Coast fan, & seriously, anyone who doesn't think that Lowe has a case to answer has rose coloured glasses on. On the other hand, I'm sure there will be something said about whether Delaney did actually provoke Lowe. Either way, what Lowe did wasn't necessary. I know I'm glad that I'm not in a high position at Souths, he'd have more than the judiciary to worry about...

[Social Loafer]

Wow some interesting things said here.. Defending Lowe here would be like me trying to defend Jason Bulgarelli.... .

ON Lowe, what a grub, Souths had a chance to level the match but he decided to be a hero and go after Delaney. Should get 8 weeks minimum, Delaney might have somethign to answer for, but he obviously didn't hurt Lowe very much as he broke into sprint to whack Delaney..

I don't think he will get as long as Williams for the simple fact he didn't hit Brett from behind..

As for laying charges, I hope stuff like that never happens.... Ofcourse if it involves a ref it is a whole new story..

Oh and Forward hitting a back, wonder if he would go after someone like Mason?


and just side tracking a bit..

No suspension, just a penalty against Souths because Lowe threw the first punch. A little like Hinchcliffe (Raiders) on Priddis. Priddis got 3 good smacks in the face and a penalty to boot cause threw the first one, which Hinchcliffe dodged.

See now that was a spectacle, hooker vs hooker, Priddis thought he would be a tough guy and throw the first punch and was taught a lesson. The funny thing about that was Priddis claimed he didn;t throw the first punch and even told them to look at the video, one of your best Luke..

[DIEHARD]

I'm an innocent man says Titans centre

FLATTENED Titans centre Brett Delaney yesterday hit back at allegations he provoked the king-hit from Rabbitohs forward Jaiman Lowe by grabbing him on the testicles.

Delaney was knocked unconscious by a vicious right hook three minutes from full-time during the Titans 25-18 win over Souths at Carrara on Saturday night.

Rabbitohs coach Jason Taylor defended but did not condone Lowe's brain explosion by later stating Delaney had intentionally grabbed the hulking prop's crotch.

"He grabbed him on the testicles, that's what happened," said Taylor in the post-match press conference.

"A player doesn't just get up and punch a guy for no reason.

"It's difficult. I don't condone what he did.

"It was dumb, but there's four minutes to go in a game and a guy does that deliberately so he can get a player to react, and he reacts, there's the game.

"What's the recourse?

"We need to have a judiciary hearing there and then and see who gets the penalty."

Still suffering headaches and with 10 stitches in his upper lip, Delaney rubbished the claims at the Titans recovery session at Miami pool yesterday.

"I just had him by the shorts and I was hanging on, that is footy," he told The Gold Coast Bulletin.

"I was making a tackle, I wasn't going to let go. I didn't go in there trying to hang onto his balls or nothing, I just thought my hand was on his shorts.

"And the next thing I know I was waking up. You can't just go ahead and belt someone."

Lowe, sent off by referee Tony De Las Heras, is expected to feel the full force of the NRL judiciary over the ugly incident.

The attack has been likened to the infamous punch from Storm bad boy Danny Williams on Wests Tigers forward Mark O'Neill in 2004, for which he copped a career-ending 18-match suspension.

Comparisons have also been made between Cowboys hothead Carl Webb punching Storm forward Ryan Hoffman in the head last year, dropping him in retaliation for an alleged grapple tackle, for which he was slapped with a six-week ban.

Titans co-captain Scott Prince, the first Gold Coast player to arrive on the scene following Lowe's punch on Delaney, said the hit gave him flashbacks of the attack on then Tiger teammate Williams two years ago. "I heard it (the O'Neill hit) from the other side of the park and it was a very similar situation," said the former Wests captain, who was on the field when O'Neill was floored.

"He (Delaney) looked in a bad way at first.

"He had a massive cut through his lip and was concussed. It is in the hands of the judiciary now and they have done a great job so far.

"I am sure they will deal with it the best they can and sort it out."

Prince defended Delaney over claims he went for Lowe's testicles on purpose.

"Frog (Delaney) wouldn't have meant anything by it ... it would have been an accident," said Prince.

"We get hit around that area all the time. Obviously he (Lowe) took offence to it and he retaliated.

"At the end of the day you can't do that in today's game."

Titans coach John Cartwright labelled the punch on his young centre as a cheap shot, and expressed dismay at Taylor's attempt to defend the attack.

"If you are going to condone king-hitting someone because you got grabbed ... to come out and say that straight after the game shows a bit of inexperience I suppose," said Cartwright.

"Some things, until they are investigated should be left on the paddock. It is a contact game and you do get hit in areas where you don't like."

Taylor was a mentor and close friend of Delaney's before they both left Parramatta to join new clubs this season.

Former Eels coach Taylor has played a major role in developing Delaney's goal kicking game.

Delaney said he had no hard feelings against Taylor for making the controversial comments. "What can he do?" he said. "He has to stick up for his players."

Delaney is in doubt for this Sunday's encounter with Canberra at Carrara.

"He won't train this week, at least early in the week," said Cartwright.

"It would be very disappointing for us if he was to miss a game because of it."

http://www.gcbulletin.com.au/

[Souths'n'Titans]

So you guys don't think Delaney should get suspended?

B/S. The Lowe punch is completely objective where as the Delaney incident is subjective.

[Souths'n'Titans]

Why are you trying to commend this fool for throwing a punch?
3mins to go, 7 points down, your team has the ball and good field position. 'One punch' is all he needed to throw the game and earn a few weeks on the bench, not to mention a good reaming up the ass by Russel afterwards. Ha ha, it took two punches anyway, the first one missed......

Great punch though. I would like him to have my back.

[Steve]

Watching a game of footy, there's many many times when a player gets grabbed or whacked around the groin. Can't say i've ever seen anything that looked deliberate in it.

Also can't say i've been able to get up and take a jog right after copping a hit to the family jewels, and i've never been hit hard. If it was deliberate, I imagine it'd be more than a tap.

I go to the footy to watch just that, footy, not brawling.
And would he make a good boxer?
No. Thugs don't. In boxing they have to fight someone their own size.

[Queenslander]

Its hard to determine whether or not Delaney intended to grab his privates....because he will always deny it.

If Jaiman Lowe was grabbed down there the first bloke he should have seen was the ref. I am expecting Lowe to get 6 weeks for his hit.

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

So you guys don't think Delaney should get suspended?

B/S. The Lowe punch is completely objective where as the Delaney incident is subjective.

Subjectivity refers to the property of perceptions, arguments, and the language terms use to communicate such, as being based in a subject point of view, and hence influenced in accordance with a particular bias

Lowes punch was subjective cause he hit him based on the bias of being a thug and a perecpetion that delany grabed at his lower region was deliberate, delany probably did touch him there accidentally and it must not have been that hard if he can get up and whack some block in the face. Although it will be very diffucult for lowe to prove this as delany makes the tackle then gets up both hands appear to be on his shorts on the outside, this happened very quickly so i don't know in what time dealany grabbed him.

Any other player(thugs don't count) would have gone oi thats not on and told the ref, or maybe thought oh well it probably wasn't intentional and mouthed off at delany but not thumped him one.

Also your entire argument is based on his word of mouth and your supporting him cause he threw a good punch.

You must fit in very well with other people if u base them on their ability to fight, it was a dirty punch at a smaller player, i bet if it was laffaranchi or minichello or even bailey he would have had second thoughts, but being a typical thug choose the smaller guy.

He deserves to play at a club like Souths with fans like you.

PS. I'm a dragons supporter so don't start pulling the titans are biased crap on me buddy.

[TITANS007]

Yeh, 6 week suspension is well deserved - similar to Carl Webb's incident. He's lucky Delaney was facing him, or it would definately be more like the 18 weeks Danny Williams got. Either way, it was a dog act and should be punished accordingly. If Delaney tackled his tackle, then it was surely an accident. His head was at the back of Lowe so he couldn't see what he was grabbing. The only one guilty of a purposeful act doing something indecent in that area was Stopp-a-farty!! Bring on the judiciary!!

[Coaster]

Lowe facing four-match ban


May 28, 2007

SOUTH Sydney prop Jaiman Lowe is facing a four-week ban for his 'king-hit' on Gold Coast centre Brett Delaney on Saturday night.

Lowe was hit with a grade five striking charge - the maximum grading allowable without the incident being referred straight to the judiciary - after being sent off for knocking Delaney senseless.

The incident occurred three minutes from full-time in the Titans' 25-18 win at Carrara Stadium.

The Rabbitohs front rower claimed he had been provoked into lashing out, accusing Delaney of grabbing him on the testicles.

Delaney was not charged over the incident.

The grade five charge carries a base penalty of 525 points, but Lowe can escape with a four game ban with an early guilty plea.

He would be risking a six-match suspension by fighting the charge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night.

Four other players were charged but Cowboys lock Sione Faumuina is the only one facing suspension after being charged with a grade one reckless high tackle.

The former New Zealand Test representative collected Bulldogs back rower Sonny Bill Williams with a swinging arm just before full-time in Friday night's 26-16 win to the Cowboys.

He is facing a three-game ban with an early guilty plea or four games if he unsuccessfully fights the charge.

Manly's Anthony Watmough (dangerous throw) and Penrith duo Frank Pritchard (careless high tackle) and Michael Gordon (dangerous throw) will all escape suspension with early guilty pleas.

AAP






http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23214,00.html

[Social Loafer]

Why the hell does he get 2 weeks knocked off with an early guilty plea? it's an indefensibly act. The Judiciary continues to prove it is a joke, case shoudl have been referred straight there..

[grunta]

I've just read 5 pages of replies to this thread and can't believe everyone is missing the point. Brett Delaney said in his interview that he grabbed his shorts and was completely innocent of any testicle squeezing. Fair enough. I believe him. I watched the replay many times and can't believe that anyone who had his testicles squeezed as severely as Lowe reported it, could jump up, walk forward and punch somebody. He was obviously in no pain. He also had no trouble walking from the field.

Nice story to try and cover your **** Jaiman.

The saddest thing of all, is that this incident of stupidity by Jaiman Lowe was witnessed by 1000's of kids. The NRL players of tomorrow. Jaiman Lowe is definitely not a role model for the kids.

[Queenslander]

Lowe accepts four-match ban

By Steve Jancetic
May 28, 2007

SOUTH Sydney prop Jaiman Lowe wasted little time in pleading guilty to a striking charge for his knockout blow to Gold Coast centre Brett Delaney.

Lowe accepted a four-match ban after being hit with a grade five striking charge by the NRL match review committee for his punch to Delaney's head of Delaney.

The Souths front rower was sent off by referee Tony De Las Heras after a touch judge report three minutes from full-time in Saturday night's 25-18 win to the Titans at Carrara Stadium.

Lowe claimed he was provoked into lashing out, accusing Delaney of grabbing him on the testicles, but the Titans three-quarter was not charged over the incident.

"I regret the actions that I took on the field on Saturday night and I will accept the suspension,'' Lowe said in a statement.

"I feel that I have let down the Rabbitohs members, sponsors and fans, and the whole South Sydney family including my coaches, teammates and the club owners.

"I'm looking forward to putting this behind me and working hard to regain my first grade position once the suspension is finished.''

Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson said the club was disappointed that the match review committee took no action against Delaney.

Four other players were charged but North Queensland lock Sione Faumuina is the only one facing suspension after being charged with a grade one reckless high tackle.

The former New Zealand player collected Bulldogs back rower Sonny Bill Williams with a swinging arm just before full-time in Friday night's 26-16 win to the Cowboys.

He is facing a three-game ban with an early guilty plea or four games if he fights the charge unsuccessfully.

Manly's Anthony Watmough (dangerous throw) and Penrith duo Frank Pritchard (careless high tackle) and Michael Gordon (dangerous throw) will all escape suspension with early guilty pleas.

All players have until midday tomorrow to enter a plea.

AAP

[Ryan]

Great punch though. I would like him to have my back.

He can have your back, and I'm sure Russel will have his at the same time.......

He threw a punch that landed on his face - big deal, it's been done before he's no hero. That willl be his claim to fame though, how he "KO'd" Brett Delanely, cause he doesn't 'game' to be remembered as a good footy player. In a few weeks nobody will even remember his name, and this will be old news.......

[Souths'n'Titans]

Hahaha. Prince likened it to the Danny Williams hit. What a dropkick. Should get a grip. Even Gary Freeman and co. are saying that he didn't do much wrong, no where near the Danny Williams hit.