Chicken wing tackle

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A chicken wing tackle is a move in Australian rules football and rugby league, in which a player locks an opponent's arm so that he or she cannot legally move the ball. It is a controversial move that has injured players and resulted in fines and suspensions for players performing the tackle. The phrase was coined by Fox Sports NRL Producer Geoff Bullock (a.k.a. Bluey) in 2008. [1] Australian rules players are particularly vulnerable due to the swinging arm motion of the handball as a primary method of passing. A chicken wing tackle can pull a player's arm in such a way as to hyperextend arm and shoulder joints, causing the potential for painful dislocation.

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Rugby league

Melbourne Storm forward Adam Blair was found guilty of committing a chicken wing tackle in an Australian Rugby League match against Brisbane Broncos in April 2008. [1] A former Melbourne Storm player, of Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League was fined £300 after performing the tackle, with a disciplinary panel finding him guilty of "behaviour contrary to the true spirit of the game by making a dangerous tackle". [1]

Australian rules football

The use of the chicken wing tackle in the Australian Football League is generally considered to have been picked up from National Rugby League. [2] In Australian rules, the motion of preparing to handball is such that there is an opportunity for the tackler can grab and pin the punching arm when it is behind the player's back. This leaves the player in possession exposed to serious shoulder injury. It became a controversy after Kangaroos' skipper Brent Harvey was chicken winged in 2009 during an Australian football match and suffered a dislocated elbow that caused him to miss months of play. [3] The tackle has been furiously slammed by some saying it must be banned. AFL umpires manager Jeff Gieschen in 2009 stated that he was confident the practice would not become commonplace. [3]

Notable incidents:

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  1. 1 2 3 Walker, Gareth (16 April 2008). "Newton fined over chicken wing". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Ralph, Jon (28 April 2009). "AFL may pluck out 'wing' tackle after Brent Harvey injury". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 Phelan, Jason; Ben Broad (1 May 2009). "Chicken wing tackle a paltry issue". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Paltry hope for Carlton after Judd's 'chicken wing'". The Age. Melbourne.
  5. ↑ "Judd wings Adams". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Judd fallout – AFL.com.au". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Joel Selwood chicken wing tackle could land Geelong captain in trouble by Sam Edmund, Chris Vernuccio and Matt Windley 12 July 2015
  8. ↑ Jack Riewoldt's 'chicken wing' tackle on Bayley Fritsch by Tom Naghten 24 April 2019
  9. ↑ Fremantle's Sam Switkowski sent to tribunal over 'chicken wing' tackle on Jack Ginnivan By Chris De Silva 23 May 2022
  10. ↑ AFL clears young Pie of wrongdoing in ‘chicken-wing tackle’ by Max Laughton for Fox Sports 6 September 2022


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