https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRLjkSGlJo0
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says he had no problem with Joel Selwood's controversial tackle on Sam Wright on Saturday night.
Scott said suggestions that Selwood's tackle was similar to Chris Judd's infamous chicken wing tackle against the Roos in 2012, in which the now retired Carlton champion received a four week ban, were "ridiculous."
โNo, I donโt personally (see anything wrong with the tackle), but I understand why people will look at it and say โgee thatโs dangerousโ,โ Scott told SEN radio station on Monday morning.
โIโve heard comparisons to Chris Judd, I think thatโs ridiculous.
โI donโt think it was anything like that. I think he pinned the arm and he held it. Iโve talked to Sam Wright about it specifically and he said โlook, I have absolutely no issue with itโ.
โPeople will form their own opinions, and try to make assumptions about what Joel was thinking, which I thinkโs unfair. On the evidence available, I donโt think anyone likes the look of a player having his arm pinned and pulled behind his back, but I donโt think that was Joelโs intention and Sam Wright certainly didnโt think it was his intention, either.โ
The Geelong captain is expected to be sent straight to the tribunal.
