FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Friday, May 13, 2011

Herald Sun

I’ll still tackle hard: Trengove
By Bruce Matthews

YOUNG Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove vowed not to change his tackling style, despite losing a challenge to his three-match suspension. Minutes after the AFL Appeals Board upheld the penalty, Trengove defended his tackle that left Adelaide counterpart Patrick Dangerfield with concussion at the MCG last Sunday. "I just want to avoid the real high-contact stuff on the ground," Trengove, 19, said. "It's got a lot to do with the concussion side of things, I suppose. But, no, I'm still going to go about my footy the same way and tackle with aggression.

Dangerfield ‘caused sling’
By Sam Morwood

MELBOURNE captain Brad Green backed Jack Trengove's contentious tackle, moments before his teammate's appeal was dismissed. "The tackle was correct," Green said. "When you look at ... (Darren) Milburn (on Tiger Shane Edwards) and (Shane) Mumford (on Gary Ablett), those tackles, they're two arms pinned. (Patrick) Dangerfield has got an arm free, I reckon he's looking to kick the ball." Green told 3AW Dangerfield's kicking motion "causes the sling where Trengove takes him to ground". "Sometimes it's hard when you make a tackle and then think about the consequences later," he said.

Tackle at your peril
By Bruce Matthews

ALL PLAYERS are now on notice to be ultra-cautious when laying any tackle. Like the bump, players vigorously tackle at their peril after Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove tonight lost his challenge to a three-match suspension. The Appeals Board reinforced the AFL's strict stance on forceful contact to the head or neck - even accidentally - when it upheld the penalty for rough conduct that concussed Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield on the MCG last Sunday. But this has far-reaching consequences. Sure, players can avoid bumping, but how do they avoid laying tackles? There is no grey area in this hard-and-fast rule to protect the head and neck in what some would say was an overreaction by the AFL to a warning from their own club medical officers that there was the risk of a catastrophic injury with the increased speed of the game. It now abundantly clear and every player, coach, administrator and commentator should take note - if you choose to bump or tackle when there's the option to contest the ball and you make forceful contact to the head or neck - even if that's from the victim's head hitting the ground - you are guilty of rough conduct.

The Age

Ban won’t change Trengove’s style
By Martin Boulton

MELBOURNE midfielder Jack Trengove has vowed not to change the way he plays after his appeal against a three-game suspension for rough conduct was thrown out by the AFL's appeal board. The 19-year-old will miss games against North Melbourne, St Kilda and Carlton after last night's hearing was wrapped up inside an hour with chairman Peter O'Callaghan ruling the penalty was not manifestly excessive. Melbourne brought in David Galbally, QC to represent Trengove, who he said was simply trying to ''dispossess a taller player'' and could not have foreseen that Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield would end up with ''symptoms of concussion'' as a result. Trengove said he was ''obviously very disappointed'' the appeal had failed after the board deliberated for just seven minutes and upheld the tribunal's decision. ''Nobody likes to miss any games of footy when they have an opportunity of playing,'' he said. ''I suppose because I'm fighting fit and feeling really good it's even more disappointing that I can't get out there with the boys.''