Sadly, Libba so often sems to be a lone hand in so many scuffles. To his credit Josh Bruce often got involved in the rough stuff on the forward line, he is a big intimidating presence when the push and shove starts.
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That person doesn't exist in the AFL anymore.
All the players are hard as *!*!*!*! and go at the footy with a ridiculous amount of recklessness, meaning there's nothing to fight over these days.
It's obviously different, but when I played ammos lip was more effective than physical bluster. You could get inside the head of a player easily and let them stew over it, and hit them as hard as you could in general play. It's different now because you can't say the things you used to be able to say to players to make them feel insecure (and that's actually not a bad thing, in fact, it's a good thing).
So what's next for Smith? He's already hard as *!*!*!*!, and he just needs to double down on that and go even harder than he already does.
Fiery Hawk hit with two charges, teammate fined
The AFL advises that the Match Review of the Round 15 Friday game has been completed. Three charges were laid and there were no incidents that required a detailed explanation.
Charges laid:
Jacob Koschitzke, Hawthorn, has been charged with Forceful Front-On Contact against Tim O'Brien, Western Bulldogs, during the first quarter of the Round 15 match between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn played at Marvel Stadium on Friday, June 24 2022.
In summary, the player can accept a $2000 sanction with an early plea.
Based on the available evidence, the incident was assessed as Careless Conduct, Low Impact, High Contact. The incident was classified as a $3000 sanction as a first offence. The player can accept a $2000 sanction with an early plea.
James Sicily, Hawthorn, has been charged with Misconduct against Aaron Naughton, Western Bulldogs, during the third quarter of the Round 15 match between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn played at Marvel Stadium on Friday, June 24 2022.
In summary, the player can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.
Based on the available evidence, the incident was assessed as Misconduct. The incident was classified as a $1500 sanction as a first offence. The player can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea.
James Sicily, Hawthorn, has been charged with Striking Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Western Bulldogs, during the fourth quarter of the Round 15 match between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn played at Marvel Stadium on Friday, June 24 2022.
In summary, he can accept a $2000 sanction with an early plea.
Based on the available evidence, the incident was assessed as Intentional Conduct, Low Impact, Body Contact. The incident was classified as a $3000 sanction as a first offence. The player can accept a $2000 sanction with an early plea.
The Hawks are completely disgusting when they aren't winning.
From their board, to their footy department and to their coaches. They are entitled wankers and will act like shitheads until the talent actually rolls in.
Was Sicily lucky to only get fined for an incident that saw Jamarra lying on the ground out of play?
Stewart out for 4 weeks.