The only problem with that is that he isn't Toby Greene who had been given too many free passes before and it was time for the AFL to take action.
He should get something harsh though, just not sure it should be as harsh as Toby Greene deserved.
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Tod Curley got 4 weeks for accidently bowling an umpire over.
Brisbane’s Eric Hipwood has been found guilty of careless contact and fined $2500 at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.
It means Hipwood is free to play against Essendon on Sunday.
The 24-year-old was referred straight to Tribunal over an umpire collision incident against the Western Bulldogs on Thursday night.
The Lions forward’s push on Bulldogs defender Ryan Gardner sent him crashing into umpire Jacob Mollison.
Gardner’s collision with Mollison allowed Hipwood to take a mark unopposed inside 50 and kick a goal in Brisbane’s 41-point win over the Bulldogs.
Totally sucks cause the bigger penalty was they got a goal!