Originally Posted by
Murphy'sLore
Intent. Intent. Intent.
This has been driving me insane for years. Intent should count for MUCH more than outcome. But instead the tribunal invariably judges it arse-about. This is how a legitimate bump, in the spirit of the game, that accidentally catches someone at a bad angle, can be assessed as more deserving of punishment than a deliberate punch in the face or kick in the jaw or a gouge to the eye, completely unnecessary to the game, which luckily happens to cause no serious damage.
What is the point of the MRO? Surely the aim should be to ALTER BEHAVIOUR. Any on-field action which is unnecessary to the playing of the game and which has the potential to cause injury (regardless of whether such injury actually occurred) should incur the severest penalty. Because you don't want players to do it again.