He’s lined him up alright, almost as if he’s not a ball player or even a good bloke!
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He’s lined him up alright, almost as if he’s not a ball player or even a good bloke!
Oddly enough, in the sane game Mark Blicavs gave a perfect demonstration of what to do when a player is running with the flight of the ball directly at you, namely, concentrate entirely on the ball, and wear the hit like a man instead of 'protecting yourself' with your elbow like a coward.
Tex offered one match ban
Graded as "careless". He has eyes for nobody but the player from 10 metres away, commits to the bump really early, has no care for where or what the ball is doing, and connects with his shoulder to the head with no effort to minimise or avoid high contact. That does sound rather careless.
Just watch the replay with Walker as I didn't see the game and as much as I dislike Ling he called it correct and Walker did line him up from a long way out.
It just bewilders me that Tex gets one week for a deliberate bump to the head and Redpath got 4 weeks for a jumper punch. I mean seriously there are some real nuffies working in this league and it just boggles the mind. Michael Christan has somehow done a worse job than the MRP panel of yesteryear did
Redpath’s suspension grows a week as every year passes.
* Shannon Hurn cleared contact MHoneychurch. Hurn takes up a stationary position as Honeychurch comes towards him. It was view that Hurn did not have a realistic alternative way to approach the contest. No further action was taken.
* Jack Macrae can accept $2000 sanction, striking LShuey.
* Josh Dunkley can accept $1000 sanction, careless contact with umpire Chris Donlon.
Well, seeing as I need to spell it out for you, I think Hurn didn't need to tuck in when Honeychurch was in a vulnerable position. I think he had ample time to avoid potentially dangerous contact that is outside the rules of the game. At the very least he had enough time to put his hands out and soften the blow.
Sheesh. Why don't you just say "kick it properly".
Motlop was an angry man on Sunday:
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Steven Motlop can accept $1500 sanction, misconduct JMacrae & also $1500 sanction, misconduct ZCordy.
Has anything come of the punch that knock Adams mouth guard out?
I thought it was called striking...
How Hunter got a week earlier in the year for an open handed push but punches to the head get fines is beyond me.Quote:
Tom Rockliff, Port Adelaide, has been charged with engaging in misconduct against Marcus Adams, Western Bulldogs, during the fourth quarter of the Round 19 match between the Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide, played at Mars Stadium on Sunday July 29, 2018.
In summary, he can accept a $1,500 sanction with an early plea.
Based on available evidence and a medical report from the Western Bulldogs Football Club, the incident was assessed as misconduct. The incident was assessed as a $2,500 sanction. The player can accept a $1,500 sanction with an early plea.
So is Gaff getting more, less or the same as Cameron?
Yeah, its been an interesting discussion. For those that didn't hear it, Whateley was saying that Barry Hall got 7 weeks - and the community attitude towards these sort of things have moved on significantly since Barry's punch - and that 12 is more appropriate now.
I'd put this one on the same level as Buggs. 6 weeks.
Anyone else reckon Gaff was just trying to do the standard, chest/shoulder punch to get back at the tagger and just completely stuffed it up?
Doesn't excuse him and he deserves a long holiday because if you swing, you're responsible for the outcome but I honestly don't think his intention was to K.O. him with a strike to the jaw.
Yep that was my first thought. He's played 175 games, never been suspended, never been fined, not even for wrestling. So to say it was out of character is an understatement. Physicality is not in his nature and often when people who it doesn't come naturally to try this sort of thing the result can be very messy.
I think he'll get 6 weeks with his clean record and he'll struggle with this for the rest of his career.
No.
He's an elite AFL midfielder with outstanding reaction times and hand-eye coordination.
AFL players do a fair bit of boxing training as well which is why quick punches (see Bugg on Mills) can do quite a bit of damage.
I really don't think the 'accident' line holds much weight.
Yep, agree with Greystache and comrade. It doesn't excuse the incident in any way, and he gets 6-8 weeks, but I find it hard to accept that Gaff intended to do that sort of damage.
Greystache's comment that he'll struggle with this for the rest of his career rings true also, you could see how shocked and upset he was afterwards. Obviously it is nothing compared to what he has put Brayshaw through - but its a pretty big deal in the context of Gaff's career and public perception - and how he is eventually remembered as a player.
That's a very fair assessment.
As bad as it is I see this as marginally ni quite as bad as Barry Hall's.
This will definitely haunt him and he'll have a late start to his season.
The best thing he can do now is plead up and throws himself on the mercy of the tribunal. Don't try and argue it down, wear it for what it is.
It was a clear swing at the most prominent area of the targets body, not a pushing motion at the upper body or neck area.
Sure he can be shocked and upset he did what he did, unfortunately for him it’s now part of his character.
I've just been tipped off that Gaff is about to receive the biggest penalty handed down to an AFL player. Apparently he can only be traded to StKilda or Carlton. Given his age that's about a 7 year penalty.
The MRO has virtually allowed deliberate punching for years - we are likely going to have a Brownlow Medallist (Tom Mitchell) who deliberately elbowed someone in the head this year. Ridiculous.
Gaff will get plenty of weeks and so he should, but outcome is ridiculously over-indexed in factoring MRO penalties and has been for years. The action should always be far more important that the outcome. If deliberate punches started at a base of 4 weeks (with no long term damage to the player) and went up from that base depending on the injury/impact to the other player, deliberate punching would almost immediately be eliminated.