Milburn offered 4 week suspension from the weekend...

[mikeyzee]

Mark Thompson on Herald Sun this morning...
- Seems to know a bit about footy?


GEELONG coach Mark Thompson says Darren Milburn's rule-changing rough conduct reduction is a win for the game.

Thompson said everyone should benefit from Cats defender Milburn, who was originally hit with a four-game penalty, escaping with a one-match suspension.

"We thought it was a good result. We knew that the law and the rule . . . and we accepted he probably did the wrong thing, but we probably couldn't accept that he was going to get four weeks," Thompson said yesterday.

"We knew it wasn't great . . . we knew he was in a bit of trouble and he was probably guilty and we don't like seeing it and, if that happened to one of our players, we wouldn't like it," Thompson said.

"So it's fair enough that he probably needed some weeks."

Thompson said players had become so proficient at tackling, they would "look for any opportunity" to gain an edge on an opponent. "We just have to be careful that we protect players," he said.

 

[GoodOne]

Alot of 'probably' in that speech.

 

[Dyer'ere]

I reckon as it worked out, Milburn's sentence was about right. Even his own coach is happy with it. (Does that mean, by definition, it was too light? ;D)

 

[Tigers of Old]

I reckon as it worked out, Milburn's sentence was about right. Even his own coach is happy with it. (Does that mean, by definition, it was too light? ;D)

Even Bomber said 'weeks'. He'd be pleased with the result IMO.
1 to 2 would have been about right. As said previously it will make others think twice about burying someone's head and that's a good thing.
Concussion is a b!tch and they should be trying to stamp it out where possible.

 

[TygerTyger]

Can't see any reason for the debate. It was (a) clearly a free kick to Edwards (Milburn held on on too long after the ball spilt free); and (2) Milburn deserved 1-2 weeks for an unnecessary, nasty tackle (tilting him so Edwards went head first into the ground) that was clearly intended to put Edwards out of the game for a while and against the spirit of the game

 

[the claw]

ive watched the tackle again tonight 4 times. all i can say ios you lot are pathetic. brian taylor hit it on the head when he said to parkin first the bump now the tackle. forget gaelic footy think netball.

 

[JR8]

ive watched the tackle again tonight 4 times. all i can say ios you lot are pathetic. brian taylor hit it on the head when he said to parkin first the bump now the tackle. forget gaelic footy think netball.

We all have to wear our little girly skirts then craw.

You of course can wear yours too...........but since your such a tough guy it can be "William Wallace" style in Braveheart!!

 

[the claw]

We all have to wear our little girly skirts then craw.

You of course can wear yours too...........but since your such a tough guy it can be "William Wallace" style in Braveheart!!

ha no knickers suits me. :hihi

 

[Eat the rich]

ha no knickers suits me. :hihi

Would suit us too. The crew from the zoo would be onto you in a flash with their dart gun, and while you lie stunned dreaming your dream of being 'head' girl in the Moulin Rouge,

Rigo, the friendly low land gorilla would be making you his *smile* :hihi

 

[IanG]

ive watched the tackle again tonight 4 times. all i can say ios you lot are pathetic. brian taylor hit it on the head when he said to parkin first the bump now the tackle. forget gaelic footy think netball.

I've seen some bone rattling legal bumps delivered this year and a lot of excellent tackles which avoid ramming the head into the ground so thats a furphy.

 

[Tigion]

ive watched the tackle again tonight 4 times. all i can say ios you lot are pathetic. brian taylor hit it on the head when he said to parkin first the bump now the tackle. forget gaelic footy think netball.

so everything is fine until some gets the spear tackle and breaks there neck you fuckstick again the afl get it all wrong

 

[JR8]

so everything is fine until some gets the spear tackle and breaks there neck you *smile*stick again the afl get it all wrong

:hihi :hihi

Careful craw will tell you about his "bush footy days" & put you right back into place!!

 

[Tigion]

lol its AFL Elite level not some bush league where claw prolly struggled to get a game in the magoos

 

[GoodOne]

:hihi :hihi

Careful craw will tell you about his "bush footy days" & put you right back into place!!

Might even tell you the proud moment when he broke someone's leg. Or was that arm. Or was it pride. Or was it imagination?