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Will Hawkins get suspended?
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Ralph was saying tonight that for that incident Michael Christian wanted Cotchin cited but the other two panelists voted against. I don't remember that but that week and the one after are a bit of a blur.
You do remember Barry Hall and the in play/not in play legalese discussion?
Maybe Hawkins will say he was trying to stop Schofield from running off him, Schofield over-balanced and copped accidental high contact instead.
This is the AFL we're talking about. Nothing is too absurd.
I just dont want any "he doesnt deserve to miss a gf for that" kind of talk.
Doesnt bloody matter if the incident happened in rd 1, rd 23 in a dead rubber or in a final. No special favours or violins just cos he could miss a final. However u just know the afl will make sure of it he doesn't potentially miss the gf at the very least.
Surely he gets a week - because Gil has done the maths on AFL merchandise revenue for a Richmond v Collingwood GF. Did you see the half-empty stands last night?? Not "good for football" at all.
You might be thinking about the double penalties for GF infractions? Though I am not even sure that is still on the books.
Not when it involves players playing against the Tigers or Tiger players.
* insert hysteria with Houli ( afl intervened), Dusty (suspension this year), Soldo (suspension), hysteria over Rance (last year) , Grimes (this year) over dives and finally Cotchin 17) against Shiel. ***
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On previous cases this year The Tommyhawk must get a week for biffing a bloke to the head off the ball. Pretty sure he's got a couple of priors for whacking blokes so perhaps that should be another week as well.
Would not surprise me in the slightest that he gets off n plays next week, simply because he's got such a nice cheerful smile n he musta felt guilty about whacking Schofield 'coz he did apologise, ask him if he was o.k. n offered to call for the medicos for him.
Would not surprise me in the slightest that he gets off n plays next week, simply because he's got such a nice cheerful smile n he musta felt guilty about whacking Schofield 'coz he did apologise, ask him if he was o.k. n offered to call for the medicos for him.
Tomahawk is clearly going to get a week for that at least. They look very unfavourably at hits off the ball.
The Martin argument from the prosecution was “There was the potential for concussion, there was the potential for damage to the jaw … for damage to the temple.”
Hawkins has two of these covered. It was intentional and off the ball. A deliberate swinging arm from behind to the head.
We now cross over to Chooklotto and Michael Christian as Plucka.
Hawkins has two of these covered. It was intentional and off the ball. A deliberate swinging arm from behind to the head.
We now cross over to Chooklotto and Michael Christian as Plucka.
That scenario would be interesting to see if they challenged it and risk a Grand Final chance
Can’t see how this is low impact. He hit him in the side of the head and he hit the deck and stayed down for some time. I’d say it’s medium impact. Schofield looked out of it. Was a bees you know what from knocking him out. It’s intentional and at best it gets graded low impact - which is still a week.
Intentional high and medium = 2 weeks.
Appeal and if downgraded to careless:
Careless, high and medium = 1 week.
Intentional high and medium = 2 weeks.
Appeal and if downgraded to careless:
Careless, high and medium = 1 week.
