Nathan Fyfe Suspended

[footystar_]

Nat Fyfe has been thrown 2 weeks from the MRP.

Fyfe was cited for a third-quarter clash with Michael Rischitelli that drew a total of 225 points, but due to an existing bad record an early guilty plea will not reduce the penalty.

Given that it is virtually a free hit at the tribunal, it wouldn't surprise to see Fremantle challenge the ruling.

It will be interesting with a lot of punters backing Fyfe early for Brownlow Betting.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Wowzers

 

[The Prosecutor]

They have Hawthorn and Essendon next too.

Really bad time for Freo to lose him.

 

[electricfeel]

Took me a while to find some video footage but it's at the 4 minute mark of this: http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/2/fre-v-gcfc

Total joke. Both came off from the blood rule. Can't believe that even got cited.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

@ 3:59 mark

 

[stormee]

I literally don't know what the point of that rule is.

a) both players ended up injured.

b) a tackle would not have affected the kick

So are you supposed to just stand back and watch as your opponent kicks it? Tip your hat to him and say good day sir?

Fyfe didn't leave the ground... it is of a completely different character to the ones last year. Joke.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Taylor hunt got done for a similar thing

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

I literally don't know what the point of that rule is.

a) both players ended up injured.

b) a tackle would not have affected the kick

So are you supposed to just stand back and watch as your opponent kicks it? Tip your hat to him and say good day sir?

Fyfe didn't leave the ground... it is of a completely different character to the ones last year. Joke.

Yeah the Thomas one was different:

Was front on and he left the ground

Fyfe was just shoulder to shoulder impact causing their heads to collide

 

[aussierulesrules]

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, won't someone please think of the children.

Only kidding.

MRP board.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Taylor hunt got done for a similar thing

Exactly. Blatant anti-Freo/Geelong pro-Hawthorn bias.

 

[Lensen]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-12-17/crackdown-on-duckers

The AFL has also announced that a player who initiates a bump will be cited for rough conduct if he clashes heads with his opponent as it places further emphasis on protecting players from head and lower leg injuries.

I don't like the rule either but it can't be clearer that Fyfe initiated a bump and clashed heads. If that's the rule, then he had to go.

Anti-Freo bias. Please.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Exactly. Blatant anti-Freo/Geelong pro-Hawthorn bias.

although... Rich didn't have it and wasn't looking but it was in the 5m zone

Meanwhile Dustin Martin punches some bloke in the face and gets off

 

[E92_]

Isn't this the new rule where they're suspending the player that caused the contact?

 

[TradeDraft]

What about Martin?

 

[ep2018]

"Give him a week so Hawks have a better chance to win this week."
"... not, give him two, so he'll miss Essendon as well!"

Pretty soft IMO

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Can't see anything wrong with it.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

I wonder if the outcome would have been the same (2 weeks offered) if Fyfe had made contact via his shoulder, as opposed to an unfortunate head clash

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Really? Hawthorn conspiracy theories?

 

[Evelyn208]

What is a joke is all the hysteria over something in the rules. If you initiate a contact that clashes heads, you're gone. Don't blame the MRP for upholding what's in the rulebook.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Joke decision.

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[TradeDraft]

Good to see Derrix Charged

 

[Ragtooth]

Guaranteed that this rule will disappear this year if not next. A ridiculous rule which they have tried to bring in before but everyone thought it was stupid…..


The only option was too stand back and do nothing…..what a great way to play afl

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Exactly. Blatant anti-Freo/Geelong pro-Hawthorn bias.

lulz

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[clogged]

What is a joke is all the hysteria over something in the rules. If you initiate a contact that clashes heads, you're gone. Don't blame the MRP for upholding what's in the rulebook.

The rules were changed as a result of this clash:



And now a far more innocuous incident receives two weeks. It would seem highly disproportionate, and not really within the spirit of why the rule was changed.

 

[Chism]

No surprise Freo play the Hawks next week!!