News Rioli slap cops a 2 week ban.

[PowerBaz]

This was also 2 weeks. Should this be in the VFL bias thread perhaps? (Also dusty elbow gut punch) free to play nothing to see here.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Bit stiff for 2 weeks.

1 would have been adequate. Nowhere near as bad as it looks.

 

[DapperDon]

Sniper gets suspended

News at 6

 

[Interstater]

Rioli fresh when it matters, thanks for helping us rest him.

See you in September.

 

[RandB]

Obviously Port will appeal. Wait for the outcome before having a cry.

 

[SuperSub17]

Is that you Kane?

 

[Donakebab]

Deliberate hits his opponent in the temple off the ball. If the AFL was serious about protecting the head he'd get rubbed out for the rest of the home and away season.

Dirtiest player in the league.

 

[Underarm]

Can't believe your take away is that he got too many weeks, not too few.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Deliberate hits his opponent in the temple off the ball. If the AFL was serious about protecting the head he'd get rubbed out for the rest of the home and away season.

Dirtiest player in the league.

You can't be serious ...

 

[Teal Leviathan]

I wouldn't have picked this one to complain about myself. Willie Rioli

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Willie Rioli

Age

28

Ht

175cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

has been a good asset for Port when he's been on the field, including last night, but part of earning an AFL paycheck is not taking yourself out of the team through unnecessary and undisciplined acts as we saw last night. We're certainly going to miss his presence over the next fortnight and that's Rioli's fault, not #VICBIAS.

 

[420]

About right, you can't hit a dude in the head off the ball, der

 

[My Tilly]

Probably only deserved a week as the Collingwood player put a bit mayo on it but I'd prefer he plays against us as it would be 17 v 18 on the field.

 

[daniel_4tw]

Was as much if not more force than Racheles hit. Don’t remember OPs outcry last week.

 

[Papa G]

I've seen harder slaps in a German folk dance.

 

[ElectricG]

How can he slap

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

This was also 2 weeks. Should this be in the VFL bias thread perhaps? (Also dusty elbow gut punch) free to play nothing to see here.

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Where were you last week?

 

[Stumpy Pete]

This was also 2 weeks. Should this be in the VFL bias thread perhaps? (Also dusty elbow gut punch) free to play nothing to see here.

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Great call. The longer the season has gone the more ridiculous that 2 weeks for this seems.

Regards

S. Pete

 

[Shane Heard]

5 weeks minimum. Have to stamp this abhorrent behaviour now ..before finals

 

[Port 2004]

Deliberate hits his opponent in the temple off the ball. If the AFL was serious about protecting the head he'd get rubbed out for the rest of the home and away season.

Dirtiest player in the league.

Oh please. Based on what evidence?

 

[Roby]

The tribunal board is that way

 

[naysayer]

In what world are we giving an off-the-ball punch to the jaw 2 weeks?

MRO is happy with 3 weeks for a dangerous tackle because, even though there is no malicious intent, we have to protect players' heads. Why then don't they come down like a ton of bricks when there actually is malicious intent? I don't get it. Is a light punch to to head not that bad?

 

[Rich01]

Isn’t this the second time this year Murphy’s been punched in the head by a player?

What’s going on?

 

[ozaddy]

Isn’t this the second time this year Murphy’s been punched in the head by a player?

What’s going on?

He kept grabbing Rioli until Rioli said enough, unfortunately umps not doing their job and Rioli not making it more obvious, the same way that Murphy did with the contact. Murphy is going to get a reputation.

 

[PowerBaz]

Great call. The longer the season has gone the more ridiculous that 2 weeks for this seems.

Regards

S. Pete

It does.

 

[PowerBaz]

In what world are we giving an off-the-ball punch to the jaw 2 weeks?

MRO is happy with 3 weeks for a dangerous tackle because, even though there is no malicious intent, we have to protect players' heads. Why then don't they come down like a ton of bricks when there actually is malicious intent? I don't get it. Is a light punch to to head not that bad?

Where the punch? It’s a bloody open handed slap?