Van Rooyen on McStay [ Poll added ]

[Chaisa]

That looks a lot more clear cut. Went past the footy, looked at him and gave him an elbow.

If McStay doesn't come back, we're looking at 4+.

 

[Orange Agent]

Intentional. Its weeks.

 

[MF]

Yeah he's gone

 

[maskmcgee]

No Melbourne can can object given their opinion of Maynard's smother, he must go.

 

[Testekill]

Clearly lashed out with the elbow, needs to be multiple weeks.

 

[le dominateur]

2 weeks


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[BF Tiger]

What was he thinking? Have a holiday kid.

 

[HTPunter]

Careless, high contact - can’t be debated

Medium v high impact - only really low impact (McStay was fine), but it gets the “potential to cause injury” subjectivity applied - is it medium impact or high?

Medium 2 weeks
High 3 weeks

My guess: medium impact (2 weeks).

 

[HTPunter]

Any delayed concussion symptoms in medical report puts him out for 3 weeks

 

[Chaisa]

Careless, high contact - can’t be debated

Medium v high impact - only really low impact (McStay was fine), but it gets the “potential to cause injury” subjectivity applied - is it medium impact or high?

Medium 2 weeks
High 3 weeks

My guess: medium impact (2 weeks).

Pretty sure careless/high/medium is 1 week rather than two.

Could plausibly see an argument for intentional but I think if he was to get it I think Melbourne would be able to argue it was careless successfully as it looked like it was "in the play" and more an attempt to bump him off the footy rather than snipe him.

So really, could be anywhere from 0 (most unlikely as I think it's very generous to saay that that was low impact) to 3 weeks.

 

[Hawks_4478]

1 week. Careless/ high/ medium impact

 

[Meteoric Rise]

That is an intentional act, and high impact if Sonsie's was high impact. So 3 weeks. I can't see how that can be deemed anything less than intentional, his season should be over.

 

[hawkman]

Probably 2. Lucky McStay came back on or it would be 3 and season

 

[HairyO]

Should have jumped and landed a shoulder. Then had the media talking about how it was a football act.

 

[TaylorMade]

Van Rooyen should get the Maynard treatment where he gets a puff piece interview after the game to prove his innocence.

 

[eddiesmith]

A 2-3 week act, but if Maynard isn’t cited as he shouldn’t be, I won’t be too upset at them letting this one slide to keep the frothers happy.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Accident, PLUS it seemed to do McStay some good... 0 weeks

 

[HarryBeef]

1 week, ready for round one next year.

 

[Elixuh]

1-2 weeks. Based on how he played last night, it'll be a good thing for the Dees.

 

[kickazz]

3

 

[KissKiss]

Accident, PLUS it seemed to do McStay some good... 0 weeks

Honestly think he has form in that regard. McStay has taken a bump or whack a few times that seems to fire him up

 

[Rusty Brookes]

That's surely intentional - he raises the elbow, eyes are off the ball. High contact with medium impact - so two weeks. Based on how he played last night, I could see Melbourne contesting and pushing for high impact.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Going to depend on how this is graded, which might depend on Collingwood's injury report.
Then there's the grey area of potential to cause injury.

On basic metrics, it's either:
Intentional, low impact, high contact = 1 week
Intentional, medium impact, high contact = 2 weeks

Can't see how it gets high impact unless there's a broken jaw or delayed concussion. Also can't see how it's any less than above.
Gut feel is 2 weeks.

 

[LordLucifer]

He's gone for sure, can't be given any preferential treatment due to it being in a final.

 

[TheBoss]

He deserves to be rubbed out. Enjoy the early holiday!