MRP / Trib. Shuey offered 1 match

[Evelyn208]

WEST Coast could be without Luke Shuey for its clash with the Brisbane Lions this week after the young gun was charged with striking by the Match Review Panel.

Shuey's strike on Fremantle's Paul Duffield during the fourth quarter of Sunday's Derby was assessed as intentional, low and body contact, adding up to a level three offence.

He can accept a one-week sanction with a guilty plea, or risk a two-week ban if he decides to take his case to the tribunal.

Article: http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137116/default.aspx
Full MRP statement: http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137117/default.aspx

EDIT

Thanks for Ochre pointing it out, but according to the 2012 Tribunal Handbook Intentional/Low/Body is 5 activation points and Level 2 offence (125 demerits). With an early plea this should be reduced down to 93.75 points - a reprimand, if I am not mistaken.

The statement says:

the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of six activation points

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137117/default.aspx

And obviously math tells us it is in fact 5 activation points. A few posters have tweeted the club, the AFL and various journos for clarification.

EDIT 2

According to "The Verdict" video on the AFL website the impact was "medium", contrary to the above articles. This would make it the six activation points.

Mark Fraser (Chairman of the MRP):

With this incident you can see there's a strike to the stomach, Duffield goes to ground, we received a medical report from Fremantle and from looking at the vision and that medical report we deemed there was a strike of medium impact. You can see from the down the ground vision that Duffield stays on the ground for an extended period of time, before he goes off and we believe that warrants a medium impact charge.

Tweet from the AFL:

Luke Shuey's sanction was deemed medium impact. An error in our story said low impact. Total points remain at 6, his one match ban stands.

 

[Ochre]

That article cant be right.

Intentional, low and body is a level 2 offence, not level 3

http://www.afl.com.au/tribunal system/tabid/13707/default.aspx

 

[Chris_6678]

I know that sucks....but Shuey will benefit the extra weeks rest on top of the bye. Bring in Stevens or Swift i say.

 

[Ochre]

Theyve ****ed it up.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137117/default.aspx

Luke Shuey, West Coast, has been charged with a level three striking offence against Paul Duffield, Fremantle, during the fourth quarter of the match between West Coast and Fremantle, played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday May 27, 2012.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Fremantle Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a level three offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.

 

[Quinz]

What's the difference with the lower activation points* Coxy?

Should take it and run like a Ross Lyon paycheck.

* What a wanky term

 

[Evelyn208]

Yeah, never noticed that. In the handbook it says Intentional-low-body is 5 activation points also. So perhaps he can get away with a reprimand? Weird.

 

[Ochre]

What's the difference with the lower activation points* Coxy?

Should take it and run like a Ross Lyon paycheck.

* What a wanky term

If it is meant to 5 points, it should be 125 down to 93.75 and a reprimand

 

[Quinz]

That's a pretty big difference for one 'activation point'.

Someone tweet the club!

 

[new breed]

New Rule in the AFL now ! You are allowed to hit Crowley in the Goolies ( endorsed by G Ablett - close with AFL ) Kerr gets off !!

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

Surely it would an article typo, and not the MRP ballsing it up?

Plus I think Shue just wanted to avoid getting stalked by me when he came to Brisbane. Fair enough too.

 

[Ochre]

Surely it would an article typo, and not the MRP ballsing it up

Might be, They've said it in two different articles now though

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

Might be, They've said it in two different articles now though

I've got your back on Twitter, let's tear this conspiracy wide open. We're through the looking glass etc...

 

[oak79]

A few of us have tweeted them on twitter now... fingers crossed they stuffed it and he get a reprimand

 

[Evelyn208]

Unite to free Shuey!

@WestCoastEagles Double check! Looks like an error - they list the points in the statement that adds up to FIVE pts and do it off SIX pts.

@AFL Double check that? Intentional(3)-low(1)-body(1) according to the article then article then says "That is a total of six". 3+1+1=5!

Conspiracy. No players injured in the last match but the AFL can't have that.

 

[Vince12]

How can one extra 'activation' point equal an extra 100 'demerit' points. What an obviously flawed and ridiculous system. Why they don't just use a bit of common sense in each case is completely beyond me. To be honest though he probably deserves a suspension. I think hitting people in the back/stomach behind play is pretty cheap and needs to be stamped out. Should just be a flat 1 match ban without any of this trash about carry over points or early guilty pleas, not sure why it needs to be so complicated

 

[se17enteen]

Shuey did what many Freo supporters wanted to do.

 

[Suma Magic]

Save Shuey.

There's a bloody Brownlow at stake!

 

[ep2018]

Shuey should just take the week and run.

But I bet Brisbane will play their best game of the year when hes out.

 

[Ochre]

Save Shuey.

There's a bloody Brownlow at stake!

Actually he can't win it either way.

 

[WCE_Phill]

I'm a big Shuey fan, but that was a really dumb thing to do.

3 players suspended through stupidity this year!

Hope Woosha tells them to pull there heads in.

 

[swannies]

Shuey did what many Freo supporters wanted to do.

Ha Ha Ha, brilliant.

Here's the match review reasoning, in case Evelyn didn't outline it:

Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Fremantle Football Club, the incident was assessed as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). This is a total of six activation points, resulting in a classification of a level three offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction. He has no existing good or bad record. An early plea reduces the sanction by 25 per cent to 168.75 points and a one-match sanction.

So when does 5 = 6? There must be some basic reasoning that we're missing.

 

[Ochre]

Great pick up there Swannies

edit: and there cant be a hidden point, because the case below in the MRP report, Zaharakis got 2, 1 and 2 and they said that was only 5 points for him

 

[Evelyn208]

New info! According to "The Verdict" video (see the sidebar on the AFL website):

Graded as intentional, medium, body. If it is in fact MEDIUM instead of LOW, 6 points is in fact correct.

 

[JasRulz63]

"The Verdict" on the AFL website said it was medium impact, not low. Hence the 6 activation points.

 

[swannies]

Great pick up there Swannies

edit: and there cant be a hidden point, because the case below in the MRP report, Zaharakis got 2, 1 and 2 and they said that was only 5 points for him

I was only alerted by the 'real' geniuses on this board.