McGovern reported

[Coaster2012]

We got to challenge this. What BS.

 

[HTPunter]

Gov pushes someone on the boundary, like happens in every game, player is hurt from contact with chair and fence.
Bellchambers get's Shuey in the head with his hip/bum in a dangerous bit of play but Shuey get's up and takes his kick.
Commentators can't wait to get Gov hung and quartered for causing Guelfi to be concussed, even though all footage and reports were about sore ribs.
Once again outcome trumps action.

Quite the opposite actually. They all seemed quite down that Guelfi being injured means McGovern is more likely to be suspended, despite none of them thinking the act itself was bad.

 

[Magma]

not surprised he's getting a game but no idea where high contact comes from.

 

[Brer Bear]

lol should get challenged.

 

[HTPunter]

Needs to go to the tribunal and at least argue it down to body contact, and say that a chair being there isn't really reasonable to take into consideration in the split second.

That'll take it down to a fine - which while not ideal is at least a better result than a week.

 

[kane249]

Also
Bellchambers $3000 fine
Redman $2000 fine
Clarke $1000 fine

 

[kaiserchief13]

Meh if he gets a week straight swap for Barrass who can play the exact same role.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Also
Bellchambers $3000 fine
Redman $2000 fine
Clarke $1000 fine

How is Bellchambers not a week or 2?!

 

[ItsGameTime]

#WitchHunt

 

[Max zero]

How is Bellchambers not a week or 2?!

Player wasn't injured.

If someone hurt = suspension, if no one hurt = fine.

 

[Turboman1994]

No issue with week but some consistency with rulings would be nice they make it up as they go bunch of ammos

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

Challenge that shit. Then appeal the head high bump on Shueys head that could have broken his neck.

MRO is a joke.

 

[Suma Magic]

He only got injured because of the chair. You can’t suspend someone on that basis.

 

[Smeg Head]

Christian is a biased incompetent ****wit who should be sacked immediately.

 

[Balls In]

He only got injured because of the chair. You can’t suspend someone on that basis.

Unfortunately that vision of him hobbling to the taxi was a bad look. That it was caused by a chair is even worse in the eyes of the AFL and someone needs to take the fall on its behalf.

 

[Max zero]

Unfortunately that vision of him hobbling to the taxi was a bad look. That it was caused by a chair is even worse in the eyes of the AFL and someone needs to take the fall on its behalf.

Thats the thing that the taxi ride was for the ribs not the head.

So how can it be medium force to the head? If anything it would be medium force to the body and low force to the head.

Of course MRP being the flogs they are have conflated the two so its now medium force high.

 

[Oxirane]

Similar to concussions, I think there may need to be a longer wait period before sending players back on to the field with potential neck injuries, so the medical staff can assess. He was on the bench for a minute or so before being cleared and allowed to return and finish the quarter.

 

[sobrave]

suspended because the essendon player is that soft that he gets injured by a $2 bunnings plastic chair

 

[Bigjobss]

it was the use of "vector" that should have been the clincher

OK Victor

 

[kingswood71]

well I dont think I agree with this decision....

 

[boncer34]

Also
Bellchambers $3000 fine
Redman $2000 fine
Clarke $1000 fine

Completely irrelevant.

 

[King LeBron]

How this one was only a fine and Gov's incident is one week is beyond me. Frawley's push was outside the field of play and much closer to the fence. To me, that one had the potential to cause alot more harm with the momentum that Cameron was under

 

[kane249]

Completely irrelevant.

Well I didn't want to start indivual threads for every player so thought it was a good recap for the other players reported from the same match

 

[kingswood71]

OK so I did some digging and according to this I am correct. Have a look - Zurhaar bumps him in the back (and it was in play) but it gets graded as to the head because of him hitting the sign with it. The ball was actually in dispute as well at the time of the bump which makes McGoverns even worse.

I am a little unsure how McGoverns deserves a week, but this was a fine...

 

[Jobe Watson]

Fair result.