Yes, definitely. The "missing a GF" thing is completely irrelevant. The main point is that the penalties should be completely consistent at any time during the year. I must agree that the AFL is corrupt. Compare the "football action" of Sloane on Ebert last year (no concussion, penalty), and the corresponding Cotchin case (concussion, no penalty). They had to stretch hard to make out that Cotchin was going for the ball, with his right hand tucked in to charge Cotchin with his shoulder. His sole intention was to take Shiel out, then "go for the ball". A large joke.
Round 1 next year, we''l see something similar: then a week's penalty. Let's have some consistency!